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I guess I’m in.. but not really exactly officially.
Hey all,
I’m not sure if I’m doing this right, this is my first time writing a post here. Anyway, I wanted to participate in the upcoming LD jam with 2 friends but it seems that I will be the only one left to join this game development party. So I considered joining the compo. After some thinking I thought it would be better if I just make a game according to the rules of LD without actually uploading anything, since I’m still not sure about how all this works (for example, are blog-updates obligatory? Do I need to do anything special to join, I keep seeing all these “I’m in” blog posts?). This is going to be my first LD anyway so I doubt I will even be able to finish a game, I’m quite the perfectionist so progress on personal projects is usually slow. I also feel kind of intimidated because it feels like most of you people are professionals, while I’m merely a student that has never finished a game project. Maybe I will ‘officially’ participate next time if all goes relatively well this time, we’ll see 
So yeah.. good luck everyone and have fun doing what you love to do!
Hey man, you’re in the same boat as me (new and a student and not a pro/veteran and all). My advice is just go for it. Just “compete” and enter whatever you make. If you don’t enter it, you won’t get the feedback needed to make it better for the next time. You gotta start somewhere, and so why not start with just attempting to make a full game and submitting it? That’s what I’m going to try to do.
Good Luck with whatever you end up doing though!
I’m with Brucef. Go for it! You say that most of us are professionals. Where ever you got that from, I have no idea! I haven’t seen a single person who’s made an I’m In post on this page, besides the veterans, that I’d call professionals at all. (Have you SEEN the amount of first-timer posts?) Heck, I’m 14, and even I managed an entry on my first try after a only a year of programming experience! In fact, I’d say you probably have more experience as a student then many of us here. So really, your being down on yourself! Go all out, make something as best you can, submit it, and become known. I’m a testament to the fact it isn’t as hard as it looks! It’s way more fun to compete than it is to expect yourself not to succeed, so go ahead and do it. Read the guide below, and you’ll get her done easy. Break a leg, man. Figuratively.
http://sol.gfxile.net/ldsurvival.html
As for your more specific questions, you can check it all out on the rules page linked in the site’s main navigation. Short answer: Blog posts aren’t obligatory, but appreciated. Call the I’m In stuff a “pre-game ritual.” Mainly for motivational purposes.
Thanks for the replies you two, I guess I’ll just submit my creation then. I know most people here aren’t professionals, it’s just FEELS that way. Not that it should even matter though, as far as I know LD is all about having fun creating and playing games (of course there is a bit of showing off
). And thanks for the link, it’s quite helpful.