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Sep 13, 2012
Complex Connections
Posted in Dear Diary, Games
In the past posts I have laid out all the things that led to that one point where I was suddenly struck by a bolt of inspiration. Once I considered the theme of the realistic zombie-survival game with characters who have depth, the ideas just kept flowing so fast that I had a hard time jotting everything down, there are connections everywhere. But how would you avoid getting entangled?
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Sep 12, 2012
My Zombie Revelation
Posted in Dear Diary, Games, Random Thoughts
Trying to come up with an original game is hard, as I was starting to figure out. And having nothing to say is okay, but when you want to be passionate about something that doesn’t go beyond a skin-deep cliché you should put an end to it. And that’s what I really tried. But those things have a tendency to bite you in the ass when you turn away…
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Sep 11, 2012
The Medium is the Message
Posted in Dear Diary, Games
So from yesterday’s post you know my opinion on the reasons why somebody should make a game. Being preachy is easy and fun but as soon as you realize that should also abide by the same standards, the story becomes a bit different. The elephant in my room was the question about my game’s message.
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Sep 09, 2012
All Too Soon
Posted in Dear Diary, Games, Programming
From my previous posts you now know about the reason why I want to create a game myself and you also know from the last post, that I am not only lacking the skills of a game designer but also those of a decent programmer. I do to. But with all that knowledge, is it different this time?
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Sep 08, 2012
My BASICs
Posted in Dear Diary, Games
Yesterday I told you all about the reasons and my first steps in coming up with a game myself and that I always was interested in making games. This post goes a step back further, all the way to when I was about seven: The day when an elderly man asked me whether I like computer games. Of course I said yes. And then he said I should come to his house to play some…
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Sep 07, 2012
I’m Designing a Game!
Posted in 1, Dear Diary, Games
I like games. I always liked them and I always wanted (and attempted) to make my own games. I am not a game designer, neither am I a programmer and I am definitely not a writer. What I lack in skills I try to compensate with ambition and passion. This blog post is the first of a number to come, about the game I started currently thinking about; when and how I ended in a cul-de-sac; how I see today’s gaming industry (and what’s wrong with it) and how I ended up with an idea that just keeps pushing me onward.
Today: How it all began.
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Jul 17, 2012
Berlin, 2012-07-17
Posted in Dear Diary, Reports
Almost routine today: waking up, noticing it’s raining and waking up shortly after because of the bright sun. Weather in Berlin is highly unstable and weather reports are generally not to be trusted. If they say it will be raining, it rains as much as there will be sunshine shortly after. And then rain again. I blame those fast moving clouds! I packed my bags but left for a short errand without them.
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Jul 16, 2012
Berlin, 2012-07-16
Posted in Dear Diary, Reports
I woke up early. At least in my terms. It was shortly before 11 a.m. when I left the apartment without bag or camera into a windy and cloudy Kreuzberg: I was on a mission!
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Jul 16, 2012
Berlin, 2012-07-15
Posted in Dear Diary, Reports
Sunday is flea-market day, another one of my Berlin traditions. In happy anticipation I emptied my backpack for every burden except my worn and torn companion, my H.P. Lovecraft book. Light as a feather I withdrew some money ready to spend it all on the market on stupid electronic junk.
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Jul 14, 2012
Berlin, 2012-07-14
Posted in 1, Dear Diary, Reports
I slept not so well. It rained and the occasional thunder got amplified between the opposing walls in the courtyard. I could hear the rain on my windows and after my alarm rang half past ten, I decided to stay in bed until the weather cleared up. Two hours later I was up and spotted a little opening in the thick clouds above.
