{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/vigrid\/","author_name":"vigrid","cat":"LD #24","categories":["LD #24"],"comments":[],"epoch":1344960840,"event":"LD24","likes":15,"metadata":{"p_key":"77020","p_author":"vigrid","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"285356","p_title":"\u201cI\u2019m in!\u201d or \u201cMy Ludum Dare 23 Success Story\u201d","p_cat":"LD #24","p_event":"LD24","p_time":"1344960840","p_likes":"15","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1345766400","event_key":"12","event_name":"LD24"},"source_url":"2012\/08\/14\/im-in-or-my-ludum-dare-23-success-story\/","text":"<p>I had this planned since April.\u00a0The plan was to schedule one special weekend for another 48 hours of gamedev insanity.<\/p>\n<p>I AM IN. I could stop at just saying that and listing tools I intend to use.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know you. You probably don\u2019t know me. But\u00a0I have a story to tell you. A <strong>shameless plug<\/strong>, you may call it.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Maybe\u2026 Maybe\u2026<\/em><br\/>\n-<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-QM1eTAwOYc&amp;feature=player_detailpage#t=49s\">Heavy, Team Fortress 2<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You may have heard about Ludum Dare a couple of months ago for the first time. You may have participated here a couple of times. You may have shipped a number of games.\u00a0Or you may have heard about Ludum Dare a couple of years ago and never had the balls to participate, like me.\u00a0The bottom line is \u2013 if you\u2019re reading this, you\u2019re probably looking for a tiny nudge to get on the other side, the side that tries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019m going to make you start in LD48 #24.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what I made: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-23\/?action=preview&amp;uid=10441\" title=\"Bill in BSODia\">a game<\/a>. The first game I\u2019ve made in my life. You know what? I thought it\u2019s impossible to make a game in just 48 hours. It took me even less to make one (one\u2019s gotta sleep and eat). From scratch. Just using XNA. Doing this for the first time in my life.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Nobody on the internet can read.<\/em><br\/>\n-<a href=\"http:\/\/www.squidi.net\/index.php\">Sean Howard<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Well, just to grab your attention mid-post, here\u2019s my plug \u2013 this is how I made my game:<\/p>\n<p><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DrqFEWB2YJ8?fs=1&amp;feature=oembed\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aX2eMjWCYvw?fs=1&amp;feature=oembed\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After the Ludum Dare I have started my own website, dedicated to indie games. I started getting in touch with other indie game developers on Twitter. I started to organize a bi-weekly indie game raffles. And most importantly, I really know now that <strong>I can and I want to make games. This is my success story.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You know what? You can do better. You can get more from Ludum Dare than I did<\/strong>. There\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/tools\/\">dozens of tools<\/a> you can use to make your own game. Heck, there are even books on how to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.packtpub.com\/game-jam-survival-guide\/book\">succeed at a game jam<\/a>! There\u2019s an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/irc\/\">IRC channel<\/a> you can visit to chat with folks that participate in LD48. You can get to know people, get to know tools, you can start learning game design and game development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you *really* want to make games and haven\u2019t made one, here\u2019s what you will do.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You will have a look at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-23\/\">the best games made in the previous Ludum Dare<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>You will realize that most of them have been made in 48 hours. Some in 72 hours.<\/li>\n<li>You will realize that you can make a game given that much time!<\/li>\n<li>You will ask yourself, if you are willing to spend 48 hours to know if you <strong>*really*<\/strong> want to make games.<\/li>\n<li>If you do \u2013 you will book a couple of days following 24th of August for game development. Your family and friends will understand that it\u2019s important for you and will let you try! <em>Trust me on this one.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>You will register on the site and will post your \u201cI\u2019m In!\u201d post.<\/li>\n<li><strong>You will make a game<\/strong>, and I promise I\u2019m going to do everything I can to play it <img alt=\":)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_smile.gif\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you need more convincing, you can always drop me a line and I will hypnotize you into making a Ludum Dare 48 game.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck, and I hope to play your game soon! <img alt=\":)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_smile.gif\"\/><\/p>","time":"August 14th, 2012 4:14 pm","title":"\u201cI\u2019m in!\u201d or \u201cMy Ludum Dare 23 Success Story\u201d"}