I really cant be botherd even to add a simple say verb or anything else.
Is it beacause of lack of motivation?
What keeps you guys at it(Coding)?
ID:193343
 Jan 31 2002, 11:56 am
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Spuzzum wrote:
I just code because it's fun. That's all of the motivation I need. Same here. I write because I do.. and I like it that way. If I didn't, what would I do? Get a social life? *snort* --Tarmas. | |
I code because I want to create something people can play and have fun playing, which is a great motivater...
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Gojira wrote:
I really cant be botherd even to add a simple say verb or anything else. It is often enjoyable. When I am not finding it so enjoyable, I rarely do it -- but I almost always pick it back up after a break. I don't hesitate to start a new game when I have a new idea (which has resulted in all my non-cerulea projects, including 3 that never really got off the ground). Maybe my preference that a game already be polished before I let anyone else play helps me out. I strive to impress. Z | |
Shameless bragging and showing off.
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I don't code games anymore because I have no motivation, but demos etc.. come about when I'm bored.
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You know, right now there's no better feeling online then when someone is enjoying your game. To me anyways... gives you a sort of satisfaction that you did a atleast somewhat good job :)
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Spuzzum wrote:
* Spum leet programmer. Spum think funny. LOL. Alath think Spum suffer injury head on MudFooms. | |
Alathon wrote:
Spuzzum wrote: "Spum no't need speak like that, Spum doe automatically." Or, alternatively: "Spum does' need to spea' like that' Spum does it auto'." "Spúim t´oesn't nít´ to speak like that, Spúim t´oes it aúitomatisallié" "Spoom doaisn't naiaid to spaiak likai that, Spoom doais it aootomatikallae." "$|D|_| /\/\ |)03$/\/'7 /\/33|) 70 $|D3@|< |||<3 7|-|@7, $|D|_| /\/\ |)03$ |7 @|_| 70/\/\@7|(@||¥." Some languages are harder to understand than others... | |
Declare that you never want to have anything to do with BYOND or Game programming again, then you'll be filled with motivation. Works every time.
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Gojira wrote:
I really cant be botherd even to add a simple say verb or anything else. For better or worse, I have an unstoppable creative drive. I get very unhappy when I go for long periods without creating. Ideas get log-jammed in my head, new ones can't be generated, and I become grumpy and depressed. Having a creative drive doesn't mean that the creativity is automatically good...it's often pretty bad, but I always strive to improve it. Anyway, every few months or weeks I get burned out on game programming. And for me what I've found is the best thing to do is whatever I feel like. Read a book, watch cartoons, play games, whatever. I used to feel guilty about doing things like playing games, but now I know that if I play a game for a while, I am inevitably filled with a desire to create a game. So in the end there is no wasted time, and I might as well enjoy whatever it is I feel like doing. Before I understood this, I would force myself to keep programming/writing in fear of not finishing...and that would be very stressful and depressing too. | |
For a long time, I've liked computers... I could never do any programming past "MicroWorlds Logo" and "Widget Workshop" (Which, both of those are kinda cool, but very limiting) until a few years ago. I now simply love being to tell the computer to do somethign and then watching it diligently do it for me. Motivation comes from fans, friends, my unstoppable creative drive, and money. I've got dimes!
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Two things keep me motivated in it. The first is that I like solving problems for some reason. Whether it's an interesting math, physics, or programming problem I just can't stop thinking about it until I can solve it or at least find out the answer. I suppose it's also a curse, but I guess that's the way it goes :p
The second is that I really enjoy playing games and have always been saying, "I wish they would have done it this way instead." Or "They included this feature, what were they thinking!?!" so coding gives me the oportunity to stop complaining about other peoples work and actually make games/programs how I want them to be. | |
Another thing i have a problem with is adding something complicated to my game. I can easily add it but i get bored by just thinking of the "if" and "switch" in the code.
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I just code because it's fun. That's all of the motivation I need.
* Spum leet programmer. Spum think funny. LOL.