New to Alakajam 4 2

Hi, I'm cygni! I found Alakajam a few weeks ago and recently joined now that the 4th one is coming up. This'll be my first jam, so I'm excited to make something for it!

I use Twine for anything I make right now and I want to learn another engine, but I'll be sticking with Twine for this one.

There's a lot of themes so far that I like, so I'm looking forward to see how the voting goes!

Comments (4)

Laguna • 5 years ago •

Hi @cygni, welcome to alakajam :)

If you are new to gamejams, this extra credits video is a great introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xfxx27HbM4

It is advisable to use an language/engine/framework you already know for a gamejam. Otherwise, you might end up reading the docs more than making a game. ;)

See you at the jam

voxel • 5 years ago •

I recommend the opposite of @laguna, I think gamejams are the perfect opportunity to learn a new engine/framework/whatever, and it's usually the way I try out such things.

But, I would love to see some decent twine entries submitted to Alakajam, it's so underrated and underrepresented in general gamejams. Good luck whatever you choose :)

cygni • 5 years ago •

I love extra credits, so thank you for sharing the video @laguna !

@voxel Thanks! Looking through the games here, I think I saw one Twine game? I'm looking forward to adding more to that count :)

Laguna • 5 years ago •

It depends on what your goal is, for the weekend. I personally tried to use new engines for gamejams (LD as well as 1hgj) and most of the time the game were not as good as when I was using an engine that I knew before. But on the other hand I learned so much, so it is definitely worth the effort. :)