{"author_name":"davalcordub","cat":"LD #35","comments":[{"author_name":"ianburnette","time":"April 15, 2016 6:48 am","epoch":1460720880,"text":"Have a great time, and make sure to choose something really small to make. Then scale it down. Then you&#8217;ll end up making something half that size. <img src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\" alt=\":)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/>","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"","time":"April 15, 2016 7:32 am","epoch":1460723520,"text":"I&#8217;ve done 5 ludum dares so far. Not a lot but enough to have some stat points in &#8220;intelligence&#8221; hehe. My advice to you: Keep it small, don&#8217;t hesitate to scrap everything and use something you are familiar with (if you know GameMaker, stick with it). Also, sleep enough. 48H is a lot, don&#8217;t worry about time, you&#8217;ll benefit greatly from sleeping enough! Good luck to you, Tweet me @Phylhip if you need help <img src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\" alt=\":)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/> .","spam":"N"}],"epoch":1460720340,"likes":2,"metadata":{"p_key":"8286","p_author":"davalcordub","p_authorkey":"65303","p_urlkey":"43732","p_title":"My First Ludum Dare","p_cat":"LD #35","p_event":"LD35","p_time":"1460720340","p_likes":"2","p_comments":"2","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"65303","us_name":"davalcordub","us_username":"davalcordub","event_start":"1460678400","event_key":"33","event_name":"LD35"},"text":"<p>Hi guys, as the title say this is the first time that i participate in this event, also is the first time that i will create a game <img src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/frownie.png\" alt=\":(\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/> &#8230; im excited and really nervous and i really would appreciate any advice that any of you can give me.<\/p>\n <p>I will be using GameMaker.<\/p>\n \n <p>Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/ludumdare-gamedev-indie\/\" rel=\"tag\">#ludumdare #gamedev #indie<\/a><\/p>","time":"April 15th, 2016 6:39 am","title":"My First Ludum Dare"}