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Ludum Dare is a biannual 48 hour solo from-scratch game development competition. The tenth one is coming up now in December! I've participated in some past ones, and it's great fun. Come join!  Dec. 7-14th - Registration and Theme Voting Compo: Dec. 14 at 7pm PST - 16th at 7pm PST - see start in your timezone(that's Dec 15 at 03:00 - Dec 17 03:00 GMT) * Official site .. currently redirects to: * Blog type thing, probably where the compo will be held. Past LD entries are also being posted here. (If you've participated in past LDs, go post!) * Wiki: Rules, FAQ, etc* IRC: irc.afternet.org, #ludumdare
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« Last Edit: December 03, 2007, 04:27:30 PM by mjau »
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« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2007, 07:04:14 PM » |
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This looks neat, I should try this, a time limit will probably help me see a game out to the end.
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« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2007, 09:01:13 AM » |
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Hey thanks for posting this. The Ludum Dare's always fly by me. Nobody ever tells when they are  It's bit of a problematic weekend for me, but I think I could fit this in to my schedule... I'd get my monthly game done.
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« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2007, 04:31:20 PM » |
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Hmmm... I'd love to enter but it'd be hard to convince my parents to let me stay up for 48 hours... but I'll try :D
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« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2007, 05:55:38 PM » |
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Yeah, you're totally expected to sleep. Some of us did the no sleep thang in the original 24 our compo, but it's more bragging rights than actually useful.
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mjau
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« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2007, 07:03:33 PM » |
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I might not be the best person to give advice on this, but yeah, sleep is definitely recommended. You'll probably work much better when refreshed than when bone tired, better quality in less time. Also, sleep means being away from your game for a little while, giving you a fresh perspective when you return. Dreams can also be useful for expanding on ideas and giving you new ones. Also remember to eat and drink, and get some fresh air once in a while 
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« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2007, 10:35:17 AM » |
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How do I join? isn't today the day to start joining?
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« Reply #8 on: December 06, 2007, 02:45:07 PM » |
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It's right smack dab in the middle of my exams, unfortunately!
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« Reply #9 on: December 06, 2007, 04:26:13 PM » |
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How do I join? isn't today the day to start joining? You sign up the same you would to add your previous games. Just you don't have any games to post... yet. 
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« Reply #10 on: December 06, 2007, 10:18:09 PM » |
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Ah, but of course, my parents were complete jerks and they didn't understand... Sigh... I guess I won't be able to enter this one, or if I do, I'll have a huge headache... What's so wrong about spending 40 of 48 hours up and coding? It's not like I haven't done it before... 
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« Reply #11 on: December 06, 2007, 10:19:53 PM » |
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You don't have to stay up all night. I wouldn't. 
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« Reply #13 on: December 13, 2007, 07:48:09 AM » |
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Looks like it's now down to just ten themes:
AI Opponent Aquarium Architecture Chain Reaction Colonization Evolution Flight Flood Reverse time Time travel
I'm still not quite sure if I'm taking part or not. All depends on whether or not I like the final theme, I guess.
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Alex May
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« Reply #15 on: December 14, 2007, 04:24:24 AM » |
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WOW that is really cool :D
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« Reply #16 on: December 14, 2007, 08:08:09 PM » |
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It has begun! Theme is Chain Reaction. Go!
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« Reply #17 on: December 14, 2007, 08:39:42 PM » |
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So basically, I join the site, write my game and submit it as a blog post? Or am I missing some kind of registration link?
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« Reply #18 on: December 15, 2007, 02:07:37 PM » |
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It's just that simple. You can do more if you want, like posting progress logs and shots, but you're not required to.
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« Reply #19 on: December 19, 2007, 07:36:38 PM » |
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Just a little update on this.. The compo is over (has been over for a few days now..), with more than 50 finished entries. Voting is now in progress, for the next two weeks  (Only people who finished an entry can vote.) It's a bit difficult to find all the final entries for non-participants currently since Wordpress can't mix categories and tags apparently, but hopefully that'll get better when the voting period is over (or look for posts here marked with the 'final' tag).
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