{"assets":[{"original":"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/comp_01-300x300.png","local":"\/data\/posts\/2014\/04\/e8e37755232e0ce1db3e9475b56588be.png"},{"original":"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/comp_02-300x300.png","local":"\/data\/posts\/2014\/04\/27d3c2a65823c890cea6765fd04933eb.png"},{"original":"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/lotus2-300x300.png","local":"\/data\/posts\/2014\/04\/a8f0bc3a68f9bb699e921bd7999df9b0.png"}],"author_link":"author\/alanzucconi\/","author_name":"AlanZucconi","cat":"LD #28","categories":["LD #28"],"comments":[],"epoch":1397721420,"event":"LD28","likes":34,"metadata":{"p_key":"81063","p_author":"AlanZucconi","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"290180","p_title":"0RBITALIS: From LD48 to Steam in 100 days","p_cat":"LD #28","p_event":"LD29","p_time":"1397721420","p_likes":"34","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1398384000","event_key":"22","event_name":"LD29"},"source_url":"2014\/04\/17\/0rbitalis-from-ld48-to-steam-in-100-days\/","text":"<p>Last December I took part in the 28th Ludum Dare. I tried to get the most out of its theme (the incredibly vague \u201c<em>You Only Get One<\/em>\u201c) and the result was <a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/278440\" target=\"_blank\">0RBITALIS<\/a>. A minimalistic gravity simulator with a puzzle flavour. The game was both the most voted and commented entry in the contest and in the end\u2026 \u2026 \u2026it didn\u2019t win! I do not deny that I have been quite disappointed, initially. But after reading all the positive comments from the Ludum Dare community, I decided to keep working on the game. One hundred days after, <a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/278440\" target=\"_blank\">0RBITALIS<\/a>\u00a0has been released on <a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/278440\" target=\"_blank\">Steam<\/a>. How did I do that? Weeell\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/278440\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"comp_01\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/data\/posts\/2014\/04\/e8e37755232e0ce1db3e9475b56588be.png\" width=\"270\"\/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/278440\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"comp_02\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/data\/posts\/2014\/04\/27d3c2a65823c890cea6765fd04933eb.png\" width=\"270\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>15th-16th: 0RBITALIS is born!<\/li>\n<li>16th: available on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newgrounds.com\/portal\/view\/630267\" target=\"_blank\">Newgrounds<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>January<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>7th: available on itch.io<\/li>\n<li>13rd: available on IndieGameStand<\/li>\n<li>27th: first contact with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mastertronic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mastertronic<\/a><\/li>\n<li>30th: nominated for the Newgrounds Award 2013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>March<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12th: showcased at BAFTA Inside Games Arcade<\/li>\n<li>17th-21st: showcased at GDC 2014 in the ALT.CTRL.GDC section<\/li>\n<li>28th-30th: showcased at EGX Rezzed in the Leaft Field Collection<\/li>\n<li>27th March: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/doseonetweets\" target=\"_blank\">Doseone<\/a> joins the project<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>April<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>16th: released on <a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/278440\" target=\"_blank\">Steam Early Access<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I want to see this not as an <em>happy ending<\/em>, but rather as an <em>happy beginning<\/em>\u00a0for <a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/278440\" target=\"_blank\">0RBITALIS<\/a>. I am looking forward to see how feedback from its community will shape it for the final release. And if there is a message behind my story, is surely not to give up. There are thousands of people out there who love your game: they just don\u2019t know it yet\u2026 <img alt=\":-)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/278440\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"lotus2\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/data\/posts\/2014\/04\/a8f0bc3a68f9bb699e921bd7999df9b0.png\" width=\"270\"\/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/278440\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"s_05_big\" height=\"270\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/s_05_big-300x300.png\" width=\"270\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/0rbitalis\/\" rel=\"tag\">0rbitalis<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/alan-zucconi\/\" rel=\"tag\">alan zucconi<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/ld28\/\" rel=\"tag\">LD28<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/ld48\/\" rel=\"tag\">ld48<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/orbitalis\/\" rel=\"tag\">orbitalis<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/steam\/\" rel=\"tag\">steam<\/a><\/p>","time":"April 17th, 2014 7:57 am","title":"0RBITALIS: From LD48 to Steam in 100 days","title_was_empty":false}