{"author_link":"\/author\/sunshiranui\/","author_name":"SunShiranui","author_uid":"18130","comments":[{"author_name":"conormn","author_uid":"31095","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 9:02pm","epoch":1398718620,"text":"I love this game. So simple. Great idea and very nicely executed. It also has one of my favorite songs :)"},{"author_name":"Seme","author_uid":"27684","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 9:06pm","epoch":1398718860,"text":"Wow, just.. Wow. What an amazing game. So simple, but still greates huge impact to the player, at least for me. Music was perfect to build up the mood."},{"author_name":"Snoother","author_uid":"33841","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 9:17pm","epoch":1398719520,"text":"Incredible. It perfects mood; wonderful minimal design and wonderful music. It's captivating too. Definitely one I'll replay later."},{"author_name":"Custard Games","author_uid":"9841","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 9:18pm","epoch":1398719580,"text":"Great execution of a simple concept. I know it kinda defeats the purpose of the game, but a neat trick I found was to drop pellets in the middle at a slow and constant rate. This causes them to all converge onto one pixel and mate a lot."},{"author_name":"hexabeast","author_uid":"36717","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 9:22pm","epoch":1398719820,"text":"Original game, and really realistic &quot;water&quot;."},{"author_name":"PartyBoat","author_uid":"35629","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 9:26pm","epoch":1398720060,"text":"Super relaxing. Loved it."},{"author_name":"Lucariatias","author_uid":"14242","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 9:32pm","epoch":1398720420,"text":"Easy enough to continue by placing many food pellets in, but at the same time a beautiful simulation.\r<br\/>Water physics are marvelous and the song fits it perfectly."},{"author_name":"Crabman","author_uid":"30736","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 9:40pm","epoch":1398720900,"text":"Wow, that is beautiful!"},{"author_name":"Halbernacht","author_uid":"35057","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 9:50pm","epoch":1398721500,"text":"Very relaxing and fun. Giving the fish their own names was a nice touch."},{"author_name":"MattV","author_uid":"35592","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 9:50pm","epoch":1398721500,"text":"wow I actually felt a little sad when all my pink ones died!  So much from so little!  Great job!"},{"author_name":"Halbernacht","author_uid":"35057","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 9:51pm","epoch":1398721560,"text":"Very relaxing and fun. Giving the fish their own names was a nice touch."},{"author_name":"drnick","author_uid":"11663","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:22pm","epoch":1398723420,"text":"Very interesting and certainly innovating concept. I like the way you used genetic algorithms. Also, having water mechanics was unexpected: many of us would have just made some semitransparent blue rectangle. The music complements the game quite well. Also, what Custard Games say is true, but it won't detract from the game as you have a choice to use it or not"},{"author_name":"spartangeek","author_uid":"35795","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:26pm","epoch":1398723660,"text":"funny thing"},{"author_name":"weazen","author_uid":"26554","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:43pm","epoch":1398724680,"text":"Very soothing. I left it open for a while while I was doing other stuff just for the music!"},{"author_name":"dosER_42","author_uid":"37119","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:47pm","epoch":1398724920,"text":"Crashed on start\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Problem signature:\r<br\/>  Problem Event Name:\tAPPCRASH\r<br\/>  Application Name:\tThePond.exe\r<br\/>  Application Version:\t0.0.0.0\r<br\/>  Application Timestamp:\t535eb84c\r<br\/>  Fault Module Name:\tig4icd32.dll\r<br\/>  Fault Module Version:\t8.14.10.2230\r<br\/>  Fault Module Timestamp:\t4cc50139\r<br\/>  Exception Code:\tc0000005\r<br\/>  Exception Offset:\t002092cd\r<br\/>  OS Version:\t6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1\r<br\/>  Locale ID:\t1033\r<br\/>  Additional Information 1:\t0a9e\r<br\/>  Additional Information 2:\t0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789\r<br\/>  Additional Information 3:\t0a9e\r<br\/>  Additional Information 4:\t0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789"},{"author_name":"SunShiranui","author_uid":"18130","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:50pm","epoch":1398725100,"text":"Have you fully extracted the archive?"