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Comments and Questions on the July 2010 Game Design Showdown

Posted on: Thu, 07/22/2010 - 19:18
Comments and Questions on the July 2010 Game Design Showdown

Use this thread for any comments, questions, requests for clarity, etc., regarding the July 2010 Challenge in the Game Design Showdown, entitled "My Summer Vacation".

Enjoy, Seth


Posted on: Fri, 07/23/2010 - 01:32 #1
Time question

Does "time as a resource" mean something specific, or must the concept of time merely be involved in some way?

I guess I'm asking, must part or all of the game be timed in real-world time, like with an egg timer, or would, say, playing on a board that's a calendar, filling in days count as using time as a resource?

Thanks,
Dave
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Posted on: Sat, 07/24/2010 - 01:50 #2
Can I get a ruling here?

Can I get a ruling here? Part of my design will hinge on what this means.

Thanks,
Dave

Posted on: Sat, 07/24/2010 - 23:51 #3
Could be anything

You could use real-time in your game, or time as a resource in some other way, it is up to you.

Posted on: Thu, 07/29/2010 - 15:49 #4
Interesting theme,

Interesting theme, Seth!

"Hey Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today!"

;-D

-Matt

Posted on: Thu, 07/29/2010 - 18:20 #5
Wha?

I don't get it :(

Posted on: Thu, 07/29/2010 - 20:25 #6
sedjtroll wrote:I don't get

sedjtroll wrote:
I don't get it :(

Did you click on the link?

It's a line you'll hear in every episode of "Phineas & Ferb" ... a cartoon about 2 brothers who work their way through summer vacation by coming up with something crazy to do each day. Seemed to fit your "Summer Vacation" theme.

:-)

-Matt

Posted on: Thu, 07/29/2010 - 21:38 #7
Phineas & Ferb is a great

Phineas & Ferb is a great cartoon on the Disney channel. I encourage everyone to watch it.

Posted on: Thu, 07/29/2010 - 23:12 #8
Aha!

Brykovian wrote:
sedjtroll wrote:
I don't get it :(

Did you click on the link?

It's a line you'll hear in every episode of "Phineas & Ferb" ... a cartoon about 2 brothers who work their way through summer vacation by coming up with something crazy to do each day. Seemed to fit your "Summer Vacation" theme.

:-)

-Matt


I clicked the link and saw the quote - didn't read the whole article though. Didn't realize those characters were specific to Summer Vacation.

Posted on: Fri, 07/30/2010 - 08:07 #9
Son of a...

Argh, I fell asleep and missed the submission deadline! I liked this one, too. Liked the entry I had, too. Called it "4 Days 3 Nights." Maybe I'll still send it to you later today anyway, for self-gratification.

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