{"author_name":"0xPSA","cat":"LD #35","comments":[{"author_name":"townsean","time":"April 15, 2016 6:49 pm","epoch":1460764140,"text":"these are really great tips!","spam":"N"}],"epoch":1460763180,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"7994","p_author":"0xPSA","p_authorkey":"50766","p_urlkey":"43436","p_title":"Remember: Fail Fast","p_cat":"LD #35","p_event":"LD35","p_time":"1460763180","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"1","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"50766","us_name":"0xPSA","us_username":"0xpedrosa","event_start":"1460678400","event_key":"33","event_name":"LD35"},"text":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Test your basic idea first!<\/strong><\/h2>\n <p style=\"text-align: left;text-indent: 2em\"><strong>One-hour prototypes<\/strong> help if you are trying to tackle new or unfamiliar mechanics.<\/p>\n <p style=\"text-align: left;text-indent: 2em\">The prototype doesn&#8217;t need to be greatly coded, or have great assets, etc. It just needs to test the <strong>basis of your game<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <p style=\"text-align: left;text-indent: 2em\">If you <strong>fail fast<\/strong>, you still have plenty of time to <strong>try other ideas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <p style=\"text-align: left;text-indent: 2em\"><strong>Don&#8217;t be afraid of failure.<\/strong> Try to <strong>extract as much insight from a failure<\/strong> as you can.<\/p>\n <h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Have a good LD <img src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\" alt=\":)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/><\/h2>","time":"April 15th, 2016 6:33 pm","title":"Remember: Fail Fast"}