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 Ludum Dare is a solo, from scratch competition.
In 48 hours, you build a game entirely on your own based on the given theme. No premade content, and no teams. www.ludumdare.comLudum Dare #13 is next weekend. It's a 48 hour 'make a game from scratch' competition, which some Tiggers have entered before. You have to work solo, and do all the code, art, sound and music. There is no prize for winning either. I'm hoping to enter! I'll be using Unity for my piece because it's the only language I'm able to use. Right now I'm just practicing with my toolset to make sure any technology I might use actually works. For example, I did some quick audio-recording tests for vocals and sound effects, and I did some tests of lightmaps in 3D studio MAX in case I want to use those. My plan is to make a 3D game of some sort, but other than that I'm just waiting on the theme to be announced on Saturday. Is anyone else planning to enter this? |
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« Last Edit: November 30, 2008, 01:23:39 PM by dock »
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« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2008, 04:27:48 PM » |
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I might try to enter, actually. We'll see.
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Terry
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« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2008, 04:35:11 PM » |
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I was all set to enter this, but after the last few days I'm not sure if I've got the energy, heh. Maybe.  |
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« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2008, 04:35:59 PM » |
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might do. will see.
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Hayden Scott-Baron
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« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2008, 05:35:06 PM » |
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It would be nice to see some familiar faces in the thick of it all! ^_^
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george
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« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2008, 05:57:18 PM » |
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Right now I'm just practicing with my toolset to make sure any technology I might use actually works
thanks for the reminder about LD, I might have a go, and the above is excellent advice as I learned during the last Pyweek  . |
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Matt Thorson
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« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2008, 08:05:32 PM » |
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Forgive my noob-ness, but can anyone enter this compo, from anywhere? (ie: is it in-person or online?)
And how strict is the no premade content rule? It seems like a hard thing to define... would you be allowed to use things like Allegro or Game Maker?
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« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2008, 08:38:19 PM » |
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Forgive my noob-ness, but can anyone enter this compo, from anywhere? (ie: is it in-person or online?)
And how strict is the no premade content rule? It seems like a hard thing to define... would you be allowed to use things like Allegro or Game Maker?
It's online, anyone can enter. Game Maker and Allegro are both fine. Here's the main site: http://www.ludumdare.com/Here's a page on what's allowed: http://www.ludumdare.com/wiki/ld13:libsIt's just for fun, so I think they try to be inclusive  |
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« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2008, 10:18:33 AM » |
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... Is Construct allowed, then?
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Hayden Scott-Baron
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« Reply #9 on: November 30, 2008, 01:22:50 PM » |
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... Is Construct allowed, then?
Yeah, of course. So long as it doesn't implement gameplay code, you're fine! |
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« Reply #10 on: December 02, 2008, 04:45:01 AM » |
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Guess I'm out, then. Behaviors are a basic thing in Construct.
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« Reply #11 on: December 02, 2008, 05:11:39 AM » |
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I would have liked to enter this comp, after having taken part in a "Game in a Day" competition almost a year back, but I am travelling on 5th night. Hmm, what if I turn this around in a day. That would be a tough challenge now, wouldnt it?
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« Reply #12 on: December 02, 2008, 05:31:17 AM » |
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I've wanted to enter this the last couple of years, the problem is it falls right in the middle between the last week of class and finals week.
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ஒழுக்கின்மை (Paul Eres)
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« Reply #13 on: December 02, 2008, 06:57:20 AM » |
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is there anywhere that shows the winners / entrants of previous contests? that site is kind of hard to navigate and i looked through it but couldn't find anything like a list of previous contests w/ winners
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Hayden Scott-Baron
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« Reply #14 on: December 02, 2008, 07:07:15 AM » |
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dbest, the contest doesn't really start until the 6th. If you check to find the theme on the night/evening of the 5th you can be ready to make your game the next day. Also, some people do 3-6 hour entries because they are busy, but still want to do something simple and fun. ^_^ TeamQuiggan, the contest is every four months, so you should be able to enter one of the other ones. is there anywhere that shows the winners / entrants of previous contests? that site is kind of hard to navigate and i looked through it but couldn't find anything like a list of previous contests w/ winners
It's pretty hard to navigate, but here's how you can look at the previous winners: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/category/ld12/ - Tower http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/category/ld11/ - Minimalist http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/category/ld10/ - Chain Reaction If you click on the name of the people in the winners grid, scroll down past the comments, you'll find the final submission of their game. Otherwise if you check entries tagged with 'final' you can find people's submitted games: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/tag/final/ |
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« Reply #15 on: December 02, 2008, 07:37:44 AM » |
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But, 4 months from December is Spring semester finals week! hahaha.
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« Reply #16 on: December 02, 2008, 09:36:15 AM » |
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I would have liked to join, but I have lots of things to do this weekend. Maybe next time.
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« Reply #17 on: December 02, 2008, 10:04:50 AM » |
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@dock - totally agree with you. I will be in GMT+5.30 on the 6th, so I think it will effectively start for me on the 7th. Hmm, maybe I better wait for the next one. Hope it comes along soon.
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Jonathan Whiting
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« Reply #18 on: December 02, 2008, 03:48:08 PM » |
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Oh sweet, I'd completely forgotten about Lundum Dare's existance, cheers. Definately quite tempted to give it a go.
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