Based on our record, Freesound seems to be a lot more popular than Ludum Dare. While we know about 422 links to Freesound, we've tracked only 4 mentions of Ludum Dare. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
I never tried it, I don't have a quickly accessible game programming framework. Nor the time, heh. [1]: https://ludumdare.com/#schedule. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago
Sign up for game jams like Ludum Dare 51 and Global Game Jam. Take part in those and learn what it's like to be a hobbyist game developer first. It's a low-risk approach to seeing if this scratches your itch. Source: almost 2 years ago
Once he feels like he knows the engine he chose, have him test his skills in game dev code jams. Code jams usually give a theme and a time limit, and everything must be created in that time limit. Ludum Dare is probably the most famous one, but there are tons happening all the time. Just pick a weekend, pick a jam, and get ready to pull an all-nighter. Source: about 2 years ago
The reason I think it was before #37 is that I think it was in the old site ludumdare.com instead of the new site ldjam.com. Source: about 3 years ago
Freesound - Massive collection of free audio snippets, samples, and recordings. - Source: dev.to / 4 months ago
How about you keep it legit instead. Source: 6 months ago
Hey. A good source for free sound effects and sounds in general is the site freesound.org. Jsyk you will need a looot of sounds for this animation. Slashes, wooshes and hit sounds are some of the sounds you will need. Try typing the sound you think you need and maybe you will find something interesting. Source: 6 months ago
There are several free orchestral sample libraries, but usually for some garbage player like Kontakt, and sax often doesn't get included, so if you need free and VST-less, then hunting on sites like freesound.org and similar might be your best bet. Source: 6 months ago
I'm about to make my first youtube content so I would like to know how to freesound.org safely for my youtube videos. Do I have to obtain permission from the owner? If so, how can I ensure that I can legally use their sounds for my videos? Source: 6 months ago
Game A Week - This one is informal, and doesn't have a strong community yet, but it is growing. It is promoted by Adrieal Wallick, here's her GDC talk http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/227022/Video_Lessons_learned_from_trying_to_make_a_game_a_week.php .
OpenGameArt.org - A site dedicated to sharing artwork & other assets for game development.
itch.io - An online game marketplace and community.
Epidemic Sound - Website with licensed music to use in youtube videos
Levels.fyi - Compare career levels across software eng and other fields
Sample Focus - The easiest way to find the perfect audio sample