{"author_name":"Tony Coculuzzi","cat":"LD #34","comments":[],"epoch":1450160340,"likes":3,"metadata":{"p_key":"9784","p_author":"Tony Coculuzzi","p_authorkey":"8692","p_urlkey":"45008","p_title":"Hey Ludum Dare, it\u2019s been a while.","p_cat":"LD #34","p_event":"LD34","p_time":"1450160340","p_likes":"3","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"8692","us_name":"Tony Coculuzzi","us_username":"tony-coculuzzi","event_start":"1449792000","event_key":"31","event_name":"LD34"},"text":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n <p><strong>Note:<\/strong> If you wanna follow my future progress with\u00a0<strong>noa noa<\/strong> or any of my other projects, follow me on twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/tonycoculuzzi\" target=\"_blank\">@tonycoculuzzi<\/a><\/p>\n <p>So it&#8217;s been a while since I actually participated in Ludum Dare, but I&#8217;m so happy I ended up participating this time. So here&#8217;s the story:<\/p>\n <p>A few weeks ago, I was walking with a few friends, and the topic of old-school virtual pets came up. At the time, I felt a serious need to make one of my own, but I didn&#8217;t have much time. I decided that I might hold onto the idea for LD34.<\/p>\n <p>The night before LD34 came around, and the last round of voting was open, and so I decided to vote. I figured I&#8217;d vote, with this idea in mind, and I&#8217;d participate if any of my votes were chosen.<\/p>\n <p>The next day, I wake up to see the results. To my surprise, the only two themes I voted yes on ended up tying for first place. \u00a0So I figured it was a sign.<\/p>\n <p>I kinda dropped everything and started working right away. Originally I intended to submit for the compo, but by chance ended up teaming up with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/isyourguy\" target=\"_blank\">@isyourguy<\/a>, who did a fantastic job with the audio. Knowing that I was now not working solo, I decided to shoot for the 72h jam submissions instead.<\/p>\n <p>I think it turned out super well! I was planning on having a lot more content (note the faded icons everywhere when you play) but I think the game in it&#8217;s current state really stands out! I&#8217;m planning on working on it more in the future. I&#8217;m really happy with how it turned out, and I have big plans for the future of\u00a0<strong>noa noa<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <p>Anyways, check it out if you&#8217;re so inclined!<\/p>\n <p>Here&#8217;s the submission link:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-34\/?action=preview&amp;uid=8692\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-34\/?action=preview&amp;uid=8692<\/a><\/p>\n <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n <p><strong>(Click the image for an adorable gif!)<\/strong><\/p>\n <p><a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/zbOW1T3.gif\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-524774 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/zbOW1T3-550x308.gif\" alt=\"zbOW1T3\" width=\"550\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/zbOW1T3-300x168.gif 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/zbOW1T3-550x308.gif 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>","time":"December 15th, 2015 1:19 am","title":"Hey Ludum Dare, it\u2019s been a while."}