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[ ! ] Introduce yourself (now with advice!) Sticky

A topic by lysander created Dec 29, 2016 Views: 4,082 Replies: 121
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1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

I go by GlitchThief. I'm a web developer by trade, but I'd rather be making game.

2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?

I decided late last year that I want to make one new game every month this year. This seemed like the ideal way to kick my own ass into starting.

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

I typically play MMOs or Pokemon games, but smaller older games are what really capture my creative imagination. Old-school RPGs and shooters really make me think about what I can do.

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

I have a few false starts. I've done tutorials in various engines and languages bu never finished a project.

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

It's embarrassing, but I pretty much think about Pokemon 24/7

Host(+1)

hello! we hope that the jam can serve as ample Ass Kicking for getting started with games. i hope to see a finished project from you!

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Maybe you've already seen this, but this website looks like it might be helpful in achieving you "game-a-month" goals! (Or at least give you additional ass-kicking-into-gear-help, which I always find helpful)

http://www.onegameamonth.com/

Submitted

This is awesome! Thank you for sharing, Plum!

Submitted

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

My name is Jed! I'm a university student studying English.

2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?

This is my first jam!

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

My favorite genre is Metroidvania (although I've never played Castlevania before). I want to try and make my own Metroidvania style game for this jam. :3

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

I made half of a visual novel in TyranoBuilder Visual Novel Studio once, but other than that I'm completely new to game development. I'm hoping to learn how to make pixel art and use Stencyl for this jam.

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

I really like writing and designing and creating stuff in general!


I'm really excited about this jam. :) Good luck to everyone!

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1. Hi everyone! I write, I make interactive fiction, I study literature and classical antiquity, and I sleep a lot.

2. This is my third round of MFGJ! A year ago I made a demo for my first real dev project, and last summer I learned some skills in a new engine. This time, I don't plan to create a solo project -- I'll be here primarily as a mentor! You can email me, DM me, or find me on Discord now and then if you need help or advice. Unfortunately, I can't be on Discord a ton, but I'll still try to pop in from time to time, and I totally encourage you to drop me a line elsewhere if you need to. I'll also be hanging around the forums hollering happily at all of your projects throughout the jam! I'm so excited to see what everyone makes!!

3. Silent Hill, Soulsborne, Drakengard & Nier, Shadow of the Colossus & The Last Guardian, Baten Kaitos, Okami, and Sunless Sea are some of my absolute favorites and I could sing their praises for years. I love horror games (especially indie horror and classic RPGMaker horror like Yume Nikki, IB, Ao Oni, etc), but I also have a huuuuge soft spot for games like Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing. I just really love video games in general; interactive fiction of all kinds has always inspired me.

4. I have experience primarily with Twine (2.0 & 1.4), Ren'py, and RPGMaker (2003, VX Ace). My projects are typically 2D and narrative-oriented. In the last year, I've worked on about a dozen games and prototypes! I'm currently focusing on WDYTYA and a couple of visual novels.

5. Writing! Narrative structure! Character design! Art! Horror fiction! Weird old stuff people dig up in the Mediterranean! Petting cats!!!

6. Don't be too hard on yourself! The initial vision of any project is usually your ideal vision, and being flexible about its outcome is vital. Everyone's said this, but: keep your scope manageable to prevent yourself from getting overwhelmed or discouraged. Don't be afraid to cut, scrap, or rework things. Like if you start thinking you need to switch engines, give it a try as soon as possible. That fresh start can be daunting, but it'll probably make you more productive, efficient, and comfortable in the long run. Remember that developing a new skill takes time, and what you end up making doesn't have to be perfectly polished. As long as you've learned something new, you're doing great.

Submitted

1. Hi, I'm Innes! I'll be posting about my game dev on my Tumblr.

2. I didn't participate in the last one, though I've done multiple game jams before. I've never actually FINISHED a game to the point that I'd feel comfortable putting it on Itch. This is a kick in the pants.

3. I really liked Sims/MySims when I was younger (and I still glare at Sims 4 longingly cause I don't have it). Christine Love's Digital: A Love Story and Analogue: A Hate Story opened my mind to what a visual novel could be, and Porpentine's various games (especially With Those We Love Alive, with its analogue elements of play) have had a big impact on me.

4. I have the most experience with Twine, I've made prototypes in Construct 2, Ren'Py, and RPGMaker VX Ace, and I have passing experience with Inform 7. If I've worked with something else, it has slipped my mind.

