For the first time, after almost 15 years as a so called \u201cgrown-up software developer\u201d, I have finally shared a game that I created with strangers.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve always found it funny how game programming is seen as childish and quaint by so many \u201cgrown-up software developers\u201d. For many years I was one of these people due mostly to peer pressure and the need for conformity, but I never truly believed it.<\/p>\n
Combining real-time game programming skills (game loops, time-slicing, threading, AI) with the huge creativity required to generate game ideas, graphics, music, sound etc has got to be one of the hardest things to do in the entire world of software. <\/p>\n
In my opinion, there are very few pastimes\/careers other than game programming that provide the same test of your ability to switch continually from right-brain thinking to left-brain thinking for extended periods.<\/p>\n
So everyone who has actually made a playable game (regardless of ratings) in this compo should be very, very proud! <\/p>\n
It\u2019s great that people have got some enjoyment from my game. But it\u2019s the actual sharing of it and feedback that has given me real happiness. <\/p>\n
Thanks Ludum Dare!<\/p>\n