First off, thank you for reading this! I'm very new here and quite appreciative of the visits!
There were two objectives I had set for myself this new year. First, I wanted to take my fledgeling steps towards learning to develop my own computer games, or contribute to what other people were doing, and Second, I wanted to start my own blog dealing with the maturing of computer games as both a valid art form and a fully realized story telling medium the equal or better of the more conventional movies, t.v. shows, and dare I say it even books. Thank you IndieDB, you have laid bare the tools to let me tackle all of that simultaneously here. Allow me to crow a little more about this, my new favorite online community before releasing you back to your own pursuits, but later on I plan on focusing my rants on the nuances of modern gaming culture and it's continuing emergence as a socially relevant medium while highlighting the offerings that I believe best illustrate the cornerstones of the art, and advance it as such! Or, involve shooting zombies in the face. (cuz, who doesn't love that!)
Anyways, I have long been a ravenous fan of the Indie gaming scene, and going back farther in life gaming in general. The Indie movement in particular though has stuck with me and held my interest where more conventional "AAA" titles have fallen sort of flat. I admire the freedom, creativity and attention to the subtleties that the Indie scene thrives on and IndieDB and the Desura network as a whole has really done an incredible job of bring so many like minded souls together. It's like a big freight train of camaraderie, where I see developers and gamers co-mingling and sharing the common drive that keeps us all taking up mouse and WASD for another go around. I recently put one tentative feeler out here, asking for advice on how to begin my own game creating pursuits and was immediately and cordially helped along by people who were eager to encourage another potential kindred spirit along. That, people is very very good voodoo. Thank you all, its great to be here.
