Hi! My name is Saulo and this is my first time in Ludum Dare. So let me try do some game interesting (or not) in this weekend, in so little time. I am a researcher in Computer Science, Games, Artificial Intelligence, Distributed Computing and Cyber Art. I am a hobbyist in game development. In general I only develop part of simple games to implement some algorithms of artificial intelligence and other techniques.

Well, let me say what I will use to make my first game in Ludum Dare:

Image Capture: A camera and a scanner to capture images that I will use or create. I’m thinking if I will draw or what.

Sound FX and Music: I will use my Sansung S3 mini to capture I playing my guitar or making some sounds. May be I will use SFXR too. I don’t know yet.

Operationg System: GNU/Linux Ubuntu 13.04 and graphic environment Gnome3.

Graphic manipulation: GIMP and Inkscape.

Sound manipulation: Audacity.

Programming: Android Development Tool (ADT), Programming Language Java and LibGDX. I will make a web version.

That is it, for while, and a good LD for all.

Saulo.

My lowly workstation. It’s just it, a notebook with Linux in a table that is shared with my wife. And I’m ready to LD27. Exciting!!!

I worked until now basically the idea and creation of resources. There are still some elements that will be used to set the scene, but I do it tomorrow.

I’ve done capturing the audio for music and sound effects. I do not know if I’m following the right way, since we have a small time frame for completion of the game, but this process is an experience.

Tomorrow I will continue with these drafts and, if all goes well, I’ll start programming. Good night.

My game is starting to have shapes …

My game now has a name: “Do Not Go Into The Light”. And yes, It is to be continued. This game will have only 2 levels. :). All resources are finished: Images, sounds and music. Tomorrow I will to game programming. Tonight a little more of tests with the IDE and I will go to the bed. I am very excited to see my game done. Good night people…

Unfortunately I can not finish my game. I realized I was ruining my code to get it finished in time and the game was not getting cool. The event was very good to give me ideas and I will continue to work on them this week. Decided that I will finish the game as I want and with a little more time. Good job to those continues. I stopped here, exhausted.

I leave you with my screen of Game Over:

I will start now my game. I don’t know if I will have time enough to finish it and, really, I don’t care. Let’s have some fun. I will use: Linux Ubuntu 13.10, Android ADT, LibGDX, a guitar, audacity, gimp. I will have no time to prepare something to capture desktop while I work, so… Let’s begin.

My first game created, and finished, to Ludum Dare.

http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=25636

I’m still working on the idea. Maybe a escape game. Well. I will work with:

– Notebook Dell i5, 6g ram, 2g video, 14″.

– Wacom Bamboo Pen CTL-470.

– Gnu/Linux Ubuntu 14.04 – Operating System

– Android Development Tool (ADT) – Programming IDE

– LibGDX 0.9.9 – Game Library

– InkScape – Graphic vetorial editor

– Gimp – Image manipulation program

– Audacity – Audio manipulation program

– Krita – Image manipulation program

– A guitar to make a music and mouth sounds (with effects) to other sounds.

– Smarthphone Sansung S3 mini to capture sounds and music.

It’s all for while.

I’m not giving up. There is not so much that I have to finish in the game, but I will not be able to finish it in 1 hour. I’ll just change from “Ludum Dare” 48 to 72 hours. #LD48 #LD72 #LD29

Ok! This is my ‪#‎LD29‬ game. Unfortunately I couldn’t finish it in time to‪#‎LD48‬, but I sent to ‪#‎LD72‬ JAM.

http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=25636

I’m just working on theme now… well I’m just thinking for while… I will work with Godot Engine.