},{"author_name":"ViKing Games","author_uid":"30758","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:52pm","epoch":1398725220,"text":"Relaxing and beautiful. The music fit the mood very well, and the water physics were fantastic. Good job!"},{"author_name":"Crabman","author_uid":"30736","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:08pm","epoch":1398726180,"text":"Yesssssssss! http:\/\/imgur.com\/xrylD01"},{"author_name":"SunShiranui","author_uid":"18130","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:13pm","epoch":1398726480,"text":"Haha! Well done! :D"},{"author_name":"TijmenTio","author_uid":"18775","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:56pm","epoch":1398729060,"text":"Feel so mellow now"},{"author_name":"Therrato","author_uid":"24775","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 1:00am","epoch":1398732900,"text":"I loved how you named them all, somehow my first 2 times they kept dieing"},{"author_name":"Thorig","author_uid":"14618","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 5:41am","epoch":1398749760,"text":"This game made me giggle, because the first time I had an explosion of life without food. On the second and third try the beasties died within 25 seconds and they had food and the water was moving."},{"author_name":"rylgh","author_uid":"15833","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 7:16am","epoch":1398755460,"text":"lovely"},{"author_name":"Romko Pidstryhach","author_uid":"32804","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 11:32am","epoch":1398770820,"text":"So simple, yet so addictive! Very relaxing and cute. Nice job!"},{"author_name":"InfectionTeam","author_uid":"37445","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 11:37am","epoch":1398771120,"text":"An outstanding work of art!"},{"author_name":"Jared Sartin","author_uid":"32837","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 1:52pm","epoch":1398779220,"text":"Sweet! Wonderful simplicity!"},{"author_name":"donan","author_uid":"22213","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 2:38pm","epoch":1398781980,"text":"Nice one. Its a cool idea :D"},{"author_name":"ninjacharlie","author_uid":"24096","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 6:52pm","epoch":1398797220,"text":"I liked this one a lot. One of the more relaxing entries :)"},{"author_name":"Almax27","author_uid":"21581","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:15pm","epoch":1398802200,"text":"Wonderful mood, good choice of music, well done!"},{"author_name":"ioboi","author_uid":"26407","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:37pm","epoch":1398803520,"text":"Super cool and kind of addictive entry :D"},{"author_name":"robcozzens","author_uid":"10944","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 2:33am","epoch":1398824880,"text":"Sweeeeet!\r<br\/>So peaceful and pleasant."},{"author_name":"mcapraro","author_uid":"28472","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 4:41am","epoch":1398832560,"text":"really neat feel to this"},{"author_name":"iambored2006","author_uid":"22590","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 9:14am","epoch":1398848940,"text":"I love this! Also, thanks for making the font available, been searching for this one for months."},{"author_name":"AmmoreChicks","author_uid":"30938","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 10:11am","epoch":1398852360,"text":"Nice!!!"},{"author_name":"dsoft20","author_uid":"8795","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 11:01am","epoch":1398855360,"text":"A relaxing good game.\r<br\/>I love the water physics"},{"author_name":"ZeppelinCaptain","author_uid":"27032","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 11:19am","epoch":1398856440,"text":"Great for relaxation. Nice and small, maybe a bit too small for my taste. More details in the system would have been nice."},{"author_name":"Catman","author_uid":"11589","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 8:41pm","epoch":1398890160,"text":"A good, minimalistic simulation, and the water animation is really, really well done. Great work!"},{"author_name":"zkenshin","author_uid":"12839","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 9:12pm","epoch":1398892020,"text":"Very calming, good job (:"},{"author_name":"hbocao","author_uid":"25980","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 12:32am","epoch":1398904020,"text":"I like this. So soothing. I would totally dig if you expand the concept. Awesome entry."