2009 April | GBGames - Thoughts on Indie Game Development - Part 2

LD#14: GUI and Gooey

By GBGames, on April 19th, 2009%

I’ve been hard at work, and I’ve been making some decent progress. I can load the level and render it, so that’s good. I have a basic economy that updates based on income, but I don’t have a way to spend it yet or a way to let you know how much you’ve hoarded.

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LD#14: Shower, Lunch, and Seven Hours Left

By GBGames, on April 19th, 2009%

I had a good night’s sleep, got some coding in, and have decided on a plan of attack that should result in a completed game. But I have less than 7 hours left. It’s going to be tight.

First, I moved the laptop from the living room to my office. I had to clear a . . . → Read More: LD#14: Shower, Lunch, and Seven Hours Left

LD#14: More Eating

By GBGames, on April 19th, 2009%

A friend of mine has come in from out of town for the night, so a few of us went to one of our favorite college spots: Allende Restaurant, or what I like to affectionately call Club Allende. They have the best burritos in Chicago!

I ordered a vegetarian burrito and horchata (rice water).

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LD#14: A Snack and a Cat

By GBGames, on April 18th, 2009%

One of my favorite things to eat is a crispy, crunchy Granny Smith apple.

Ok, so if you saw my previous post, you know that I have absolutely no code, and the first 24 hours are almost up! So as soon as I decided to start filling my project directory with brilliance, I’m . . . → Read More: LD#14: A Snack and a Cat

LD#14: An Empty Project

By GBGames, on April 18th, 2009%

I woke up, decided to start coding, and saw this. It was slightly disheartening, but I’m trying to look at it as a good thing. Somehow.

GBGames' Blog update The Future Is Disorienting http://t.co/rDHgnYZi about 1 hour ago from twitterfeed Reply Retweet Favorite
@tinysubversions Only went to 2011 GDC, but the AI Summit talk "AI Navigation: It's Not a Solved Problem... Yet" was pretty good. about 15 hours ago from web in reply to tinysubversions Reply Retweet Favorite
@sanspants Sounds like a potentially underserved market for an enterprising indie... about 15 hours ago from web in reply to sanspants Reply Retweet Favorite
My fiancee and I are in @evdayspa's engagement story contest. Could you Like our story at https://t.co/7aETTmCS (the one w/ mountains)? about 16 hours ago from web Reply Retweet Favorite
If my cats were Slimer, and cat fur were ectoplasm, I'd be Peter Venkman. B-( about 20 hours ago from web Reply Retweet Favorite
@LukeD thanks! I'm looking forward to this weekend in any case. B-) about 21 hours ago from Twitter for Android in reply to LukeD Reply Retweet Favorite
@Crell Yeah, but they can't be right. B-) 12:14:59 AM February 07, 2012 from web in reply to Crell Reply Retweet Favorite
Des Moines Public Library says that if I reserve this book, my position in the queue is 50. I can totally read faster than the other 49. 12:08:17 AM February 07, 2012 from web Reply Retweet Favorite
RT @edclef: I'll just leave this here: "you have until Sunday, February 19th to vote for your #IGF Audience Award winner: http://t.co/Vk ... 05:32:09 PM February 06, 2012 from Twitter for Android Reply Retweet Favorite
@bkoppe @Crell I'll admit that the font needs to be large enough, but by and large, the more code I can see at once, the better. 05:31:57 PM February 06, 2012 from Twitter for Android in reply to bkoppe Reply Retweet Favorite