Random thoughts addenum: you know what
You know what? What I really, really, and freaking really wanna see is “kick-ass” and “weird” games. WTF am I talking about? I’m talking about the game I’m trying to make. Little quirky games that is expansive, and have a lot of spaces for “imagining” things. Like Elite 3 but also combined with other things to get to that sweet spot, the gaming Nirvana. Maybe it’s just because my memory is playing tricks on me; you know, with combining childhood game playing nostalgia and other craziness all chopped up–in my head–into some weird jumbo shrimp combo?
That game!
Maybe it is out there already? Maybe my dream game sucks?
June 4, 2009 at 2:52 pm
dude, this is the indie gaming spirit! EXACTLY. I doesn’t have to meet spec, there IS no spec, other than one of creativity.
June 5, 2009 at 9:23 pm
Haha yeah!
I hope school is going well. You should go into whatever you want but I don’t remember saying this before (because I believe you just gota do what you gota do, it is not up to me to recommend) but you should consider getting into engineering, eventually. Or mathematics, if you enjoy it (but go for at least a ms. Because with a BS degree you are just left feeling there is much more stuff to explore, you only reached level I of this deep dark cave).
Whatever you do, though, don’t really go for the gaming as a career thing. OMG maybe a lot of “industry people” may hate me for saying this. It’s probably really hard-work.
Indie gaming is different though. If you can make it as an indie, then more power to ya. I just don’t know about working in a gaming company, for the MAN. Then again, I don’t have a clue on what I’m saying, either.
June 6, 2009 at 4:05 pm
dude, I will not work for the man as anything more complicated than the dishwasher. now if push comes to shove, maybe, but only if this indie thing totally breaks me, and I still feel gung-ho about it, so I’m not quitting on it yet.