I'm going to be trying out a new engine(http://www.godotengine.org/wp/) for the weekend which is always fun. 

If you are going f2p I would agree with what Kolo said and even double down on it. For a f2p game revenue and game experience metrics are so interrelated that you should as well treat them as the same thing.

One of the best entries I've seen so far.

Sometimes there are issues with id3 tags, keep that in mind if you have similar troubles again.

I pretty much fall a sleep yesterday right after submission. It didn't came close to what I had in mind, but that was kind of expected. Anyways, I'll check yours later. Cheers.

http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=1990

Finally some progress to show. I still have a ton to do and balancing is going to take a while. I'm so moving to the Jam  .

I'm working on a kind of city builder, kind of tower defense, kind of thing. I'll post some screens when they become available 

I recently started a similar development, but I'm using just OpenFL. I hadn't read that particular article before but I'm pretty much also doing strategy number 3. Given the market share(http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-iPhone-install-base-is-still-heavy-on-the-iPhone-44S-giving-prospects-for-massive-upgrades-ahead_id55774) I would suggest to "skip" 480 x 320 and go straight to 960 x 640(iphone 4) as a base resolution(I mean as a target not as a numeric base for your stage size). I can't find the article but the numbers are relatively similar for android(with lots of minor differences on screen sizes).

Remember to set up a couple of conditionals in your project(http://www.openfl.org/documentation/projects/project-files/xml-format/) so that you can easily compile to different resolutions and load just the respecting assets.

I haven't make nothing specific for this game, but during the GGJ I tried to make something that also involved the simulation of a small city so I have a better idea of what I'm dealing with. I'll start with some mockups by wednesday.

[Where.]

Hi!

I'm helping to organize a Global game jam in Mexico city(A huevo!!), actually I'll take place at Atizapán(but we all know is basically the same). As you might already know I'll be happening on the weekend of January 29 - 31.

Even if you're not participating in the jam itself we encourage you to attend some conferences we'll have and/or come and say hi to other fellow developers.

Where.

At Tec de Monterrey Campus Estado de México.

How can I register

You can register via our wiki, Facebook or directly through GGJ's website. We're keeping track of them.

For more info visit our wiki.

It reminded me of Jump'n'Bump (http://icculus.org/jumpnbump/) check it out.

I agree 'El Topo' is a must.

I'm looking for a 2D artist(I prefer non-vector stuff but you it can also work) and a musician. My game will be about deception, subversion and repression. You can check out my thread(http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=17200.0) for more info. PM me if interested.

[How it'll play.]

Since the first time I heard about Spy Party I though it was genius, sadly I've never played it(and I don't see that happening in a near future ). So when I saw versus was the theme Spy Party was the first thing that came to my mind. I'll try to make something around the same core mechanic.

How it'll play.
You get to be "the system" or some guy/gal who is against it . If you are the anti-system guy/gal you should create discomfort between the population. On the other side if you are the system you should identify and eradicate whoever is trying to break you.

How it'll look.
I'll try to get some collaboration, my art mostly sucks. I'm thinking about a 2D top view of the whole city.

Creating discomfort between the population.
So far I've think of some simple mechanics for it, but I'll keep cracking the idea for some days.

Oral propaganda.- You can situate in a crowded area and start talking out loud. As "The system" you can see guys speaking all over the city, but unless you're really close you can't tell if he's are selling something, crazy or making propaganda.

Written propaganda.- You can give out pamphlets and stuff. It'll probably work like oral propaganda.

Culture jamming.- You can 'vandalize' system's propaganda. At the beginning of the game "the system" will make a motto that you can retort to satirize system's ideas/values.

Those are a couple mechanic ideas. BTW "the system" will also have ways of reduce discomfort for example not letting it motto to be mocked..."the system" will control a cop(or maybe more) and be able to "enforce" (suppress) whoever opposes him. That doesn't mean the guy can just go and kill whoever he suspects, killing innocents will increase discomfort.

When the game ends.
When certain level of discomfort is reached you can start a rebellion and break the system. "the system" can win by identifying who is behind everything and killing him/her.

Technical aspects.
I'll code it with AS3 but I'm not sure what to use for the back-end. I have experience with sockets in C and PHP and some distributed stuff in erlang but I'll probably use something like player.io or fox server. Suggestions on this regard are welcomed.

Collaborations.
Artist.-I can hardly make any decent art.
Musician.- I can make some not-so-bad tunes but I'd prefer someone with a better idea.

If you're interested send me a PM. BTW I'll start coding it by the beginning of February, but i think we should start polishing the game design as soon as possible.

Other
Comments and suggestions are welcomed.