Hello, all! We here at Tech Valley Game Space (TVGS) are at it again! We’re playing and rating your games right now! Also remember that our last stream will be on Saturday, from 7:00 PM EST to midnight! Check us out at Twitch.tv here (those on the chat will get priority):
http://www.twitch.tv/techvalleygamespace
Want to submit a game? Our submission form is available here:
http://goo.gl/forms/uqzjFQqK1p
If you haven’t already, check out our games, too:
Hey, all. As promised, we’re working on exporting all the videos we’ve recorded in our Twitch.tv lifestream to Youtube. Here’s the always-up-to-date playlist below. Check it out, and see if your game is in there!
[Cross-posted from Tech Valley Game Space]
The Ludum Dare 32 Showcase at Tech Valley Game Space
So this one is an important question: why would we have a real-world meeting for a game jam that prides itself in being online? The short answer is that a real-world gathering provides a number of distinct advantages, both for jammers and Compo participants, that wouldn’t be possible if one were to work from their own home. To explain these advantages, however, let’s start by discussing some spiritual differences between Ludum Dare and Global Game Jam.
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I promise I won’t spam about Tech Valley Game Space too much. Anyway, we’ve noticed that there were a few Ludum Dare attendants who both happen to live near the Capital Region in New York, and were interested in what we were doing. As some of you may already know, we hosted Ludum Dare 31 here as a physical location. What you may not know is that we do more than that: we’re actively building a game developer community here in the Capital Region. We have a meeting every Wednesday, weather permitted, and we’ve scheduled our first 2015 meeting at 6:00 PM, January 7th to discuss this year’s plans. Check it out on Meetup.com below:
Happy gaming, everyone!
So Ludum Dare 31 voting period finally comes to a close. How did Laundry Day do? Pretty darn well, actually:
First off, I might as well leak this “secret:” yes, the game is a satire of freemium and social games. It was designed like that from the beginning, from the mundane, boring activity of putting clothes into a dryer, to the comically juicy process of collecting coins and trinkets from the lint trap. This isn’t the first time we’ve posted a satire to Ludum Dare — Not a Clone was also a satire — but seeing that this time around, the game was deliberately uninteresting, this developer had very low expectations.
Not so, it turns out. A lot of people, both within and outside of Ludum Dare have found the game to be oddly addicting. Many commented how hilariously boring the game was, and still managed to find something fun about it. And a few people even managed to figure out what the game was satirizing about.
(That last comment is there because the user clearly figured out our nefarious plan to create a sequel. See, dreamlogician? I told you the volcano was an awfully obvious place to have an evil office!)
Anyways, I’ve got to give my thanks to all of you who played and voted for our game. We had a lot of fun this time, and hope to make more games in the future!
P.S. Our favorite comment may have to be this golden gem from Newgrounds:
We’re doing one last Ludum Dare game stream live on Twitch.tv today! We’ll be jamming from 4:00 PM till midnight, Eastern Time! Check us out on the link below:
http://www.twitch.tv/techvalleygamespace
As noted earlier, we will take requests and attempt to rescue games with very low ratings. If you want to get your game streamed, I have a form up in the link below, so go right on ahead!
http://goo.gl/forms/8IkM8aU5eK
The games we’ve played so far are listed here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RbvfWHMb-vWmYBagjjnfVAMKugG1vgQ41QFQ_Wa4YjE/edit?usp=sharing
We’re doing one last Ludum Dare game stream live on Twitch.tv! We’ll be jamming today, December 26th from 4:00 PM till midnight, Eastern Time! Check us out on the link below:
http://www.twitch.tv/techvalleygamespace
This time, we’re doing something different. Not only will we take requests, but we’ll also attempt to rescue games with very low ratings. If you want to get your game streamed, I have a form up in the link below, so go right on ahead!
