{"author_name":"Deril","cat":"LD #25","comments":[{"author_name":"","time":"December 13, 2012 4:15 am","epoch":1355390100,"text":"How did you find the Game Jam Survival Guide? I considered it, but it seemed expensive for something so specific…","spam":"N"}],"epoch":1355387100,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"50560","p_author":"Deril","p_authorkey":"18333","p_urlkey":"86253","p_title":"Deril\u2019s rush preparation","p_cat":"LD #25","p_event":"LD25","p_time":"1355387100","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"1","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"18333","us_name":"Deril","us_username":"deril","event_start":"1355443200","event_key":"14","event_name":"LD25"},"text":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

I discovered this Game jam couple of days ago… and did not have much time to prepare.<\/p>\n

What I did – I skim\/read\u00a0“The Game Jam Survival Guide<\/a>“! \u00a0 It is a good read! \u00a0(but too\u00a0expensive\u00a0IMHO… )<\/p>\n

So… I will not be able to\u00a0prepare\u00a0asset library, sound library, or game idea library… I will not even have 48 hours… \":(\"
\n But it is ok! It will only help focus on other fun stuff!<\/p>\n

What I do want to\u00a0prepare well before the start –\u00a0is my project starting point. I will be using\u00a0prototype\u00a0of mvcExpress LIVE<\/a>.
\n (Basically it is MVC framework on adrenaline…. it has game loop tools build in, and will have self testing capabilities…)<\/p>\n

With it I will put couple of statements under test:<\/p>\n

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  1. “Quick code and \u00a0poor OOP is usually better\u00a0approach\u00a0to reach the finish line in game jam.”<\/li>\n
  2. “MVC is not good for games packed with rapid action.”<\/li>\n
  3. “You don’t have much room for test driven development while rush coding…”<\/li>\n <\/ol>\n

    mvcExpress LIVE framework is designed to disprove those statements, and of course – the fact that I am an author of framework will help a lot…<\/p>\n

    I think… good framework\u00a0actually\u00a0will save time because structure, linking, and architecture is clear for you, and managed by framework. (and mvcExpress has smallest\u00a0boilerplate\u00a0code overhead, compared with other AS3 frameworks.) Ok… MVC is not good for games with game loop… but mvcExpress LIVE is not strict MVC framework and it \u00a0has solutions for this problem. (I also hope I will\u00a0manage\u00a0to add framework level testing features today…)<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    I will tell you how it will go.<\/p>\n \n

    Tags: flash<\/a>, ld25<\/a>, mvcExpress<\/a><\/p>","time":"December 13th, 2012 3:25 am","title":"Deril\u2019s rush preparation"}