Our brains are very good at running background tasks, very rarely stoping to ask permission from the Human OS.
On Inspiration & Solving Problems
Brains are excellent at running background tasks, without notice #onGames #gamedev pic.twitter.com/aqS0Mf9qK3
— Sean James McKenzie (@baconandgames) November 10, 2014
It’s easy to dismiss the internet as an angry hotbed of hate and negativity. But the truth is the Internet is made up of the same people walking around every day whom (I’d hope) you wouldn’t describe in the same way. Anonymity is a funny thing that I’m not going to get into right now, but suffice to say that generally the people with the least interesting things to say are the loudest. They have to be, their arguments don’t stand on their own.
On the Internet of People: All the great folks from the real world, the trick is finding the volume knob #gamedev pic.twitter.com/D0fj6oxo0X
— Sean James McKenzie (@baconandgames) November 3, 2014
You wouldn’t try to eat an entire loaf of bread in one bite, would you? Of course not. You cut it into slices. Then you take reasonable bites and even still you must chew. This is to say nothing of how much your body breaks down food once you swallow.
Overcoming obstacles and challenges is not unlike eating.
Having a longview is essential to any project, but knowing how to break it up is just as important. You can only accomplish today what you can accomplish today, so don’t let what you have to do in a month keep you from getting to tomorrow.
You have to train yourself to chunk up your projects (or any task) into manageable bites.
You have to learn how to slice and chew and swallow.
On Challenges & Obstacles:
Inspirational food for thought for the week on #gamedev and life in general #onGames pic.twitter.com/o5rCNn4ZGN
— Sean James McKenzie (@baconandgames) October 27, 2014
When getting started in game development, or anything else for that matter, it’s easy to get caught up comparing yourself to others and wishing yourself forward to some “level” you hope to achieve one day. But the truth is you’ll never go to bed at one level and wake up in in another. The process is gradual and and leaves behind no discernible boundaries.
Veterans and noobs alike, we’re all just trying to get a little better every day and with every project.
The concept of “arrival” is relative and thus something you observe rather than experience.
Just enjoy the ride.
On Self Image:
In case you think you're not really a #gamedev yet… #onGames #positivityGate pic.twitter.com/AZXbueH8jg
— Sean James McKenzie (@baconandgames) October 23, 2014
With so many platforms, languages and resources it can be daunting to get started in game development (or anything). The trick is to start.
On Getting Started:
All you have to do is start. #gamedev #indiedev #onGames pic.twitter.com/fxjrVVLPF7
— Sean James McKenzie (@baconandgames) October 21, 2014
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