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ABOUT:

This is my first Ludum Dare entry. As expected I didn't make a full game but rather more like an intro to a longer game. The gameplay is quite limited, but I thought the idea of collecting memories was one that complemented the general storyline nicely whilst still providing a simple gameplay mechanic.

My goals were to achieve good mood, visuals and immersion, and I'm fairly happy with how it turned out. I would definitely be keen on continuing the game.

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CONTROLS:

- WASD/arrow keys to move

- Hold right mouse button to look around

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HINTS:

- In hindsight one of the bits of audio is a little hard to understand, I went overboard distorting it... if you get stuck it says your stuff is in Locker 3 lol :P

- The last memory is not in the first room

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THANKS TO:

- My amazing fiancé Daniel for providing voice acting (the [real] coughing and breathing, the message voice)

- My boss Doug for letting me bring my work computer home which was a lot more convenient than using my laptop

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TOOLS USED:

- Engine: Unity

- 3D: 3ds Max

- Graphics: Photoshop

- Audio editing: Audacity

- Audio sources: voice acting, text-to-speech, and recording various noises around my house (very funny!! - the noise of the cryo pod is mostly my kettle starting up, and the cryo pod opening is my mum's car boot opening)

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THINGS REMOVED FROM SOURCE:

- The main font used (it's a commercial one I purchased)

- All the old versioned 3D/audio files/etc.

- Anything not used in the final build

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TIME SPENT (ROUGHLY):

- 3D modelling: 4 hours

- Unity (lighting, particles, materials, putting scripts/models in), QA: 5 hours

- Animations: 1 hour

- Programming & QA: 2 hours

- Graphics: 1.5 hours

- Audio recording and editing: 3.5 hours

TOTAL: 17 hours

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I'll try to put up a postmortem in the next few days.

TIMELAPSE: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2014/08/25/timelapse-the-ghosts-you-left-me/

Hope you enjoy the experience :)

- Camille

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