5. Accessibility, especially as it relates to games. With my disabilities, a lot of games are (usually accidentally) rendered unplayable for me -- the developer expects that the player will be able to understand spoken English without visual aid, react to text/images in a short time frame, or perform complex hand movements quickly and precisely. Which are things I can't consistently do, lol. I'm not saying EVERY game has to be accessible to everyone; that's unreasonable. But there are a lot of games that would just need small tweaks to be more accessible than they are.

6. Use the resources at your disposal; that's what they're for. It's a waste of everyone's precious time, including yours, if you're fretting over how to make snickerdoodles, but you haven't looked at the resource list, which includes "Ten Easy Recipes for Snickerdoodles." Or some other example more suited to game dev. I speak from experience!

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

Hi! I'm Carlos, but on the internet, I usually go by Sir Floof.

2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?

I did sign up for the last jam, but I didn't actually do anything. This time, I'm going to actually make something, hopefully. I just hope school doesn't get in the way.

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

I've always been inspired by indie games that are mostly made by one person. Stuff like Cave Story, Dust: An Elysian Tail, Stardew Valley, etc. Those types of games always make me want to try and make my own game.

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

I have practically no experience in game development. I messed around a bit with Construct 2 in the last jam, but that's about it.

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

A couple things that I like are music and visual art, but above all else, I love video games.

6. Any advice to new jammers (if you're a veteran)?

Don't be lazy like me. Actually submit something. Even if you didn't finish it, you can still be proud of the fact that you made something.

Submitted

Hey, I'm Jyzavi. Most people call me Jay. I participated in the summer version of the jam last year and started with a twine game to get my feet wet. This time I'm trying out Game Maker Studio. I don't have any experience with it so wish me luck, haha.

My current favorite games are Overwatch, Kentucky Route Zero, and Job Simulator 2050. There are more, many more. I'm not sure if any of them in particular inspired me to make my own, I'm just madly in love with video games as a form.

Other than games I'm really into theatre, specifically the behind the scenes parts like set design and tech crew and all that. Food is also just...so important to me ok. I love cooking and trying out new recipes, I love experimenting with spices.

I'm not sure how much of a veteran I count as, but my advice to other people would be: Give it your all and don't worry about failure! Even if you don't really have a game at the end of the jam you will learn a lot and maybe even make some new friends along the way. Especially if you hang out in the voice chat.

Submitted

Wait, is your icon Pot? Always cool to see another Glitch player!

Submitted

Heck yeah it is! Nice to see you too! :D

Submitted

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

Hello, everyone! I am David, but I go by the alias, baportabo, online. I am an 18 year old computer science student, but will study game design after graduating.

2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?

This is my actually first time, so I am very excited to see what everyone will be crafting!

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

Some of my favorite games are Dungeon Souls and Nuclear Throne. There is just something about roguelikes that captivates me. I mean, their pixel art is freaking gorgeous!

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

Well, right now, I'm just beginning my journey in game development. I'm currently using Game Maker Studio as my engine.

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

Aside from programming and game crafting, I'm reaaaally passionate in drawing. Not that good but reaaaally passionate. I came to a point where in I was willing to shift my course from computer science to fine arts.

1) I'm Lazy Kiki, I normally go by either Kiki or Byte on the social medias

2) Nope new to practically everything involving game design and development ;;

3) Yume Nikki, Mad Father, Stardew Valley, Overwatch, Skullgirls, Animal Crossing; the first 3 are what made me think I could make something if I tried

4) No, although I have RPGMaker VX Ace and PICO-8, along with a few more obscure maker programs

5) Art, mainly character and story design

Submitted

1. Hello. My name's Joe. I work in a supermarket, making pizzas.

2. This is the first game jam I've attempted. I joined because making games is a kinda fun thing to do, and it would be good to have a deadline to motivate me to finish something.

3. The game that made me want to make games was The Stanley Parable. The game that made me think maybe I could was Undertale. Neither of them are my favourites really, but they got me into this in the first place.

4. I once made a half-finished Gamemaker game for a live performance about the film Alien. I talked and performed while someone played it on a big screen. It wasn't a game that would work on its own though. The most complex thing it did was move left and right, and other things moved left and right and up and down when you reached certain bits, you know. Sometimes sounds played, but never when I'd wanted them to.

5. I guess I'm passionate about making things that tell stories, and also reading things that tell stories, and watching/playing/listening to them.

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1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

Hello, I'm Alexandra (you can call me Alex, or Azurite if you want though). I've been talking in the Discord chat but I never properly introduced myself here. I'm currently studying Japanese in college, and I like to draw in my free time. If you'd like, you can check out my art here. You can also find it on my twitter, where I've been posting my art for the jam.

