{"author_name":"Henry McLaughlin","cat":"LD #16 - Exploration - 2009","comments":[],"epoch":1259621520,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"72376","p_author":"Henry McLaughlin","p_authorkey":"979","p_urlkey":"108198","p_title":"Preparations for the Compo","p_cat":"LD #16 - Exploration - 2009","p_event":"LD16","p_time":"1259621520","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"979","us_name":"Henry Mclaughlin","us_username":"pycron","event_start":"1260489600","event_key":"2","event_name":"LD16"},"text":"<p>My college has finally released its grip on my spare time. I have very few assignments to complete, and most of them are from a professor who is very laid-back about due dates. (She&#8217;s good with herding cats)<\/p>\n <p>I have two exams, one is effectively open-book, and the other is a UNIX\/Linux exam where we can use the man\/info pages as much as we want. Which may as well be open-book.<\/p>\n <p>I&#8217;m looking forward to this coming LD.<\/p>\n <p>&#8212;-<\/p>\n <p>My plans for the compo are still up in the air, but I&#8217;ve decided on the following for sure:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>I&#8217;m using C++ and SDL<\/li>\n <li>I&#8217;m building with make<\/li>\n <li>I&#8217;m using GIMP to make the sprites<\/li>\n <li>I will use a plain file-hosting service, because making new GoogleCode pages just feels dumb.<\/li>\n <li>I will use SFXR again, because it&#8217;s awesome<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p>I liked my idea of holding myself to multiple themes last time around, so I&#8217;m going to do that again.<\/p>\n <p>I have some thoughts about what I&#8217;m going to do with my concept. I like the thought of a game about an animal hunting prey. It&#8217;s something that I haven&#8217;t seen done, and I think it&#8217;d be a fun game to play. Creating a fighting game would be fun if I could get the assets done in time. Casual games are an interesting idea, and would be a nice change of pace for me.<\/p>\n <p>My favorite idea out of those is having an animal as a protagonist, which will definitely be a major idea in my game.<\/p>\n <p>The idea of a virtual pet kinda appeals to me. It would be really tricky to do well, though, and I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ll pursue it.<\/p>\n <p>I dunno. I&#8217;ll probably post again once I have some certainty.<\/p>\n <p>Peace,<br \/>\n Mr. Dude<\/p>","time":"November 30th, 2009 5:52 pm","title":"Preparations for the Compo"}