I’m seriously questioning some of the courses I’ve bought that’s supposedly teaching stuff like Twine and Unreal. Well, actually, I’m questioning what makes men think they’re good enough at teaching that people should pay for it. Most of them lack structure and a clear path forward. Some lack clarity in the scripts. So far, I’ve... Continue Reading →
Game Design Diary – Chains of Command
It’s been a year since my mom’s partner and my bonus dad passed away, a year and roughly two months since my uncle on my mother’s side passed. A year and a month since my best friend passed. All of them passed due to cancer or complications caused by cancer. Fuck cancer. Needless to say,... Continue Reading →
Game Design Diary – Chains of Command
Chains of Command is a choose your own adventure story I wrote about 20 years ago. I’ve dug it up from my closet and started to implement it in Twine. It’s very derivative of Star Trek, a star alliance, a planet that wants to join, rumours of slave trade in the capital etc etc. I’m... Continue Reading →
Game Design Diary – Chains of Command
I have a confession to make. I have been unreasonably afraid of game engines for a while. I find the UIs intimidating and the supposed “tutorial” material dense and obscure. Forums I have visited have been tainted with toxicity of varying degrees, questions around basic functionality mocked and the questioner admonished to “git gud”. But... Continue Reading →