Comments on: IFComp 2009 Overview — Grounded in Space Postmortem

By: Matt Wigdahl

Matt Wigdahl — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:42:50 +0000

@Jeremy:

Thanks! I’ve got a couple works in the infrastructure phase right now, and there will eventually be a sequel to Grounded in Space. Glad you liked it, and thanks for judging and reviewing this year!

By: Matt Wigdahl

Matt Wigdahl — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:41:48 +0000

@Ben:

Yes, the skein was incredibly valuable. Testing the various permutations of angles in the reflector puzzle would have been completely intractable without it.

I did the same thing; every beta version had skein testing to ensure it was completable. It saved a lot of time and effort.

Congratulations on your win, by the way! It was well-deserved!

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:02:12 +0000

I sort of petered out in writing comp reviews, but I liked Grounded In Space. I thought it was fun and daring. I really hope you do another game.

By: George

George — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:08:57 +0000

Congrats Matt! See you next year.

By: Ben Collins-Sussman

Ben Collins-Sussman — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:36:47 +0000

I’m with you on #7 ! Even if working alone, you gotta have source control and an issue tracker. Don’t forget to use the ‘skein’ in I7 for testing, too! It allowed us to make crazy changes to the game and still verify that it was possible to play through the game to specific points. Every release to beta-testers was carefully run through skein-testing.

By: Grandma Wigdahl

Grandma Wigdahl — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:19:03 +0000

Congratulations, Matt. I know how hard you worked on this and coming in 10th for your first try is impressive!