http://goo.gl/forms/8IkM8aU5eK
The games we’ve played so far are listed here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RbvfWHMb-vWmYBagjjnfVAMKugG1vgQ41QFQ_Wa4YjE/edit?usp=sharing
We’re doing one last Ludum Dare game stream live on Twitch.tv! We’ll be jamming tomorrow, December 26th from 4:00 PM till midnight, Eastern Time! Check us out on the link below:
http://www.twitch.tv/techvalleygamespace
This time, we’re doing something different. Not only will we take requests, but we’ll also attempt to rescue games with very low ratings. If you want to get your game streamed, I have a form up in the link below, so go right on ahead!
http://goo.gl/forms/8IkM8aU5eK
The games we’ve played so far are listed here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RbvfWHMb-vWmYBagjjnfVAMKugG1vgQ41QFQ_Wa4YjE/edit?usp=sharing
We’re doing one last Ludum Dare game stream live on Twitch.tv! We’ll be jamming Friday, December 26th from 4:00 PM till midnight, Eastern Time! Check us out on the link below:
http://www.twitch.tv/techvalleygamespace
This time, we’re doing something different. Not only will we take requests, but we’ll also attempt to rescue games with very low ratings. If you want to get your game streamed, I have a form up in the link below, so go right on ahead!
http://goo.gl/forms/8IkM8aU5eK
The games we’ve played so far are listed here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RbvfWHMb-vWmYBagjjnfVAMKugG1vgQ41QFQ_Wa4YjE/edit?usp=sharing
We are playing your Ludum Dare games live on Twitch.tv! We’ll be jamming from 5:00 PM till midnight, Eastern Time, so keep those games coming! Check us out on the link below:
http://www.twitch.tv/techvalleygamespace
Interested in getting your game streamed? I have a form up in the link below, so go right on ahead! We may not cover it today, but we may in the coming few days.
http://goo.gl/forms/8IkM8aU5eK
The games I’ve played so far are listed here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RbvfWHMb-vWmYBagjjnfVAMKugG1vgQ41QFQ_Wa4YjE/edit?usp=sharing
As noted earlier, we here at Tech Valley Game Space are going to play your Ludum Dare games live on Twitch.tv! We’re looking at Tuesday, 5:00 PM EST till midnight, though do note the time is subject to change. Keep this link below bookmarked so you can see us in action!
http://www.twitch.tv/techvalleygamespace
Interested in getting your game streamed? I have a form up in the link below, so go right on ahead!
http://goo.gl/forms/8IkM8aU5eK
The games I’ve played so far are listed here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RbvfWHMb-vWmYBagjjnfVAMKugG1vgQ41QFQ_Wa4YjE/edit?usp=sharing
Phew, what a Ludum Dare adventure that was (and boy am I tired!). We got nearly the entire Tech Valley Game Space crew to make a satire of free-to-play social games called Laundry Day. And we all learned how to use Construct 2 together! If you can, please rate the game, and let us know what you think!
http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=20557
As usual, here are the screenshots:
And for those interested, we have a time lapse, too!
(Like what we make? We have a Patreon campaign to continue our #OneGameAmonth challenge. We can use a few donations to help our efforts. Thanks!)
Hey guys. The Make it Juicy: Easy Ways To Make Your Game More Engaging presentation on Twitch.tv starts now! I’ll be discussing about techniques I use to improve the game feel.
Watch live video from TechValleyGameSpace on Twitch
Edit: The presentation as a highlight is now up, and I’m uploading it to Youtube right now.
Edit 2: Now up on Youtube.
Here’s a reminder I’m doing a presentation called Make it Juicy: Easy Ways To Make Your Game More Engaging on 7:00 PM EST via Twitch.tv. I’ll be discussing about techniques I use to improve the game feel.
Here’s a reminder I’m doing a presentation called Make it Juicy: Easy Ways To Make Your Game More Engaging on Tuesday, December 2nd, 7:00 PM EST (just 1-day!) via Twitch.tv. I’ll be discussing about techniques I use to improve the game feel.
Here’s a reminder I’m doing a presentation called Make it Juicy: Easy Ways To Make Your Game More Engaging on Tuesday, December 2nd, 7:00 PM EST (just 2-days!) via Twitch.tv. I’ll be discussing about techniques I use to improve the game feel.
