As promised last week, I’ve attempted to deliver something a bit more interesting for this week’s installment. I’ve written up my motivation to go independent, so I hope you enjoy it.
Work Done Last Week
I made good progress last week, although it took longer than expected. I ended up working late into the evening several times [...]
Continue reading about Dev Diary 8: The One about Motivation
Eight weeks ago, I worked my last day as an employee. I decided to forego a stable job and a promising career to risk it all as a self-employed independent developer. I did so without a contract job lined up, or a game ready to be sold. I simply plunged headlong into what had been [...]
Ever since I got the idea for this regular column a year ago, I’ve been collecting links of cool new technologies or interesting advances in various fields. After having recently sorted through the list, I found that the largest category of links so far is in the field of medical advances. I don’t know if [...]
A point I have emphasized a few times already over the few short weeks is rapid prototyping. I find it’s very important to be able to make quick and visual progress on the game in order to keep myself motivated, and to provide quick turnarounds to a designer when a new feature is requested or [...]
Continue reading about Dev Diary 7: Short Term Vs. Long Term
OK, let’s do something different today, an introduction to a new feature of the site.
The last few years, I’ve been reading a lot more science fiction novels. The type of sci-fi I like is actually fairly limited. I can’t stand fantasy books, or any science fiction story with elements of fantasy (dwarves, magic, all that [...]
I know where my strengths lie. More importantly, I am acutely aware of my deficiencies. I’m a decent programmer, but I can’t draw to save my life. I’m definitely no artist. I’m also not a designer. By the end of this project I will definitely have needed the assistance of people who can fulfill these [...]
Usually after I leave a job, I enjoy a few weeks break before starting my new employment. I consider it my own little perk, allowing me to recharge my batteries and rest a little. Actually, it’s mainly taken up by a move to where ever my new job takes me happens to be. Anyways, for [...]
Something a little different this week: today’s diary is by request from one of our readers (and early website beta tester). I’m going to take a few minutes to describe my work environment (with pictures!), for anyone who’s interested.
I don’t have a proper office room, so I’ve had to carve out a corner of the [...]
