{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/suese\/","author_name":"Suese","cat":"LD #27","categories":["LD #27"],"comments":[],"epoch":1377552000,"event":"LD27","likes":7,"metadata":{"p_key":"81189","p_author":"Suese","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"290306","p_title":"Space Demolition \u2013 Post Mortem","p_cat":"LD #27","p_event":"LD27","p_time":"1377552000","p_likes":"7","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1377216000","event_key":"18","event_name":"LD27"},"source_url":"2013\/08\/26\/space-demolition-post-mortem\/","text":"<p><img alt=\"Gears in my head keep turnin'\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-288890\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/cognitive-load-theory1.jpg\" width=\"250\"\/><br\/>\nThe lesson of the day was cognitive resources.<\/p>\n<p>Do everything that boosts cognitive resources. \u00a0Set the stage properly for a smooth run.<\/p>\n<p>I am <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Narcolepsy\">narcoleptic <\/a>with multiple sleeping problems. \u00a0Day-to-day conversations are on my list of\u00a0things that are too hard to keep track of. \u00a0Cognitive resources are always at a premium for me. \u00a0\u00a0That is why I am a master at managing them, and when it comes to something like Ludum Dare, \u00a0I know just how to harness their true potential.<\/p>\n<p>Boosting cognitive resources involves cleaning the house, \u00a0making sure affairs are in order, being confident with time and abilities, etc.<\/p>\n<p>I burnt through so much \u201cCog\u201d this weekend that my brain kinda feels dried out. \u00a0However, I put those resources to good use by avoiding distractions, cleaning up my environment, and preparing for the storm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Things I think I did wrong<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No Practice \/ Warmup \u2013 I thought I was doing something else this weekend. \u00a0I hadn\u2019t used my tools since last Ludum Dare.<\/li>\n<li>Dishes \u2013 I didn\u2019t do dishes the day before, my kitchen was in disarray, and it was a cognitive inconvenience. \u00a0Clutter creates mental barriers and I am a king of clutter.<\/li>\n<li>Pacing \u2013 I needed to have scheduled breaks. \u00a0In the beginning I was too excited and getting up too often, \u00a0toward the end I was grueling and not getting up enough.<\/li>\n<li>Didn\u2019t prepare meals \u2013 I did remember to take some meat out of the freezer and go grocery shopping<\/li>\n<li>The 90\u2019s were rad. \u2013 I forget that the culture has changed since 1995. \u00a0I try to make games that would be sweet B-hits for the SNES, when I should be making simpler games with much more polish and elegance.<\/li>\n<li>Should be simpler \u2013 Warm-up games like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-26-warmup\/?action=preview&amp;uid=8361\">Space Squid<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-23-warmup\/?action=preview&amp;uid=8361\">Bio-Contaminant<\/a> would have been viable candidates for the competition even though they only took 10 hours a piece. \u00a0I really aught to be less ambitious and put more time into polishing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Things I think I did right<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comfortable Environment \u2013 I chose to use the tool-kit I had prepared when warming up for Ludum Dare 26 in April while making <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-26-warmup\/?action=preview&amp;uid=8361\">Space Potato &amp; Dice &amp; Arrows<\/a>.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-23-warmup\/?action=preview&amp;uid=8361\"><br\/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Clean the office \u2013 It sure \u2018aint clean anymore, \u00a0but when I started it was spotless. \u00a0I took the time to set the stage and it payed off in morale, workspace convenience, and ultimately those cognitive resources I was valuing so much.<\/li>\n<li>Time commitment- I committed the entire weekend. \u00a0I didn\u2019t do -anything- else.<\/li>\n<li>Sleep \u2013 Properly planned sleep schedule, for maximum cognitive resources. \u00a0I\u2019m a bad-ass at this nowadays, by the way.<\/li>\n<li>Grocery Shopping \u2013 It was good to have some healthy food quickly available<\/li>\n<li>Timelapse \u2013 The timelapse really helped me to stay on task and distraction-free. \u00a0No Facebook cat-photo adventures, \u00a0people are watching!<\/li>\n<li>Post Mortem \u2013 Closure is bliss.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Game<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" id=\"attachment_288895\" style=\"width: 560px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-27\/?action=preview&amp;uid=8361\"><img alt=\"Click Here to play &amp; rate.\" class=\"size-large wp-image-288895\" height=\"309\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/scrn11-550x309.png\" width=\"550\"\/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-27\/?action=preview&amp;uid=8361\">Click Here<\/a> to play &amp; rate.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Timelapse<\/h2>\n<p><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iShKEmIuGCw?feature=oembed\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>","time":"August 26th, 2013 9:20 pm","title":"Space Demolition \u2013 Post Mortem","title_was_empty":false}