2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?

Originally my boyfriend and I planned to participate in this jam last year, but we found we didn't have the time. We've been wanting to collaborate on making a game for a long time now so when I saw that the jam was happening again, I really wanted to join!

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

My favorite games are Paper Mario 64 and TTYD, Okami, Bloodborne, Dark Souls, Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Legend of Zelda (Majoras Mask and Twilight Princess are my favorites), Super Mario Sunshine, Persona 3, TWEWY, Katamari, Monster Hunter, and recently Hyper Light Drifter and Undertale. They all inspire me in certain ways which I could probably talk about for hours if given the chance.

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

Not at all! I'm not even the one doing the coding for this project, haha...I'm collaborating with StumpCricket for this jam! I'm just doing the art for it, but in the future I hope to mess around with gamemaker and other programs on my own.

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

I'm really passionate about art, and I hope to one day make a webcomic when I have the time to do so. I love video games too of course, and I take a lot of inspiration from them. I really look forward to sharing my own ideas and stories in the future, whether that be through making comics, games, or music.

Submitted

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

Hey, I'm Jadon, not much else to say other than that! I also study Japanese in college, and I'm planning on becoming a translator, though originally I intended to study computer science. I've been wanting to make games for a long time and I'm finally doing it!

2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?

Nope, this is my first time! I wanted to participate with artisticazurite in the last jam, like I am now, but as she said there just wasn't enough time. Like I said, I've wanted to make games my whole life but I never really found the motivation. Actually, since I can't draw at all a lot of it has to do with having someone to do the art now. Seeing the actual graphics and not just solid color boxes makes the results a lot more tangible!

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

Pretty much all of my favorites have inspired me both to make my own game and in general. They include Pikmin, Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Bloodborne, Dark Souls, Demon's Souls, Zelda (especially Majora's Mask and Ocarina of Time), Undertale, Earthbound, LISA, Dwarf Fortress, Paper Mario, Morrowind, Metroid (favorite 2D is Super Metroid, favorite 3D is Metroid Prime) The Metal Gear Series, Yakuza, Nier, Ape Escape, Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, Monster Hunter, Okami, Super Mario World, Katamari, and a million others I'm sure I'm forgetting to list.

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

None! I have extremely basic knowledge of Computer Science when I took it in high-school and briefly for the semester-and-a-half I was a computer science major in college, but even then I've never made or attempted making a game.

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

Games are probably the thing I'm most passionate about, but I'm also very passionate about music, making stories, etc. There's a lot of things I would say I'm passionate about to varying degrees!

1. Hello! I'm Naz, but I go by Hiraja online. I'm currently in college in a game dev related major.

2. I didn't attend the last jam. In truth I didn't even know about this jam until recently. The atmosphere here is fun and inviting, which is one of the main reasons I wanted to join. I also want to create something to add to my portfolio.

3. My favorite games span all sorts of genres. I love S4 League, Borderlands, Transistor, World of Warships, Overwatch, Duelyst, Hyper Light Drifter, and Skyrim. Yea, I'm all over the place x). S4 League stands as my one true inspiration. It was so good before it got taken over by hackers :/

4. I have experience with game development. I'm in that weird middle ground where I'm not a beginner and I'm not a veteran.If veterans were level 100... I'd say I'm level 30 or 40? Some of the engines & languages I use are Unity, GameMaker, Processing, Java, and JavaScript.

5. I LOVE to design. Getting the core concepts and theories down, then improving them. I'm also really good at coding and can do some art (I made my avatar :P).

6. I've only done a few jams before, but I can offer two extremely important pieces of advice:
a) "It's dangerous to go alone". and unnecessary. Find a friend or someone from a forum to join you. Find two (or more)! A jam is much more enjoyable with friends.
b) Beware of scope creep! Write down your idea, list the essentials of it from must-have to it-would-be-nice, boil that down some more, then make the game. Start from the topmost necessary parts, and work your way down.

Let's make games and have fun! <3

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

Heyo! Totally forgot to introduce myself, so here we are ^_^''' My name is Limboneto, you can call me Limbo, Ansley, Ans, or whatever suits your fancy. I'm a Canadian artist/game maker, although I'm by no means a pro

2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?

Yes I did! I'm getting out of my comfort zone slightly and trying a new engine I've never used until now, GameMaker. Hopefully I can get a decent game working!

