{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/pov\/","author_name":"PoV","cat":"LD #22","categories":["LD #22"],"comments":[],"epoch":1323438300,"event":"LD22","likes":30,"metadata":{"p_key":"77474","p_author":"PoV","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"286325","p_title":"Warmup Weekend \u2013 Ludum Dare 22","p_cat":"LD #22","p_event":"LD22","p_time":"1323438300","p_likes":"30","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1323993600","event_key":"8","event_name":"LD22"},"source_url":"2011\/12\/09\/warmup-weekend-ludum-dare-22\/","text":"<p><strong>Surprise!<\/strong> Warmup Weekend!<\/p>\n<p>Teacher just walked in, said good morning, and started handing out a pop quiz. <strong>You panic<\/strong>. You start regretting that you stayed up late <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ip7QZPw04Ks\">playing games<\/a>. The exam is <em>next week<\/em>, and admittedly, you\u2019re not ready for either.<\/p>\n<p>Warming-up for Ludum Dare is nothing new, but here\u2019s us encouraging you to do it. <\/p>\n<p>Between now and Ludum Dare 22\u2019s start time, you <strong>should really<\/strong> make sure that your tools work. Make some art, import it, and draw it on screen. Make some sounds, import them, and play them on cue. If you\u2019re using a new development tool, learn it.<\/p>\n<p>Mr McFunkyPants <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/infographic-game-jam-survival-guide-v1.png\">proved it<\/a>. Look at his top-3 \u201cwhat went wrong\u201d. If you\u2019ll indulge me, you could attribute all 3 to poor preparation. Or to keep up the schooling angle \u201cYou didn\u2019t study!\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Bullet point summary:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No rules or limits. This is practice.<\/li>\n<li>Learn your development tools! Write some code, run it.<\/li>\n<li>Make some art, get it on screen, make it move.<\/li>\n<li>Print some text to the screen. Print some text to a log (if applicable).<\/li>\n<li>Make some sound, get it in game, make it play.<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019re motivated enough, make your experiments in to a game!<\/li>\n<li>Make something that should take \u201chours\u201d, not 2 days.<\/li>\n<li>Then package it up, <a href=\"http:\/\/db.tt\/zP4n8Kg\">put it online<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>No time or day limit. But if you have no other plans this weekend, why not?<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019d like to work with a theme, try <a href=\"http:\/\/sos.gd\/themes\/\">this tool<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you like what you\u2019ve done, feel free to share it.<\/p>\n<p><center><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">[ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-22-warmup\/\"><del datetime=\"2011-12-17T02:36:14+00:00\">Submit Here<\/del><\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-22-warmup\/?action=preview\"><strong>View all Warmup Games<\/strong><\/a> ]<\/span><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t worry, the quiz wont affect your grade. But be warned, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/\">the exam<\/a> is all-or-nothing.<\/p>","time":"December 9th, 2011 1:45 pm","title":"Warmup Weekend \u2013 Ludum Dare 22","title_was_empty":false}