},{"author_name":"anissen","author_uid":"30512","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 7:21pm","epoch":1398971760,"text":"Great little game. Very tranquil :)"},{"author_name":"tomvert","author_uid":"18469","time":"May 11, 2014 @ 7:50pm","epoch":1399837500,"text":"A charming and relaxing game, I love the music, you could add different pond, or the passing of seasons (I don't know). Nice game :)"},{"author_name":"King_Mew","author_uid":"34967","time":"May 11, 2014 @ 11:57pm","epoch":1399852320,"text":"Beautiful but simple! I love it!"},{"author_name":"KayZ","author_uid":"17933","time":"May 12, 2014 @ 3:58pm","epoch":1399909980,"text":"Nice simulation. But it was soooo sad when Uuxiu, the only child of Xikou died a lonely death, not leaving any other red creature behind. The same goes for Vivii, she never even had a parent of the same color and was always excluded from everything :(. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>At one point I had 5 different colors at the same time, with white coming back. https:\/\/imgur.com\/cvL28h8"},{"author_name":"gre","author_uid":"18803","time":"May 12, 2014 @ 5:46pm","epoch":1399916460,"text":"quite cool."},{"author_name":"whendricso","author_uid":"36397","time":"May 14, 2014 @ 4:17am","epoch":1400040720,"text":"Couldn't install, got an unknown error on my Android"},{"author_name":"ChuiGum","author_uid":"22408","time":"May 14, 2014 @ 6:57am","epoch":1400050320,"text":"Very simple yet entertaining"},{"author_name":"csanyk","author_uid":"10473","time":"May 14, 2014 @ 10:05pm","epoch":1400104800,"text":"For black and white dots, they're fascinating to watch."},{"author_name":"Franklins Ghost","author_uid":"35424","time":"May 18, 2014 @ 6:50am","epoch":1400395500,"text":"Nice little simulation and liked the touch of giving the little creatures names."},{"author_name":"Diptoman","author_uid":"25325","time":"May 18, 2014 @ 9:53am","epoch":1400406480,"text":"Relaxing and engaging. The colored mutations made it all worthwhile. Has a great feel to it."},{"author_name":"Jeremias","author_uid":"7211","time":"May 18, 2014 @ 8:48pm","epoch":1400445780,"text":"Retro Aquarium Simulator 2014 :D"},{"author_name":"jorgemoag","author_uid":"24365","time":"May 19, 2014 @ 1:34am","epoch":1400462940,"text":"mood +5 thnks for making it!"},{"author_name":"jsmars","author_uid":"3933","time":"May 19, 2014 @ 6:48am","epoch":1400481780,"text":"Lovely idea!"},{"author_name":"DavidErosa","author_uid":"5049","time":"May 19, 2014 @ 11:36am","epoch":1400499060,"text":"Nice little game. I found that it fits amazingly well on my phone :)"},{"author_name":"jerombd","author_uid":"12512","time":"May 27, 2014 @ 3:43pm","epoch":1401205080,"text":"Really great simulation game (but is it really game afterall?).\r<br\/>The audio track  - Erik Satie &lt;3 - is a nice touch"}],"images":["ld29\/18130-2917ed071b10b211b3efec4e83a13bbc.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/shiranui.omniaring.net\/ld29\/thepond-win.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/shiranui.omniaring.net\/ld29\/thepond-mac.zip","text":"OS X"},{"url":"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=net.francescoalessi.thepond","text":"Android"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"20405","g_author":"18130","g_event":"LD29","g_eventkey":"22","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"20434","g_title":"The Pond","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"178","g_commentcount":"54","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/18130-shot0.gif-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"The Pond is a place, hidden from view, where small creatures fight for life.\r\n\r\nThey live, they reproduce, they die.\r\n\r\nYou can watch them, or maybe help them.\r\n\r\nBut in The Pond, everything starts and ends the same way: with life and death.\r\n\r\n---\r\nLeft click to move the water.\r\nRight click to drop food pellets.\r\n---\r\n\r\nThis is a simple simulation game I made in a few hours. I usually make something with a team of people but I had an exam on the 28th, so I quickly made this instead.\r\n\r\nHow long will your colony survive?\r\n\r\nTwitter: http:\/\/twitter.com\/SunShiranui\r\n\r\n - Behind the curtain:\r\nFor every creature born, there is a chance of genetic mutation. This increases or decreases life expectancy and is hereditary.\r\n\r\nOccasionally you might get colored creatures. If you can get a colony composed only of those, post a screenshot!\r\n\r\nFood temporarily extends your creatures' life. It's not necessary for survival. Make sure your first two creatures live enough to mate!\r\n\r\nEvery creature has a randomly generated name. Hover over them to see it.","title":"The Pond"}