{"assets":[{"original":"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMAG0869-169x300.jpg","local":"\/data\/posts\/2014\/08\/91bb67a5b9eac6d3fd8ef32b2922480c.jpg"},{"original":"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMAG0870-300x169.jpg","local":"\/data\/posts\/2014\/08\/9f504b2f7a43cd00ce5ddd2dfe182b60.jpg"},{"original":"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMAG0869.jpg","local":"\/data\/posts\/2014\/08\/60aef84a31d9dc4b95f2ec0c6036632c.jpg"}],"author_link":"author\/toadpud\/","author_name":"Natman","cat":"LD #30","categories":["LD #30"],"comments":[],"epoch":1408113660,"event":"LD30","likes":9,"metadata":{"p_key":"81602","p_author":"Natman","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"290719","p_title":"I\u2019m In.","p_cat":"LD #30","p_event":"LD30","p_time":"1408113660","p_likes":"9","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1408665600","event_key":"24","event_name":"LD30"},"source_url":"2014\/08\/15\/im-in-2333\/","text":"<p>This will be my third Ludum Dare. I hope it will be my most successful, since I\u2019ve been planning on it for weeks, and I\u2019ll have more time to devote to the game jam than my two past LD\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tools<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>OS: <a href=\"http:\/\/xubuntu.org\/\">Xubuntu<\/a> (I switched to Linux for the first time about a month ago and I love it)<\/li>\n<li>Language: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lua.org\/\">Lua<\/a>\u00a0(I\u2019ve never used it before, but I\u2019m planning to use it as my scripting language in larger projects, so I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to get some experience with it.)<\/li>\n<li>Framework: <a href=\"http:\/\/love2d.org\/\">L\u00d6VE<\/a>\u00a0(I chose this over <a href=\"http:\/\/coronalabs.com\/products\/corona-sdk\/\">Corona SDK<\/a>\u00a0because it\u2019s totally free and I\u2019m targeting desktop, not mobile)<\/li>\n<li>Text Editor: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vim.org\/\">Vim<\/a>\u00a0(Because I got sick of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eclipse.org\/\">Eclipse<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visualstudio.com\/\">Visual Studio<\/a>\u00a0and decided to learn something radically different)<\/li>\n<li>Source Control: <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/\">GitHub<\/a>\u00a0(Source control. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lQscoVVvURk\">It\u2019s like health insurance.<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Graphics Editor: <a href=\"http:\/\/pyxeledit.com\/\">Pyxel Edit<\/a>\u00a0with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winehq.org\/\">WINE<\/a>\u00a0(For programmer pixel art)<\/li>\n<li>Sound Effect Generator: Either <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bfxr.net\/\">bfxr<\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"http:\/\/jfxr.frozenfractal.com\/\">jfxr<\/a>\u00a0(because I\u2019ve always used bfxr in the past and I saw jfxr on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/gamedev\">\/r\/gamedev<\/a> but I haven\u2019t given it a try yet)<\/li>\n<li>Music Tracker:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/distractionware.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/bosca-ceoil\/\">Bosca Ceoil<\/a>\u00a0(If I have enough extra time to make a simple and hopefully unoffensive soundtrack through trial and error)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Work Station<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/data\/posts\/2014\/08\/60aef84a31d9dc4b95f2ec0c6036632c.jpg\"><img alt=\"IMAG0869\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-367857 size-medium\" height=\"300\" src=\"\/data\/posts\/2014\/08\/91bb67a5b9eac6d3fd8ef32b2922480c.jpg\" width=\"169\"\/><br\/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A standing desk I built out of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/\">Ikea<\/a> parts. Foot stool for shifting my weight and stretching my legs.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"IMAG0870\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-367859 size-medium\" height=\"169\" src=\"\/data\/posts\/2014\/08\/9f504b2f7a43cd00ce5ddd2dfe182b60.jpg\" width=\"300\"\/><\/p>\n<p>And of course, my invaluable anti-fatigue mat! It\u2019s an <a href=\"http:\/\/imprintmats.com\/content\/cumuluspro\">Imprint Cumulus Pro<\/a>, if anyone\u2019s interested.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously I don\u2019t expect to work while standing for the entire duration of the jam. When I need to sit, I\u2019ll work on my laptop.<\/p>\n<p>I also intend to put something together tomorrow for Warmup Weekend. I\u2019ll be posting time lapses of both my warmup weekend and my actual Ludum Dare development.<\/p>","time":"August 15th, 2014 2:41 pm","title":"I\u2019m In.","title_was_empty":false}