It’s almost halfway over which means it’s around the time where I start going slightly insane after working this hard for such a long time, so I decided to go for a walk!

Who would have thought it’d be snowing in North Dakota?

I think one of the things I love about this competition more than anything is how close to your own mind you get. It’s a little unnerving for some people, but you really begin to get a closer look at what drives you to create games. You experience the entire process in two short days: the first great idea, the excitement of having a new concept to work with, the frustration of smoothing out everything, the self doubt of whether you can really do something or not. That deadline looming over you just pushes you to continue no matter what obstacles you run into. Nothing else matters, and you truly live in the moment while making your game.

Going on this walk gets me back to earth again and to remind myself that though it seems like a lifetime, it’s only been one day in the real world and that I’ve only got one left. It reminded me of why I’m doing this in the first place and what my goals are for the jam.

I hope you all are having as much fun as I am, I’m going back to development!