6 tips for the next Ludum Dare (video)
Participating to this event has been quite a challenge for Arthur and me. We decided to use our own game engine, and it was a lot of fun! The jam turned into a great…
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LD33 Post Mortem – How I spent my time
This time I tracked my time using ManicTime so I can present you this fancy table of how I spent my time:
Being a Kraken
This is my first ever entry to the Ludum Dare compo: Being a Kraken. So firstly, a big thank you to everyone that has reviewed it.
An Usual Day in a Troll’s Life : post mortem
Lying on the edge of the swimming pool, it’s time for a post-mortem. Let´s make it quick.
The Three Knows of GameDev – A LD33 Post-Mortem
I’ve come to revere Ludum Dare as a tri-annual marathon of determination, time management and polymathy. Even so I was not prepared for the turbulence this particular…
First Compo Entry : Post Mortem!
I made it!
The Curse of Koomba – Postmortem
Dani (The Artist)
Corruption-5 Post-mortem
I wanted to make a fancy, pretty and awesome little platform adventure game with a story. It was going to be full of mechanics and puzzles, there was going to be loads…
The Monster Files: Content Creation
First off, a massive thank you to everyone that’s played and rated our game so far! We’ve been trying to play as many as we can – it’s always nice getting comments.
R-ADIUS AI: A Not-A-Post-Mortem Post Mortem
I want to start with a big thanks to every person who’ve played my entry so far. You are the best!
Oko Furia – postmortem
Second Ludum Dare and first postmortem, let’s do this! This Ludum Dare was one hell of a blast, can’t wait for LD34! 😀 If you haven’t got the chance to play our game,…
Pissed off Zombie – Post mortem
I made a fast RTS game when you are pissed off zombie who have enough of “zombie killing” games.
The Monster Way – Post Mortem
There is our Post Mortem for The Monster Way, careful spoilers inside !
Lab Resist
First off, thank you to everyone who has played and enjoyed Lab Resist. We are really pleased and proud of the result of this weekend of teamwork and learning.
Boblar’s Ascension, how it became (postmortem)
I’ve got to say working tireless hours for a game is good experience for anyone, didn’t really expect to learn this much in one weekend. Boblar’s Ascension is my first…
Milky Helps People – Postmortem
Milky Helps people is a logic puzzle game. (Timelapse here.)
Timelapse and postmortem: “You are them, on s.t.e.r.”
Let’s start this post off with a video showing me constantly hitting myself in the face while trying to create something (music for the video by the amazing Dan Terminus):
Dude, Stop – our first Ludum Dare experience (Post Mortem).
We had only a day to make a game, so we went through very few ideas before finally deciding on the one that was the easiest for us to make and funniest for you to play.
Post Mortem
So Ludum Dare #33 lies behind us now, and I take the chance to write a quick follow-up of how this all turned out for me.
Post-Compo? (or Mortem? What’s up with the latin here XD )
Well, first thing first how do you do a post-mortem on your own?
The Kraken – Post Mortem
Starting almost a day late, I suddenly had a fun idea for a game that would fit the theme just right: Playing a giant Kraken in the ocean, destroying passing boats!
‘Not Enough Souls’ Post Mortem and Bugfixed Version!
First off, The Bug Fixed/Post Compo Version
Post-mortem thoughts
Some post-mortem thoughts. I think the theme “You are the Monster” has been the most fruitful and interesting from all the Ludum Dares I have been participating. So far…
Hydra Confusion Post Mortem
For the first time in our 4 entries to Ludum Dare, we managed to jam at the same location – at least for one day. Funnily enough, that took some time off our development…
Shorter Judging Period, Please?
Call me impatient, but don’t you agree the Ludum Dare judging period is too long?
Seasons Post-Mortem
Graham Dolle(Artist, Coder, Co-designer)
Post-mortem, I guess
Hi all,
Space Invadees – Post Mortem
Play and rate
Stealth Yeti Postmortem
I never got around to making a post that I had finished my LD game, so here it is!
KAIJU TYCOON POSTMORTEM
A new edition of the LudumDare; and No Wand Studios, a small studio of four Spanish young people, participates for the second time to show our craziness.
Alien Rush post-mortem
Alien Rushis mine 6th LD entry and mine 5th Compo entry. You can play it here.
Run OGRE Run! – Postmortem
Play the game
“The Admin of The Dungeon -In a MMORPG-” Post-mortem: The idea
Hello everybody! How are you today? We are feelin’ good! We are Datamosh (a small indie studio, from Argentina) and this is… frankly, I don’t remember. But it is not the…
MISHMASH post-mortem
Hi all,
Path of a Psychopath – A Post-Mortem
I am incredibly happy with this summer’s Ludum Dare results. Not only feedback has been overwhelmingly positive in areas we only started experimenting in, the game…
DIAL-NPC Post Mortem
Well after a first LD comes the first Post Mortem :)
Late for the Show Post Mortem
Late for the Show is what I consider an unusual achievement for me, I have now taken part in six Ludum Dares, as well as other game jams that take place in 48 hours and…
Super Snack Time! Post-mortem
Play the game here!
Player Rush Post-Mortem
Hey everyone! We hope you’ve been enjoying all these awesome games – we sure have! 😀
Post-Mortem on Minotaur
Part of the preparation for the next Ludum Dare (because, hey, it’ll be here rather sooner than later) is looking into the past at how the previous entries worked and…
Post Mortem
With all that wonderful feedback in mind and while stil in development of the post compo version, I want to write a little post mortem of our Ludum Dare entry Pumpi.
Fear Me! – Post-mortem (pun not intended)
In Fear Me! you play as a happy-go-lucky ghost who has recently breached the veil of the damned in pursuit of his favorite leaisure activity – scaring children. A sort…
Out West Post-Mortem
Well, it’s that time! This has been my first Ludum Dare, and it has been great so far. Thank you for all the support! Right, now onto the important stuff.