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My first game jam (nothing works)

• What dialect/tools/libraries did you use?

• I used CLojure in order to use LibGDX (initially SBCL with SDL)

• What sort of game did you choose to make, and why?

• I wanted to develop something related with space and exploring worlds - in the end, it was asteroids (simple, well know and a classic)

• What went right, what were some successes?

• Using shapes for drawing
• Working with a Lisp dialect and making games
• Emacs and interactive development. Nothing beats a C-M-x
• Lein for dependencies

• What went wrong?

• Configurations. Common Lisp and SDL in Windows is not an easy task to setup completely (even with quicklisp). But neither was the combination of Clojure, Lein and play-clj, specially for my first time in all these three things
• Dreaming big and little time
• Learning a new language, library and bindings, all at the same time

• What did you learn?

• Emacs still rules
• Lisp is still alive in several forms.
• I want to learn more about Clojure, LibGDX and play-clj
• Preparation is key

• What did Lisp enable you to do well in this entry?

• Interactive development, experiments
• Functional programming

• What challenges did Lisp present in making your entry happen?

• In my case, all the learning involved - new language, library and bindings
• The aw full stack traces / error messages

• If you are comfortable answering, please you mention how long you have used lisp and describe previous gamedev experience, if any.

• Currently, I work with Common Lisp daily for more than 2 years.
• I had developed a few demos with Allegro library (when I discovered the demo scene)
• Did a game for the windows phone platform about 3 years ago
• Tried Java and Scala with Opengl (jogl, lwjgl)