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

I have so many favourites. I'm a huge fan of The Legend of Zelda series, Pokemon, Portal, Tales of series, Fantasy RPGs in general, RPG Horror games such as Ib, The Witch's House, Mad Father, Misao, etc. I also love various Harvest Moon or Animal Crossing-type games, and plan on making 1 or 2 (though maybe not for this jam ^_^') As of late, Undertale and Grim Fandango have been my obsessions!

And yes, most if not all of these have been huge inspirations for me, and quite possibly elements from all of these might go into my newest project!

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

A little! I normally use RPG Maker VX Ace and MV, and have been playing around with them for a few years now!

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

My OCs and their stories! I have over 100+ OCs for 1 world/story alone out of a possible 4-5, and I absolutely love drawing, writing, and talking about them! I'm always up for telling people about them and for hearing feedback and ideas to help me out!

6. Any advice to new jammers (if you're a veteran)?

Have fun with it! Don't worry, and don't sweat it! Have little stepping stones set out for you along the way (ex: make player sprite, then have them walk around in the environment, have some water and/or a snack, make character interact with something, etc. etc.) and don't be afraid to reach out to fellow jammers for help or just to chill and talk with, I failed to do that last round and I missed out on some stuff ^_^'''

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?
Hello! I am Plum, and I keep changing my handle on every website I sign up for so it's kinda hard to keep track of me. I'm currently making my way towards some sort of degree in college. I really want to work in game design/development when I get out of college, but my college doesn't really teach that kind of thing, so I am trying to teach myself? College is weird.

2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?

I'm joining up in this jam because I live in a desert in the middle of nowhere, and there are no cool gamedevs around for me to talk about games with. That said, if you wanna make a new videogame-developer friend, please message me! I am always down to talk about game design. ALSO I work best when I have a deadline, so hopefully this jam will make me finally finish something.

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

I really love the Dark Souls series, but I also like all sorts of smaller indie games, such as Undertale, the Beginner's Guide, stuff like that( and also I love all of the stuff that comes out of this website as well.) I've had powerful experiences of many different flavors through many different games, so I guess I just want to recreate that feeling in my own work.

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

I really have no experience at all! I've always been interested in game design and development, but I've never taken a real swing at it. I'm two weeks into teaching myself Unity and C#, so we'll see how that goes!

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

I'm really into the radical potential of video games! They're a huge form of media that millions of people consume, but it's rare to see games approach diverse or complicated subjects in a mature way. I'd like to try doing that myself, when I have more experience.

6. Any advice to new jammers (if you're a veteran)?

I am not a veteran at all, but it never hurts to save ALL THE TIME. And have lots of backups of your files. On different hard drives. In different locations.

Submitted

YOUR ICON IS REALLY CUTE.

That aside, good luck with the jam!

Thank you! (I am also looking forward to seeing how your team's game turns out, your cat sprite in the other thread is so cute!)

Submitted

aww thanks! :') I appreciate it!

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1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

The identity I use for game development is Glutamate Dehydrogenase (GDH for brevity). I'm a 25 year old biological science graduate student, if the name didn't give it away.

2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?

I've never participated in a game jam before, I've got about a month off where I'm basically a NEET until the semester starts. Figured I may as well finally go beyond tutorial projects and unfinished prototypes.

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

The original Deus Ex has always been my absolute favorite. I also enjoyed the System Shock series, earlier Fallout games (and New Vegas), and the Elder Scrolls series. I've also played Unreal Tournament and Quake 3 since their release. I've always wanted to develop a game fully, but I've never gotten around to it properly - doing the programming equivalent of writing chapter one and then forgetting about it.

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

I've messed around with Unity tutorials, and when I was a child I played around with QBASIC and DarkBasic. I managed to make simple games, even a very simple FPS (one room, constantly spawning enemies), but never anything large scale.

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

Science in general, mainly. Get a few drinks in me and I will not shut up about the minutiae of molecular biology in particular.

6. Any advice to new jammers (if you're a veteran)?

Nope. I'm new to this. Good luck.

Submitted

Hello! My name is Elijah. I'm beginner indie game developer.

This is my first time joining and I'm really want to know what others think about my game.

Many games that I like: Doodle Jump, FEZ, Deadbolt, Swhip, Standby, and many other

To create my game, me inspired my state of mind at the time, and even though the game is not quite polished, but it accurately conveys my internal state at the time when I was doing it.

Bouncing Hell! it's my first complete game.

I love music and design, games has many design and music, I like create games.

Sorry for my English :)

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