{"assets":[{"original":"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tumblr_mxtqmtyPb61qeohcyo1_500.jpg","local":"\/data\/posts\/2013\/12\/eda413bcac8350cbc5ad06e4d23471b0.jpg"}],"author_link":"author\/cosmos\/","author_name":"Cosrnos","cat":"LD #28","categories":["LD #28"],"comments":[],"epoch":1387046520,"event":"LD28","likes":4,"metadata":{"p_key":"79592","p_author":"Cosrnos","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"288602","p_title":"Time for a walk!","p_cat":"LD #28","p_event":"LD28","p_time":"1387046520","p_likes":"4","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1386892800","event_key":"20","event_name":"LD28"},"source_url":"2013\/12\/14\/time-for-a-walk\/","text":"<p>It\u2019s almost halfway over which means it\u2019s around the time where I start going slightly insane after working this hard for such a long time, so I decided to go for a walk!<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" id=\"attachment_313974\" style=\"width: 510px\"><img alt=\"Who would have thought it'd be snowing in North Dakota?\" class=\"size-full wp-image-313974\" height=\"500\" src=\"\/data\/posts\/2013\/12\/eda413bcac8350cbc5ad06e4d23471b0.jpg\" width=\"500\"\/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Who would have thought it\u2019d be snowing in North Dakota?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I think one of the things I love about this competition more than anything is how close to your own mind you get. It\u2019s a little unnerving for some people, but you really begin to get a closer look at what drives you to create games. You experience the entire process in two short days: the first great idea, the excitement of having a new concept to work with, the frustration of smoothing out everything, the self doubt of whether you can really do something or not. That deadline looming over you just pushes you to continue no matter what obstacles you run into. Nothing else matters, and you truly live in the moment while making your game.<\/p>\n<p>Going on this walk gets me back to earth again and to remind myself that though it seems like a lifetime, it\u2019s only been one day in the real world and that I\u2019ve only got one left. It reminded me of why I\u2019m doing this in the first place and what my goals are for the jam.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you all are having as much fun as I am, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitch.tv\/cosrnos\/\">I\u2019m going back to development!<\/a><\/p>","time":"December 14th, 2013 6:42 pm","title":"Time for a walk!","title_was_empty":false}