{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/vcover\/","author_name":"tassadar","cat":"Uncategorized","categories":["Uncategorized"],"comments":[],"epoch":1384737420,"event":"","likes":33,"metadata":{"p_key":"80363","p_author":"tassadar","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"289373","p_title":"Let\u2019s try to actually finish something","p_cat":"Uncategorized","p_event":"LD28","p_time":"1384737420","p_likes":"33","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1386892800","event_key":"20","event_name":"LD28"},"source_url":"2013\/11\/18\/lets-try-to-actually-finish-something\/","text":"

So I\u2019ve always been interested in programming and game programming in particular. I followed LD for so long, but never actually did something. That\u2019s something I really want to change.<\/p>\n

For \u2026 reasons, I couldn\u2019t do any programming for years, so I\u2019m very much out of practice. Also, due to health reasons, I can\u2019t concentrate for very long. It might seem basic to you, but if I can think about one particular thing for an hour, it\u2019s a win in my book. Basically, the \u00a0brain was on vacation for a few years, and I\u2019m trying to get it back into shape.<\/p>\n

Actually, as I proofread the last paragraph, fuck it. Just\u2026 fuck it, I\u2019ll just say it like it is. I\u2019ve been a pretty good and clever computer science person for all my life, until I somehow became a massive alcoholic. For the last 8 or so years, I\u2019ve been trying to drink myself into an early grave, and boy, was I trying hard. I didn\u2019t succeed however, got sober earlier this year and now I\u2019m at a point where I want to get my brain back. I\u2019m much better in many aspects, but I\u2019m still not able to concentrate for long, I just lose focus quickly and if I do, it\u2019s all over, I can\u2019t get back into it. Also, I just didn\u2019t do any programming for a long time, I want to become my old self again. Having to look up stuff every minute is really getting on my nerves.<\/p>\n

So, what to do? My goal is to be in shape for the next LD. So I\u2019ll download Unity (pretty excited about this tool, let\u2019s see how it works), give myself a week and try to work on something for at least 4 hours every day. 4 hours may not seem much to you, but for me and my battered and bruised brain it\u2019s pretty ambitious. Let\u2019s see how it goes. Also, I\u2019ll be documenting my journey here, I\u2019m thinking it might give me some motivation by being accountable for something. I\u2019ve been ashamed enough for two lifetimes, I don\u2019t need to fail again in front of game developers \":)\"<\/p>\n

No ideas yet, but I\u2019ll come up with something while downloading hopefully. It doesn\u2019t have to be great, it just has to be something playable for now. Enough talking, let\u2019s do this.<\/p>","time":"November 18th, 2013 1:17 am","title":"Let\u2019s try to actually finish something","title_was_empty":false}