In terms of grades, my game is top 35 currently, out of almost 4000 participants! It is fully possible to succeed as a child game developer. I had a violin rehearsal on the last day of the jam, and I also had to go to bed earlier then others. So how did I pull it off? I worked hard, but to get results, I also had to make the game look appealing. I bumped up the post processing and added juice. I also made sure to submit my game to a livestream to be played, which boosted my popularity a bit.

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/dungeon-painter