Hey guys, it's been too long. Whats up?
Anyway, I suppose I should start rambling or something.
I really want to be a video game designer. I mean really want to be one, so I've always tried doing my best in school assuming I'd go to a great college followed by ??? then Profit! But... well that plan took a bit of a detour.
So yeah, I've been stuck in a state of perpetual anxiety and depression. But I'm going to get into that college, I'm going to improve my art portfolio and goddammit, I'LL BE BACK!
So... on another topic, I've been thinking about this for a while, and like they say at Ringling "Ideas that stay in your head are worthless."
Do you think there should be a fan game of Portal Defender? Like Super BBS Battle or something? I've been here for, how long now? Over 2 years? In a way, you're a part of me. (A horrible dark part but a part nonetheless). I kinda want to see a game based on us nobodies of NG.
Sadly, I lack Art or Programming skills because I never bothered to develop them. (in retrospect, I really should of.) So the idea of me making a game like that seems pretty farfetched, but this is NG. it's almost like a concentrated nugget of talent wrapped in the foil of potential when it comes to a bunch of guys with computers creating stuff.
Eh, I should draw stuff and actually get good at game design before pitching this idea, or something.
Oh also starting from now, I will not delete any blog entries, so comment away.
Edit: Grammar and stuff, also that leg looks weird. I should go eat Dan Paladins brains to gain his power or something.
WilliWowza
You say you lack art and programming skills, but it's never too late to develop them, you don't have to have been programming C++ since you were 5, everyone has to start somewhere.
As far as not getting on a course for Games Design, I think personally that's a good thing. What'd be better would be taking a general course on Design/Digital Media/Graphics, something that really opens your options and can lead into games designs once you have the know-how and qualifications.
Rad
I might as well start now when it comes to at and coding, and finally gain some experience.
Really? I never thought that generalizing in the field of Digital Media would really help me land that dream job, but then again I've never really asked any game designers what degrees and colleges they attended to get that far in the first place either.
Thanks Willi, I've really got to look more into what can get me where I want to go.