Game Design's been a pretty neat experience for me.I recall at some point not having a clue of what I was doing to be honest.Originally,I started out doing CG and slowly advanced to the area with the introduction of my teacher and best buddy.Anyways,you might feel as though I'm slacking...I totally am.
Procrastination is a strong thing,but life is full of things that will damper your experience.Here are a few
things that I've found to help.
EXPLORATION!!!
I've done tid-bits of a plethora of things.From scripting to music production,I've found myself actually being able to work soundly when in a block.Excavating new applications and learning something new in your spare time always helps with boredom and gives a great amount of clarity.
SOLAR RAYS
I enjoy the cold,but the cold can be somewhat depressing.There's nothing like just taking a walk or sitting on your porch with your MP3 player and soaking in some rays.Vitamin D's great for your health anyways.
CHALLENGE YOURSELF!!!
As an artist,you're going to be expected to work on unexpected things...VERY unexpected things,so don't be too afraid to dive into an area that you're completely ignorant to.You learn more and more and this just allows for you bridge those skills into more personal projects for your portfolio.
INTELLIGENCE!!!
Whether it be the manual of your application,some youtube videos or maybe even a subscription to a site accustomed to training the younger audience who participate in Game Design.Intelligence is always a wonderful thing to have.The more you have,the easier things will be for your to assess the situation.Read a few E-books from 2004 on Game Development.To be honest,those things are really useful for all of you people saying "Get with the times".
GAMING
Don't be so close-minded to the genre that you choose to invest your time in for a lot of them have some fantastic ideas.I tend to play games like Pangya,SimCity,L4D Series,Borderlands Series,etc.They're pretty open and silly.SimCity kind of teaches me how to manage my time and gives me a simulation of
how tough budgeting and decision making becomes while Borderlands and L4D loosens my collar.
I would continue to list more,but I've to get back to work now.I'm deep into learning Mari already and have gotten a lot of things worked out in 24+ hours...Ah yea.Be sure to sleep for your body can't exactly feed on will when it's completely exasperated.Bye guys!
