Comments on: Getting Into Games http://www.anotherearlymorning.com/2009/02/getting-into-games/ Game development, design, and discussion Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:30:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Gornova http://www.anotherearlymorning.com/2009/02/getting-into-games/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Gornova Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:04:06 +0000 http://www.anotherearlymorning.com/?p=354#comment-82 <p>hi! i'm thinking of Dwarf Fortress, by Tarn Adams:</p> <p>http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/dev_now.html</p> <p>it's an incredible project for one only men, but i think that he's using all of your advice!</p> hi! i’m thinking of Dwarf Fortress, by Tarn Adams:

http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/dev_now.html

it’s an incredible project for one only men, but i think that he’s using all of your advice!

]]> By: aschearer http://www.anotherearlymorning.com/2009/02/getting-into-games/comment-page-1/#comment-81 aschearer Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:54:11 +0000 http://www.anotherearlymorning.com/?p=354#comment-81 <p>Hey Eddie, no problem it was an interesting read. I'm glad you enjoyed consuming this post, too :-) You're absoutely righ tabout loving your game, not least of all because if you don't love it you won't see it past that difficult stretch towards the end. And you're right that it's important to keep a perspective and do something fun once in a while -- hey I think I'll take your advice!</p> Hey Eddie, no problem it was an interesting read. I’m glad you enjoyed consuming this post, too :-) You’re absoutely righ tabout loving your game, not least of all because if you don’t love it you won’t see it past that difficult stretch towards the end. And you’re right that it’s important to keep a perspective and do something fun once in a while — hey I think I’ll take your advice!

]]> By: Not Eddie http://www.anotherearlymorning.com/2009/02/getting-into-games/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Not Eddie Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:57:22 +0000 http://www.anotherearlymorning.com/?p=354#comment-80 <p>Thanks for referencing my article! You have a tasty article here.</p> <p>I would say that your greatest enemy when developing a game is indeed yourself. Morale elements such as motivation and inspiration plays a HUGE part in creating a game. That said, you must definitely love your game if you want others to love it.</p> <p>However, sometimes you are just so focused on your game that you become a slave to it. You obviously want to finish it and produce a deliverable, but after weeks of non-stop programming it becomes sort of a chore. I feel that it is healthy to step back, take a few days off, and get back when you are feeling fresh. Else, it begins to feel like homework. You are the master of the game, not the other way around.</p> <p>Oodles of toodles!</p> Thanks for referencing my article! You have a tasty article here.

I would say that your greatest enemy when developing a game is indeed yourself. Morale elements such as motivation and inspiration plays a HUGE part in creating a game. That said, you must definitely love your game if you want others to love it.

However, sometimes you are just so focused on your game that you become a slave to it. You obviously want to finish it and produce a deliverable, but after weeks of non-stop programming it becomes sort of a chore. I feel that it is healthy to step back, take a few days off, and get back when you are feeling fresh. Else, it begins to feel like homework. You are the master of the game, not the other way around.

Oodles of toodles!

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