{"author_link":"\/users\/damien-black","author_name":"Damien Black","author_uid":"damien-black","comments":[],"epoch":1728342182,"event":"LD56","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":404539,"likes":2,"metadata":{"p_key":"208331","p_author":"Damien Black","p_authorkey":"1395356","p_urlkey":"446686","p_title":"My first game jam down!","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD56","p_time":"1728342182","p_likes":"2","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1395356","us_name":"Damien Black","us_username":"damien-black","event_start":"1728000000","event_key":"115","event_name":"Ludum Dare 56"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD56","removed_author":false},"_superparent":395186,"_trust":1,"author":395356,"body":"This was quite the experience for me. I'm just a team of one, but I decided I wanted more time so I've spent the last 72 hours working frantically. Don't worry, I did sleep! But I still feel like I pushed myself pretty hard.\n\n### Now I have \"Quantum Swarm\".\n\n![ScreenshotsTogether.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/c58\/06\/z\/6778f.jpg)\n\nI made a game where you design the circuitry of nanobots. This is a nod to to \"A.I. Wars: The Insect Mind\", a game I played in the 90s. In the end, \"programming\" the bots in that game wasn't as fulfilling as I would have wanted. I imagined this game would have more of a \"swarm\" feel, where communication can happen more organically. Additionally, \"A.I. Wars\" has you code in a stunted programming language. I thought it would be cool if you actually wired some stuff up!\n\nMy over-ambition comes through pretty easily. I added a lot of \"functionality\" that didn't make in into the \"content\". My six \"levels\" hardly scratch the surface of the nanobot circuitry system. I did however add an entirely undocumented \"sandbox\". I suppose it is at least a place my code lives on.\n\nIn the end, I'm actually quite happy with what I have. I look forward to everyone's comments. And I look forward to playing everyone else's game.\n\nhttps:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/56\/$395358","comments":0,"created":"2024-10-07T22:42:18Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":404539,"love":2,"love-timestamp":"2024-10-08T02:50:35Z","meta":[],"modified":"2024-10-08T02:50:35Z","name":"My first game jam down!","node-timestamp":"2024-10-07T23:03:02Z","parent":395358,"parents":[1,5,9,395186,395358],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/56\/quantum-swarm\/my-first-game-jam-down","published":"2024-10-07T23:03:02Z","scope":"public","slug":"my-first-game-jam-down","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":1267151},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"404539","n_urlkey":"446686","n_parent":"395358","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/56\/quantum-swarm\/my-first-game-jam-down","n_slug":"my-first-game-jam-down","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"395356","n_created":"1728340938","n_modified":"1728355835","n_version":"1267151","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/56\/quantum-swarm\/my-first-game-jam-down","text":"This was quite the experience for me. I'm just a team of one, but I decided I wanted more time so I've spent the last 72 hours working frantically. Don't worry, I did sleep! But I still feel like I pushed myself pretty hard.\n\n### Now I have \"Quantum Swarm\".\n\n![ScreenshotsTogether.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/c58\/06\/z\/6778f.jpg)\n\nI made a game where you design the circuitry of nanobots. This is a nod to to \"A.I. Wars: The Insect Mind\", a game I played in the 90s. In the end, \"programming\" the bots in that game wasn't as fulfilling as I would have wanted. I imagined this game would have more of a \"swarm\" feel, where communication can happen more organically. Additionally, \"A.I. Wars\" has you code in a stunted programming language. I thought it would be cool if you actually wired some stuff up!\n\nMy over-ambition comes through pretty easily. I added a lot of \"functionality\" that didn't make in into the \"content\". My six \"levels\" hardly scratch the surface of the nanobot circuitry system. I did however add an entirely undocumented \"sandbox\". I suppose it is at least a place my code lives on.\n\nIn the end, I'm actually quite happy with what I have. I look forward to everyone's comments. And I look forward to playing everyone else's game.\n\nhttps:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/56\/$395358","title":"My first game jam down!","wayback_source":[]}