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http://nmaps.net/user/BionicCryonic · Postby **Yoshimo** » 2009.12.20 (00:18)

I'll join. I wanna see how shit will go down if I'm paired with Leaff, but I'll assume he already has a partner, so I'll take whatever. I'm guessing Obylisk is still open, and it would be awesome if we were partnered. We'd be the freakin' dream team.

www.nmaps.net/user/sidke · Postby **sidke** » 2009.12.28 (08:19)

Lol first round is buuust and couldn't have had worse timing.
I'll try starting this up again beginning to mid-January. Sorry for the lousy takeoff.

Postby **Pikman** » 2010.01.03 (02:19)

I would've jumped on this if I were able to access the forums shortly after the move. It wasn't a problem with inactivity; instead, I've concluded my spyware blocker DESPISES me.

So I'll look for this again around mid-Jan, okays?

http://nmaps.net/user/scythe33 · Postby **scythe** » 2010.01.03 (03:14)

I'll do this in Haskell if Suki or AE will go at it with me. I've been meaning to learn Haskell for a while.

Postby **Pikman** » 2010.01.07 (14:50)

Actually, with ADMINISTRONG probably going soon, you may not want this running concurrently just because so many people are in the other contest already.

http://nmaps.net/user/z3phyr · Postby **Zephyr** » 2010.01.07 (15:09)

I'd join but programming tutorials are so complex.

Postby **SlappyMcGee** » 2010.01.07 (15:22)

I don't want to take steam away from sidke.

Anybody who quits Administrong to do sidke will get a backup prize. (The prize will probably be felt.)

www.nmaps.net/user/sidke · Postby **sidke** » 2010.01.08 (08:49)

SlappyMcGee wrote:I don't want to take steam away from sidke.

Anybody who quits Administrong to do sidke will get a backup prize. (The prize will probably be felt.)

I'm trying to rethink how to do 48; whether to keep it a hectic, intense, weekend event, or to make it a lax project to be worked on gradually over time. Going the intense route involves (for a semi-decent result, at least) devoting an entire weekend to learning/coding/content creating, which is a long time considering it's an entire two days 'off' from work/school/sailing, whereas a chill, long-term project seems more rewarding and doable.
I suppose this is like in MMORPGs where there are people who prefer PvE against PvP. (Hint: I prefer PvE)

If anyone has any preferences, please feel free to post your opinions/ideas.

Either way, we'll see how a round of ADMINISTRONG (total ripoff of http://www.STILLERSTRONG.org/ by the way (total ripoff of http://www.LIVESTRONG.org/ by the way)) taxes our time and effort, and if a two day (or long-term, laxly deadlined) project can co-exist peacefully.

Postby **Pikman** » 2010.02.06 (14:54)

I'm feeling free to post my opinions/ideas now.

Since Administrong is kind of taking forever for half of Round 1, I move that we pick a couple of days that are omnipresent as days off in everyone's schedule. For me, that's...

...*gets schedule*

...wow. Spring break at the end of March.

Which gives me a NEW idea. People pair up, then select dates between themselves as the time to build their game (hopefully nothing extraordinarily far away from the contest start date). Slowly but gradually, the games are handed in at the end of the allotted time period (two days? A week? Who knows?) for each pair/group. So it's on everyone's own time, but they don't need to do this contest on a day that doesn't work schedule-wise for them. I might even broadcast some development process live via Ustream, just to show I'm actually working...who knows.

Also, for 48:0, people should just build games rather than following a theme. To see how this will run. Then things will really start up with 48:1 and beyond...

Last but not least, apologies for the necropost.

Last last but definitely more than least, I prefer PvE as well.

www.nmaps.net/user/sidke · Postby **sidke** » 2010.02.06 (18:57)

Pikman wrote:awesome stuff

i believe straddling is in order

http://nmaps.net/user/littleviking001 · Postby **LittleViking** » 2010.02.06 (19:54)

I've been thinking about this, and I think we need to build up a community of game developers before we can really start. Ten minute maps became popular after everyone had already mastered making N maps. 30 minute comics came up after everyone had started and/or finished a webcomic. But for games, (with a few exceptions) no one has really made a game here. So I propose that we get some people building games, figure out which tutorials are actually useful, and jump on the 48 wagon when enough people are up to speed.

http://www.nmaps.net/user/Aidiera · Postby **aids** » 2010.02.06 (20:17)

LittleViking wrote:I've been thinking about this, and I think we need to build up a community of game developers before we can really start. Ten minute maps became popular after everyone had already mastered making N maps. 30 minute comics came up after everyone had started and/or finished a webcomic. But for games, (with a few exceptions) no one has really made a game here. So I propose that we get some people building games, figure out which tutorials are actually useful, and jump on the 48 wagon when enough people are up to speed.

This is the reason you're an Admin; it all makes sense to you.

I'd love to learn how to build a game, and I have a few ideas, but I have no clue how to. What we need to do is set up three new "Metagames," one for novices, dabblers and pros. Each of these will consist of group of people with one "experienced" member to lead. Then, after everyone's had a taste of game-making, we can restart 48 how Pikman stated. At least, that's what I think will work.

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