Making games and tools in off hours. Inspired by the #indiedev and #gamedev communities, and #Nintendo, the #NES and #SNES in particular. Learning I was wrong about something every day.
If game developers are willing, I’d like to be their Mister Rogers.
You determine the metric of success for your project. If you want to make money, if you want critical appreciation, or if you are even making an exploration or satisfying a personal interest.
Is a #SteamWishlist anonymous? I have an account, but don’t regularly purchase or play games on PC. I’ve been thinking about wishlisting just to bump #IndieDev people, but wasn’t sure about the visibility.
Games like #SuperMetroid and #LinkToThePast are often categorized very differently. The formula though seems nearly the same. Gated challenge areas that give new capabilities, that enable wider exploration.
The difference is largely in visual perspective and control mechanics. Sometimes our genres seem like a feeble attempt at drawing boundaries around an inherently flexible medium.
@eniko So many students in my discrete math class simply didn’t believe our teacher when the Monty Hall problem came up. His explanation was unsatisfactory I guess.
A number of them came to the next class having validated it themselves statistically, astonished.
