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Annual Ludum Dare Independent Game Competition

Posted by michael on from the sore-fingers dept.

pyman writes "The 4th Ludum Dare game competition is being held over the April 16-18 weekend. A forum discussion can be found here, and you may register your details here. Previous compos have spawned some interesting games, as well as provided a unique insight into the creative process of the programmer mind."

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  1. Ludum Dare by Michael.Forman · · Score: 4, Informative


    ludum dare - to give free play to

    Michael.

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  2. Re:What about mod competitions? by sjbrown · · Score: 5, Informative
    lack the capital to create a stand-alone game to enter into a such a competition as this

    Umm.. maybe you should check out what the Ludum Dare competition actually is.
    • one person (programming AND graphics)
    • you get 48 hours, starting from scratch
    • you can use most any game library you want

    Lack of capital is not a consideration. Free time on the chosen weekend is the only real limiting factor.

    I entered last year using PyGame and Gimp. I spent $0. I got 2nd place in the Cosmetic category.