{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/pov\/","author_name":"PoV","cat":"LD #37","categories":["LD #37"],"comments":[],"epoch":1485287640,"event":"LD37","likes":37,"metadata":{"p_key":"84328","p_author":"PoV","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"295072","p_title":"Ludum Documentary","p_cat":"LD #37","p_event":"LD37","p_time":"1485287640","p_likes":"37","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1481241600","event_key":"81","event_name":"Ludum Dare 37"},"source_url":"2017\/01\/24\/ludum-documentary\/","text":"

So it\u2019s 2017, and come April the Ludum Dare game jam event will be 15<\/strong> years old.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s something.<\/p>\n

Something we haven\u2019t been the best at is recording our legacy. A few nerds banging away at their keyboards for a weekend is no big deal. But when you do it for long enough time, it becomes one.<\/p>\n

I will be in San Francisco for GDC<\/a>. GDC is one of those rare times we get game makers from around the world together in one place, and I know a lot of people that have done Ludum Dare attend the show. Of course we can\u2019t possibly get everyone involved, but GDC is a chance to get some<\/strong> of us together. And with our anniversary coming up, I feel it\u2019s something we should take advantage of.<\/p>\n

While I\u2019m at the show, I want to facilitate and sit down with people that Ludum Dare has had some effect on, and have a conversation. Not \u201cwhat do you like\/hate about Ludum Dare\u201d, but rather casually talk about your games, game making, and game jamming. Again, a conversation. I\u2019ve often referred to Ludum Dare as a seed. It\u2019s there to encourage you to make something. It\u2019s the first step. It\u2019s the thing that gets you in to game making, the thing that inspires you to finish a game, or sometimes even becomes the basis of a commercial game. For every game made there\u2019s a story, and I want to see some of those stories told.<\/p>\n

Our Ludum Dare keynotes are similar. There\u2019s a playfulness to them (sometimes it\u2019s all \u201cbusiness\u201d), but in general I see it as a platform for the keynoters to share their story. For a while I\u2019ve wanted to do something special with our 15th Anniversary Keynote, but I didn\u2019t know what. There\u2019s probably not enough time to produce a full documentary by April, but if we start at GDC, I\u2019m sure we can cut together something<\/em> by then.<\/p>\n

To the point: I seriously need help with this!<\/strong><\/p>\n

To start, I\u2019m not a filmmaker. I do know about the tech and the tools (#nerd<\/strong>), but I don\u2019t do it. I don\u2019t know how realistic this is going to be, but I want to find someone to work with on this. Someone that is also going to be at GDC<\/strong>. To be blunt, yes I\u2019m looking for someone to capture, edit, and produce the documentary. I don\u2019t have a budget, but I want to see this get made, so I\u2019ll chip in where it makes sense. And yes, I do realise what I\u2019m asking. I want to see something \u201cLudum Dare Documentary\u201d get made, and I\u2019ll do whatever I can to help. I wont be in charge of this (that\u2019s you), but I want to facilitate it so that it does happen.<\/p>\n

I will probably call upon folks to capture footage of small and intimate gatherings (because realistically we can\u2019t be everywhere), but before we get there, I need to find someone to work with on this. Worst case I\u2019ll bring my garbage camcorder and field recorder with me so I have footage, but I would prefer to have someone take charge on this.<\/p>\n

Feel free to reach out<\/a>.<\/p>","time":"January 24th, 2017 7:54 pm","title":"Ludum Documentary","title_was_empty":false}