MCBACON JAM

This isn't a gripe or anything, but I've just been standoffish about adding my name to the spreadsheet since the event is so far away. I have one guy who might be on my team but isn't really sure if he'll be able to or not by then. I went ahead and added our team, anyway, even if it might change a bit.

I don't have any real idea of who I want to work with. I'm thinking I might just be one of those filler guys. I mean, there are a few people I see post art and games with cool pixel art that I would like to work with. Like suzy and ebeth, but I feel like I'm not going to make any decisions or make any requests. I just want to be a part of a game, any game, and be the one to do all the event work and do my own thing in that. Like put in a custom relationship system or spend time adding all kinds of NPC interactions and behavior or create a neat looking custom menu. So if anyone has an idea that would require stuff like that in this short period of devtime, I'm your guy. I could do some or all of the mapping, or take your maps and work on them. I could help brainstorm a little but I'm really not very practiced at writing.

I suppose there are no rules about using custum/new resources?

CALUNIO, you took the SNOWOWL, you bastard! *shakes the angry fist of jealousy*

Ok guys I am going to do this publicly rather than by PM because it seems...nicer? Less schemy? I don't know. I had an internet outage for the last 12 hours by the way. It was supposed to be a lot longer too but I guess we got lucky.

UNITY AND SLASH, in spite of having *no idea* what slashphoenix's game making output even looks like, I am down to join your team to jam on pretty much any sort of game if you want me.

*if that doesn't work out*

OCEAN, if you feel you need anything on your team besides food, I am there for you. I mean come on, your team has food. It is clearly the place to be.

author=kentona
I would like to see a way, before I commit more will.

KENTONA, I feel you. I guess have faith in the spreadsheet? But didn't you say something about a Post Apocalyptic/After The End game up-thread? I am INTEREST.

author=alterego
I'm glad there's no restrictions regarding the use of resources. I was worried all the assets had to be done from scratch since that seems to be one of the golas of "GameJams"? I'm don't know... I'm still a bit worried about this "theme" we're all waiting for, though. How flexible is it going to be? I know half the purpose of revealing a theme at a later date is so nobody gets a head start, but can't we just trust each other? I'm usually against "themes" in general because they tend to limit artistic freedom, and if that's the case here then I guess I'll have to drop out. But as long as it's nothing too specific then I suppose we can always work our ways around it.

I couldn't be stopped if I knew the theme.
My biggest concern is whether It's going to be a genre restriction, a gameplay thing or just something directing story like Kentona's "After the End."

Name: arcan
Main skill: Graphics(characters, tilesets, atmosphere), mapping
Other skills: Story ideas, puzzle design, game balance
Engines/Languages/framework preference: 2k3, Ace(might change)
Prefer to work on: A dark atmospheric exploration/puzzle style game or a silly RPG(e.g. earthbound). Basically, games that have a short story. I'm open to ideas.
Prefer NOT to work on: Straight up puzzle games. Stuff with zombies or horror games.
Comment: I'm looking to make something creative.

Well, here's my application!

Name: blueperiod (or 'blue' or 'bp' for short)
Main skill: story, world-building, dialogue
Other skills: graphics, mapping
Engines/Languages/framework preference: VX or VX ACE
Prefer to work on: I mostly stick with story-focused games, so I'd probably be a better fit for a project with an emphasis on plot and characters.
Prefer NOT to work on: Puzzle games, dungeon crawlers.
Comment: I'm mostly a writer, though I am known for putting in the hours on the graphical aspects of my project. I've always wanted to be part of a gamejam, and this one sounds really neat!

Having looked into January's schedule, I don't think I can participate fully in this event. So, I'm just going to sit this one out :(

Looking forward to playing what you guys will be making!

author=karins_soulkeeper
Looking forward to playing what you guys will be making!

Seeing that events are typically the only time I play games, I have to echo this statement!

Aside: I should really fix that.

Name: CalmOne
Main skill: Programming/Scripting, whatever you people call it.
Other skills: more programming(ai, engine, networking and physics), gameplay
Engines/Languages/framework preference: Unity(2 years experience), XNA Framework,
Unreal Development Kit, VX(This is the only RM engine I own), I can even write one from scratch.
I wouldn't mind working with any of these engines.
Prefer to work on: Anything programming-wise especially ai.
I can provide some gameplay ideas and code them out from scratch if needed.
Prefer NOT to work on: Anything not relating to programming or gameplay.
Comment: This seems very interesting, I know I'm probably just a random stranger to
some of you, if not all of you....

I doubt I'll end up on a team if I don't state my experience so here it goes!
(I'm not really the type to show off so I feel a bit weird doing this =p)
I have participated in two Global Game Jams, these are the games
that I have worked on:

http://archive.globalgamejam.org/2011/petri-dish (Tester, Programmer)
-I'd say this is one of the only successful games that I have worked on.
-We had a fairly balanced team(2 programmers myself included, 2 artists, 1 sound designer, 1 producer)
http://archive.globalgamejam.org/2012/yaotl-coatl-racing (AI + Movement Programmer)
-This one is.. a bit weird we had a large unbalanced team(7 programmers, 1 artist, 1 sound designer, 1 producer)
-We decided to go full on 3D with this one because of the amount of programmers in our team.
-This was my first 3D game so it was a bit difficult with the restraints of a theme
All of these games were made within 2-3 days(I forget the exact timeframe)

As for RM experience, to be honest I have very little(almost 3 months to be exact):
http://rpgmaker.net/games/6979/
-Very first game I ever made, which got me into making games in the first place.
-Recently re-started the project, learned RGSS2 and started writing my own scripts.

I would LOVE to participate, but this month alot of things are up in the air for me,
so I'm not 100% sure if I'll really be able to join in or not.. =[

Name: Outcry
Main Skill: Narrative Design/ Level Design
Other Skills: Writing
Engine Preference: Rpgmaker (most recently vxace)
Prefer to work on: Maybe puzzle, but I've been doing a lot of those lately for fun and college. Adventure, RPG, anything with interesting writing that I can help with.
Prefer NOT to work on: Horror, Comedy, games
Comment: I'll be in college, but around then it's only the beginning of the semester, so I feel kinda safe about joining.