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17/02/2024 - Nokia 3310 Game Jam Beginning

Today was the first day of the jam!

What I have done:

I've had a brainstorming session

I've done some research about my ideas

I've gathered some feedback from some friends of mine that are also into game development

I've began doing the sprites on Aseprite (even though I'm not very good at it)

The theme of this Game Jam is Freeze! and after a bit of thinking, note taking, and researching online, I decided to implement the theme in multiple ways.

So, essentially, I've taken some inspiration from the way certain creatures (like bunnies and rodents) react towards predators - by using the freeze stress reaction! Then I took it in the literal sense and ran with it.

So, what did I plan?

A 2D game side-scroller where an artic bunny (with freeze related powers) evades flying predators to get back to its burrow!

I decided to keep it simple enough, but based on the feedback I've gotten, I have to be very aware of multiple things.

Due to the limits with the space, as well as how Nokia 3310 was made (and the game uses the aesthetic of it), I have to be really careful about the design of the player, and the enemy. I was able to make some bunny sprites that I can use (though I should improve on them), but I'm struggling with finding a proper design for the enemy. I don't wanna make it too big.

I need to see how I can make the bunny react. besides freezing in place. So far with that, I've been told to maybe use something time-freezing related or to knockback the enemy, so the game would be appealing to more players, but I don't want to lose the essence of the freezing theming that I've planned out. The only way I will be sure is to think how to make it work, implement it, and playtest it with other people (and then rinse and repeat the process).

Tomorrow, I'm gonna begin assembling something, and (hopefully) have some sort of a prototype.

I'll keep you updated!

Over and Out,

The Creature

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29/01/2024 - Planning to join my 1st Game Jam + setting some ground rules on how I organize myself

In the past few months, I've essentially gathered some ideas for multiple video games, read books and books and books about game design, as well as how games work, and experimented with multiple game engines - Godot and Gamemaker specifically.

What I didn't do is a game for so long.

So starting today, I'm actually going to focus more on that, instead of stalling and watching how time passes by!

Welcome to my blog, where I write some of my silly ideas online and show you what I've thought about, done, get feedback, and so much more!

I'm a 20 year old enby (they/them), in my gap year, studying how to become a game designer, with some experience in game programming!

Currently I'm applying for universities for game design, as I believe it will help me to have a degree on that and get some perspectives in the game industry.

I'm probably going to do a proper introduction post of myself, as I just wanted to put two things on paper:

participate in my first game jam - NOKIA 3310 JAM 6

brainstorm and make my ideas make sense for one of my games

I'm going to look more into the game jam, and tomorrow (hopefully), brainstorm the game I'm thinking about for a while.

Have a spooky day!

The Creature