Comments on: One Week In

By: Dev Diary 6: Design

Dev Diary 6: Design — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:11:25 +0000

[...] I’ve been keeping quiet on my time targets. Let’s just put it out there now: I am working towards the Independent Game Festival deadline (November 1st). I’ve hesitated until now to make that personal target public for fear of failure, but if I am going to try to be transparent about my progress, I might as well be as open as possible. I don’t know if I will actually submit an entry to the IGF – that really depends on whether I have an actual game to submit (or at least a promising prototype of such a game). That statement is not meant to cover my ass if I fail; I’ll be disappointed if I don’t have the game mechanics worked out by then, but I won’t let it discourage me. Having a time target gives me a clear timetable to work to, and will help drive me (remember, I work best under stress). [...]

By: Ivan McCloskey

Ivan McCloskey — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:18:03 +0000

Yeah, I have ADD too ^_^

By: Dounia

Dounia — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:50:50 +0000

From one fellow “indie” (although not in the same field) to another, congrats for taking this huge step. It takes courage to go off on your own, to pursue your vision. So, bravo.

It does pay off too, with hard work and perseverance. Keep at it, one day at a time, as you are doing. Set out your tasks, and go about doing them. Don’t be too hard on yourself, just determined to succeed, and you will.

If you weren’t a workaholic before, now you must be. In work is your salvation, seek oblivion in it. It does pay off.

It’s a big change in so many ways, so it’s normal to be anxious. With risk comes anxiety, that’s just the way it is. So, accept it, as part of the package. Soon, you’ll get used to it, and soon you won’t worry about it because you’ll find that you make your own opportunities.

Good luck, keep doing what you are doing.