{"author_link":"\/users\/iluvatar","author_name":"Iluvatar","author_uid":"iluvatar","comments":[],"epoch":1682413545,"event":"LD53","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":339865,"likes":14,"metadata":{"p_key":"179231","p_author":"Iluvatar","p_authorkey":"1004018","p_urlkey":"409096","p_title":"Alternative process for development during LD","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD53","p_time":"1682413545","p_likes":"14","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1004018","us_name":"Iluvatar","us_username":"iluvatar","event_start":"1682726400","event_key":"118","event_name":"Ludum Dare 53"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD53","removed_author":false},"_superparent":332127,"_trust":13,"author":4018,"body":"Everyone has a different process how they manage their project, so here is my (i think) rather unorthodox method on how to be brainstorming and working at the same time.\n\nDisclaimer: I make only story driven puzzle games, so maybe this method is not for everyone.\n\n**1)** I always start with GRAPHICS, yes, you read it right. The thing that should be done last. The main reason is, that my main focus is the story\/dialogue, and instead of just sitting over a white piece of paper thinking about story, I start drawing out of my head, whatever comes to my mind. And while drawing, my mind goes towards these places I draw. I make up some scenes, characters, items, locations, time periods, etc. and it helps me imagine these situations better.\n\nSo it goes something like this \"I'm in a mood for some steampunk environment... This looks like a lab, I like it. So there will be these two professors... No, a professor and a student. The professor comes up with an idea and the student (you) must help him. There will also be some alchemy related puzzle...\" There you go. You have a story right there!\n\n**2)** After graphics (and ideas) are done, I start writing specific dialogues and puzzles\n\n**3)** Implementing graphics, puzzles and coding. Finishing game.\n\n\n*Pic.: My previous game Homunculus for reference.*\n![542f3.png](\/\/\/raw\/2bf\/z\/57ada.png)","comments":8,"comments-timestamp":"2023-04-25T14:41:30Z","created":"2023-04-25T08:06:54Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":339865,"love":14,"love-timestamp":"2023-04-26T15:34:18Z","meta":[],"modified":"2023-04-26T15:34:18Z","name":"Alternative process for development during LD","node-timestamp":"2023-04-25T09:05:45Z","parent":333774,"parents":[1,5,9,332127,333774],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/53\/beep-boop\/alternative-process-for-development-during-ld","published":"2023-04-25T09:05:45Z","scope":"public","slug":"alternative-process-for-development-during-ld","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":1048483},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"339865","n_urlkey":"409096","n_parent":"333774","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/53\/beep-boop\/alternative-process-for-development-during-ld","n_slug":"alternative-process-for-developm","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"4018","n_created":"1682410014","n_modified":"1682523258","n_version":"1048483","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/53\/beep-boop\/alternative-process-for-development-during-ld","text":"Everyone has a different process how they manage their project, so here is my (i think) rather unorthodox method on how to be brainstorming and working at the same time.\n\nDisclaimer: I make only story driven puzzle games, so maybe this method is not for everyone.\n\n**1)** I always start with GRAPHICS, yes, you read it right. The thing that should be done last. The main reason is, that my main focus is the story\/dialogue, and instead of just sitting over a white piece of paper thinking about story, I start drawing out of my head, whatever comes to my mind. And while drawing, my mind goes towards these places I draw. I make up some scenes, characters, items, locations, time periods, etc. and it helps me imagine these situations better.\n\nSo it goes something like this \"I'm in a mood for some steampunk environment... This looks like a lab, I like it. So there will be these two professors... No, a professor and a student. The professor comes up with an idea and the student (you) must help him. There will also be some alchemy related puzzle...\" There you go. You have a story right there!\n\n**2)** After graphics (and ideas) are done, I start writing specific dialogues and puzzles\n\n**3)** Implementing graphics, puzzles and coding. Finishing game.\n\n\n*Pic.: My previous game Homunculus for reference.*\n![542f3.png](\/\/\/raw\/2bf\/z\/57ada.png)","title":"Alternative process for development during LD","wayback_source":[]}