4 hours on one thing? I admit to having played entombed for maybe 10 hours straight, but I could never do something as frustrating as learn to program for that long.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 19, 2015, at 1:03 AM, Thomas Ward <thomasward1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Shaun, > > It sounds to me you are describing attention deficit disorder better > known as A.D.D. In order to program anything let alone games you have > to be able to sit down and spend more time than 30 minutes on it > without becoming distracted. If you can't stay focused on a project > more than 30 minutes there is no way you will ever get anything > productive done. There were days at the height of game development > where I sat down and worked for four hours straight without taking a > break. Granted that was before my personal health issues came up, but > the point here is that programming games and other software requires > quite a commitment above and beyond five minutes here and there when a > person feels like it. > > Cheers! > > >> On 6/17/15, shaun everiss <sm.ever...@gmail.com> wrote: >> wow been out of touch lately playing ironic renpy gamebooks. >> Anyway I agree with everything you have said up to this point. >> I tried to program but I never got that far never had the patience to >> stick with actual code nore the wish to write programs. >> While I can write stories in my head writing it down is impossible I >> never can get everything or if I do it its way to short or I forget >> and have a mindlock. >> Testing and sounds are my strong point though sound recorder and >> shoving sfx together is as far as I have needed to go. >> I have done some voice scripts but to be honest my hardware is budget >> and I have neither the cash or space more importantly space to store >> or use the more expensive stuff pluss my environment is just not cut >> out for that sort of thing. >> I have also the lazyness issue where I tend to comit to stuff then >> suddenly get distracted or burn out for no reason what so ever. >> Then I stress that if I have something I need to do that I won't get >> it in on time etc. >> Saying that the stuff I do do I try to do the best I can. >> However I have never been able to work for more than 30 minutes at a >> time even less and I have to be in a mood to even do things. >> This mood can change depending on what the computer is doing or if >> something is on my plate to do or if I am completely relaxed. >> Sometimes I get to a point where I feel I can string things together >> and make something sometimes I get there sometimes I don't. >> Eventually though shortly before I am even done reality comes back to >> hit me again and I wander what I started and kill it till the next time. >> I find it hard to stick to some tasks long term or if something is >> to hard or needs concentration over a sertain point I find it easier >> to put it off for ever so yeah to be a developer is hard work and as >> far as I care you devs are cool an do good things. >> I don't know if I will get to that stage I may do some day who knows. > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
