Participating in GGJ 2019
Tags: gamedev, ggj2019, defold, lua
Published: 2019-01-30 07:22:03

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title: Participating in GGJ 2019
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description: How to survive 2 days of non-stop GameDev experience
tags: #gamedev, #ggj2019, #defold, #lua
cover_image: https://github.com/crewsycrews/Snowman-s-Home/blob/master/resources/pics/background/day/1%20day%20%20palatka.png?raw=true
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Hi everyone! 
Today i'm gonna tell you how me and my brother survived 2 days of non-stop game developing. 
[Global game jam](https://globalgamejam.org) - is a fantastic event where begginer gamedevs can test their skills, collaborate with each other and just enjoy what you love - creating games. 

It was first time of intensive gamedev for me and my brother(computer artist).

<center>![Photo of me and brother](https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/0jcqld1szajehuqr84ll.jpg)*Me and brother working on smth :D*</center>

## About techs
I chose [Defold](https://www.defold.com/) as an engine. Earlier i was familiar with [LOVE2D](https://love2d.org/) and i liked it. Lua is impressive programming language, so you can dive in there easily. Summarizing, Defold with lua and it's minimalistic GUI is a great tool for developing, but there are still much to learn for me. For example i still don't know how to handle spine animations, but it's so exciting to find it out. 

## About game
Theme for ggj was announced at 17.00 25 Jan. It sounds like "What home means to you". We were born in a snowy land of Yakutiya and it will remain home for us forever. So we decided to make a game about a boy who survived a terribly attack of monsters on his northern village.
<center>![Boy art](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/crewsycrews/Snowman-s-Home/master/resources/pics/man/nice/idle/idle%20man1.png)*Little Kid*</center>
 Running deep in the forest he was so alone and build a snowman. Furthermore snowman becomes alive and defend young fellow from darky creatures.
<center>![Snowman](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/crewsycrews/Snowman-s-Home/master/resources/pics/snowball%201/Sprite-0001.png)*Snowman fighter*</center>

Now the game is only in demo and snowman can only throw snowballs into zombies, but later we want it become survival/tower defence with RPG elements. 

## About jam organization
Our game jam was in place called "Ziferblat" in Saint Petersburg. Thanks to organization team we're full supplied of all we need. Coffee/tea/big blank sheets of paper/markers/tables/WiFi. It was very cozy there, so we felt ourselves like at home.
<center>![project presentation](https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/rv7538q4n7km188bfz7f.jpg)*Project presentation*</center>

## How to survive?:O
For me creating my own game is a dream from my childhood. So I wasn't sleep for 2 days during jam, cause it was so important for me to finish at least playable prototype. When you got a dream it's not a challenge for you not to rest all night or whatever. So, for all of ya, guys, I wish you to had a dream. Cause when you've got one nothing is impossible.(wow! who said that?)

## Thanks
I want to gratefully thanks:
 - My dear bride Polina. She was with me during all this days and helped me not to die hungry 😂
 - My brother Denis who zealously set to work and get every art done so fast.
 - [Guys](https://www.facebook.com/coreglitch) who organized this event in our city. 

## Links
 - [Games from our gamejam](https://globalgamejam.org/2019/jam-sites/%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%84%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%82-%D0%B2-%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B5-%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D1%8B/games)
 - [Group of organizators in the social network](https://vk.com/ludumdarespb)


## P.S.
It was fantastic experience for MadBroz and we hope to finish our game in a meanwhile. 
Thanks for the attention!<center>![Snow people](https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/k3iqpjxigvhoyfo9wnv8.jpg)*This fellows is standing near my house*</center>