{"id":140,"date":"2020-01-15T04:16:35","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T04:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johncjensen.com\/?page_id=140"},"modified":"2024-03-26T20:23:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T20:23:58","slug":"miner","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/johncjensen.com\/miner\/","title":{"rendered":"Mining Platformer Prototype"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"140\" class=\"elementor elementor-140\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0ae312 alternatecolor elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0ae312\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce01099\" data-id=\"ce01099\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5544e4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5544e4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mining Platformer Prototype<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7bb4a1 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"a7bb4a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/johncjensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Miner-CompilationLow.mp4\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" muted=\"muted\" playsinline=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff84dbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff84dbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0 \u00a0This was my first attempt at a &#8220;real&#8221; game. It was inspired by the &#8220;grind currency, buy upgrades to more efficiently grind currency&#8221; loop of old Flash games on Kongregate &amp; Newgrounds, etc.\u00a0<\/p><p>As has been and continues to be my main challenge, I spent a lot of the time on this producing art of dubious quality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd2aee6 alternatecolor elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd2aee6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf92f23\" data-id=\"bf92f23\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb48d55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb48d55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Design &amp; Mechanics<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c185a56 alternatecolor elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c185a56\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0cc3bf\" data-id=\"f0cc3bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc256d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc256d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Character Controller<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64033b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64033b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of my goals for this project was to be less reliant on 3rd party assets, so I created the character controller from scratch.<\/p><p>Pretty standard Rigidbody physics with raycasts to detect the ground. After a LOT of value tweaking I was very happy with how smooth and responsive it felt.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36a1daf\" data-id=\"36a1daf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8626473 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"8626473\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/johncjensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Miner-HookCropped.mp4\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" muted=\"muted\" playsinline=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-603b701 alternatecolor elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"603b701\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f5cd7c alternatecolor\" data-id=\"7f5cd7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b80806 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b80806\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Procedural Animation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c9c41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10c9c41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This was also my first attempt at animating beyond simple keyframe animations.<\/p><p>I&#8217;d used IK to animate prior to this, but combining that with procedural animations allowed for some fun effects, like the worm enemy and the miner&#8217;s arm while swinging from his grappling hook.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85161fd\" data-id=\"85161fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4d1846 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"a4d1846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/johncjensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Miner-Worm.mp4\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" muted=\"muted\" playsinline=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44f4149 alternatecolor elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44f4149\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb23f8b alternatecolor\" data-id=\"cb23f8b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61cc99d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61cc99d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Level Generation etc<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd245e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bd245e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My first go at procedural generation didn&#8217;t follow any established algorithm; I didn&#8217;t read anything about it first, I just went in blind. Although the results are questionable, my requirements were pretty loose, so I was happy with the results.<\/p><p>I also added the ability to save the generated level between sessions, as well as any changes that had been made to it. (Mining, constructed objects.)<\/p><p>To preclude any potential performance issues, I created a chunk system to activate only the areas that were close to the player.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea9b43a\" data-id=\"ea9b43a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa85729 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"fa85729\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/johncjensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Miner-Generation.mp4\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" muted=\"muted\" playsinline=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c40bbd0 alternatecolor elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c40bbd0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f25c276 alternatecolor\" data-id=\"f25c276\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-664472a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"664472a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Store & Upgrade System<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d8fb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14d8fb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What&#8217;s the point of mining if there&#8217;s nothing to spend it on?<\/p><p>Upon returning to the surface, the player could visit the store to purchase permanent upgrades, such as stronger mining pick, more stamina, larger vision radius, as well as replenish their stock of consumable items like grappling hooks, dynamite, and buildable platforms and climbing ropes.<\/p><p>Additionally, the player could buy placeable mine cart stations, which served as a fast travel system to quickly reach places you&#8217;d been before.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6869023\" data-id=\"6869023\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94912a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94912a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/johncjensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Miner-StoreUI.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Miner-StoreUI\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQ4LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvam9obmNqZW5zZW4uY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIwXC8wMVwvTWluZXItU3RvcmVVSS5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/johncjensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Miner-StoreUI-228x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-148\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johncjensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Miner-StoreUI-228x300.png 228w, https:\/\/johncjensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Miner-StoreUI.png 464w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Store interface, Upgrades tab.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aac39bd alternatecolor elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aac39bd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad57b44 alternatecolor\" data-id=\"ad57b44\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e4be4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21e4be4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enemies<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69951bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69951bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Turns out there aren&#8217;t a ton of different options for mine-themed enemies.<\/p><p>Once I&#8217;d exhausted my initial brainstorming list, (Which consisted of &#8220;a bat&#8221;) I had the idea that the deeper you went, the darker and more surreal the inhabitants would become.<\/p><p>Thus, I ended up including things like &#8220;the fractured skeletal ghosts of less successful miners,&#8221; a weird hybrid centipede + <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Proboscidea_(plant)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">devil&#8217;s claw plant<\/a> worm thing, and a tottering, wheezing commentary on how messed up the concept of a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sentinel_species\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">canary in a mine<\/a> is.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06ddb32\" data-id=\"06ddb32\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8fcdae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8fcdae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/johncjensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Miner-Canary.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Miner-Canary\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQ2LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvam9obmNqZW5zZW4uY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIwXC8wMVwvTWluZXItQ2FuYXJ5LnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"179\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/johncjensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Miner-Canary-179x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-146\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johncjensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Miner-Canary-179x300.png 179w, https:\/\/johncjensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Miner-Canary.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Yeah I don't know either<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mining Platformer Prototype https:\/\/johncjensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Miner-CompilationLow.mp4 \u00a0 \u00a0This was my first attempt at a &#8220;real&#8221; game. It was inspired by the &#8220;grind currency, buy upgrades to more efficiently grind currency&#8221; loop of old Flash games on Kongregate &amp; Newgrounds, etc.\u00a0 As has been and continues to be my main challenge, I spent a lot of the time [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/johncjensen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/johncjensen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/johncjensen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johncjensen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johncjensen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/johncjensen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1082,"href":"https:\/\/johncjensen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140\/revisions\/1082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/johncjensen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}