Something is moving: in three hours I have an idea, some visual stuff moving on screen and some random audio

Gameplay?? Not too fast!

Keep cooding!

Discovery? Let’s start thinking something

Now in Italy is morning and snow no more fall!

Thanks to Ludum dare community, I’ve discovered incredible as3sfxr !! I will use it for my music/sounds if i have time

I don’t know yet

Waiting for theme is something exciting and sharing experience around here is interesting too

From my point of view, my “office” will be computer room and my first LD will be something really easy: not 48-hour programming rush, but from past contests experiences I learned that:

1) think is most important stuff for anything, even for programming. Write stuff on paper, play with it, even build a little prototype with pieces of paper and try to understand base mechanics. I will not do same mistake again: first analysis, then programming!

2)  try to organize my thoughts in a Game Design Canvas could be a waste of time, but could also help when I’ll move to programming phase. I don’t know yet

3) don’t waste time on graphics: I’m a programmer, so my graphics will sucks, but is only 1 on 8 judging point ! Same point on audio Will my game have audio? Naah..

4) what will be my central point on this LD? Innovation/fun/theme/graphics/audio/humor ? I don’t know. And maybe is not right point. What I need is some good base mechanics and some feel of progression and more important.. a game working in only 48 hours So I need to use my time, not waste it!

5) if a mechanics is too difficult to think/use/program, I will not use it, I promise!

I’m ready? Not yet Tomorrow!

LD19 ?  I will be ready!

Think to use Flashpunk and flash to build most simple and in-theme game

No graphis experience, but we need to start somewhere, right?

So let’s introduce myself. From Italy, 29, hobbry programmer, few games done for now (see my blog)

I will use Flashpunk/Flex Builder and Gimp  and if theme will be good to me, try to use Advanced Platformer Engine from Flashpunk forum.

Good luck to everyone!