We are out here doin it with ye all. It could be going better but sure you know yourselves how it goes. Hope ye are doing well. I am sure your games are lovely. We will play them all. This is us at the moment. We feel a little like we are going insane but also having fun! 
Hope ye are doing well! We have a boat and some tiny creatures! Trying to fend off the bugs 
We are a team of three based in Norway. This was our first game jam together so we are far from being seasoned jammers with effective plans and routines (We have none! :D). Our aim was to have a bit of fun and see if we could come up with something unexpected over the weekend.
The only prep we had done was from Fredrik, our in-house designer and artist, had done some concept sketches to get a feel for an art style that we wanted to aim for. These were the concepts:
Saturday morning arrived, along with the theme and we started throwing out ideas around the Tiny Creatures.
Fredrik also happens to be lethal at the oul Construct 3. He can bang out 2 prototypes before you can say "So what engine are we using?". While we sat in the first coffee shop of the weekend, he took one of our early concepts and got a quick version going. We could then see how that played, riff off it and do a good few "what if"s and see where it would lead us.
We went through about 3 or 4 of these.
A platformer...
Another platformer...
A circly platformer...
An arty platformer...
...and they all could have gone somewhere but they weren't lighting our world on fire. Instead of choosing one and going for it like we should have, we decided to park them and try something else.
We returned to Fredrik's concept sketches in search of inspiration and decided to capture the boat sketch in something simple that incorporated some tiny creatures. Fishing game! Lets go! Suddenly this brought life back into the gang imagining the world that could belong to the image.
Saturday evening, in the dark corner of a cafe/bar situation in Bergen, we set off at trying to figure out this world of Stuart and started bringing it all to life.
At this point we are almost a day down with nothing substantial towards a submit-able project. However, without being able to try out those different ideas quickly, we wouldn't have found Stuart. Being able to test the ideas in reality as opposed to concepts in our heads or on paper was beyond helpful.
For the rest of the jam, we needed to scope down even more than normal since we had about 1 day to get the rest done but we were still able arrive at something that brought us joy!
You can see the Ludum Dare page for Stuart's Perfect Day here: Ludum Dare - Stuart's Perfect Day
And here is a timelapse of Stuart and is world coming to life...
Written by @fooorsh
After a few fun sessions with the jam last week, we’ve felt inspired! My mind keeps going back to the little world we created with our prototype.
We went for a rather distinct and minimalistic style, and I’ve been testing out some alternatives. What do you think?
It was very tempting to test a night-time direction as well. It’s cozy for sure, but it might stray too far from the initial style.
Play the game online here: Stuart's Perfect Day
Here are some concepts from our game about Stuart. Created by @fooorsh.
You can play it here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/stuarts-perfect-day
Appreciate your thoughts and feedback!
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/$402995
Since creating our little prototype for Ludum Dare, we have been obsessed with Stuart.
Over the last few days, we have been imagining more about his world. Where does he live? What does he do when he is not busy out at sea having the time of his life?
@fooorsh has been having the time of his life putting these imaginations down on paper.
Here are some renditions of his Stuart's cosy abode during the day and night. Maybe these will be able to be experienced in game one day?
Play the jam version here and let us know what you think! <3
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/$402995
Written by the main man @fooorsh ! (Vibe: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/stuarts-perfect-day)
We're still exploring what Stuart's Perfect Day could become!
Here's a few quick sketches on re-imagining the little creatures found at sea. They still carry the same personalities, just more standardized!
We have also been thinking about how Stuart's journal could look. Here's a little peek at how it could look in the game. It's simple and minimalistic - in tune with the overall expression of the game!
Beyond this, it could be cool to introduce some musical little fellas, that could join in on the journey and play some tunes!
Go vibe! https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/stuarts-perfect-day
Written by resident art, design and dreamy-thinky man @fooorsh
The jam has been a blast, and seeing all of the amazing stuff you guys are creating is really inspiring!
We've been left with lots of dreams and drive for our little project.
Here's a short recap of how Stuart's Perfect Day went from quick prototype to bigger dreams of a unique, cozy little world.
Be sure to check out our prototype from the jam, and if you're interested - check our itch page for future updates!
Come play! https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/stuarts-perfect-day
Last post from us before the voting closes! This jam has been freeing for us and lead us in directions that we weren't expecting! Appreciate ye all for trying our lil game and sending feedback our way.
I got lost last weekend making a wee port of our jam game for the Playdate. Its not finished or released but Ill tap away at it over the next while and hopefully it might go somewhere. I feel like the format suits the short, calm experience of Stuart's Perfect Day. It lends to picking it up here and there for a chill moment and to check in with his world.
Here's a picture of it running on the device
The crank can finally be used in a fishing game as the gods intended! Play the original jam version here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/stuarts-perfect-day