J-1:
This is it , they release the theme : FREE - OMG it's too"vague" for me , my brain goes everywhere and nowhere , hopefully the community help me to "keep my head straigth " now its time to brainstorm , chat with others and getting some usefull link and ressource as long as the ideas will precise the ongoing project . I Brace myself -The Jam Is Coming....
so far , so lost :
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/words-containing-free
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free
Freewill appeal to me but as a first jam and a total beginner , it'll be complicated to make something "complete enougth" with so much choice. I have to find some themed gameloop - an achievable goal .
after an hour or so brainstorming with the crowd on discord , I've ended up my puns list and some good game-ideas and mechanics are in sight , but , my lack of abilities will probably close some door ...
now lets try to focus on the theme again and not puns only ...
I know , Theme is optional but I take it like " any other Jam" Rule ... I feel more confident about finding a funny and affordable gameloop theme related , speaking out loud with stranger really help yourself to get your mind in unleash mode !
find some interesting "idea Generators":
http://ygd.bafta.org/resources/game-idea-generator
https://letsmakeagame.net/game-idea-generator/
https://orteil.dashnet.org/gamegen > this one give me the "initial push"
Finally ! 00:45 And I maybe have found my gameloop and even a cute idea to stick to the theme and loophole my lack of modeling abilities .... Now I Have to search for Basic Tutorial and Ressource to see if it could fit my skillpoint...
No spoiler so far cause I dont event know if I could handle the Game mechanics ....Googling stuff again and again .
Enough for Tonight, Having no real clue of how to setup a correct project or roadmap I've made a simple Google Doc ( will post a link after the jam completion)
it goes like this :
-Title:
-Pitch: 2-3 line max
-Basic ideas ( with some *pending* when not sure if i'm able to make it , it will help to prioritize)
-Game "mode": “relaxing genre” no rush etc but maybe add a time attack mode for replayability.
-Features: The list of The thing I Want ! like allow player to save , working HUD etc etc
-Resource and links : A link to a private youtube playlist made of bunch of handy tutorial + some answerhub / reddit links on Project related content.
03:41 AM John Goodenough out !
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Jam Day J0
This is it ! The jam is ON , Basic daddy issue i had to wait until nigth to work on it , just had a few times during nap time to check some videos and bookmark it for further investigation :p
21:00 > the fun begins OR not.... I was unable to produce something
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J1 : Familly Sunday ... No code for Dryde...
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J2 : Yeah at least some progress my basic mechanic is done so I can a least pitch the game and show some stuff :
See the description for more details about the future of this project