Quality tuition is pretty cheap, and general information is readily available.
A community with a decent number of members, built around the idea of sharing progress, getting feedback, playtesting and generally shooting the shit devoid of soyjacks sounds really good though.
Matrix would probably be my choice - essentially non-woke Discord with extra encryption.
The scored sub is a great idea - something persistent and easy to find and use. I'd view chat as an alternative for regulars. In that vain, Element is pretty straight forward to use (for alt-tech). Haven't used guilded - how's it fair on the anonymity front?
Primarily, the visibility of Scored is the issue. I separate my CG/gamedev work into stuff I'd use for portfolio and throwaway work (speed sculpts, quick environments and code experiments) as to not dox myself. It's not a bulletproof solution however, and something with less visibility makes that dilemma easier.
It'll be interesting to see how it plays out. I really like the idea of a place where like-minded folks can share resources and help each other along. There are plenty of springboards for woke creators, this could ultimately serve as something similar for our guys?
That, and to network. I'm sure you know how hard it is to find people to collaborate with, especially artists, without pronouns in their bio's.
I haven't done anything creative or developmental since New Year... A group to share progress would be a great idea! Feedback is like food for creativity.
I would say try it. Please post the name here if you do go forward. Is your hesitation with Reddit mostly a technical issue, or do you want to avoid the rabid politicization of the communities?
I think if anything, a sort of documentary style post wouldn't be a bad idea. You could show others what you've learned, and possibly a thing or two about how to use dev tools that the laymen, such as myself wouldn't otherwise use.
I've been told it's easier than ever to make a game, and that might be true, I have no idea. I've always preferred playing a game to creating one.
Mostly because I've tried, and gave up pretty quick back in the late 90s. I'd been told over and over "If you love what you do, it doesn't feel like work" What they never fucking said was "If you cross the streams, your leisure can become indistinguishable from work, and you begin to resent having to do it for free."
Here I was, ready to give up any hopes of gamedev, looking for a sign as to whether I should give up or press on. Not sure if this is a sign or what this sign means
Quality tuition is pretty cheap, and general information is readily available.
A community with a decent number of members, built around the idea of sharing progress, getting feedback, playtesting and generally shooting the shit devoid of soyjacks sounds really good though.
Matrix would probably be my choice - essentially non-woke Discord with extra encryption.
The scored sub is a great idea - something persistent and easy to find and use. I'd view chat as an alternative for regulars. In that vain, Element is pretty straight forward to use (for alt-tech). Haven't used guilded - how's it fair on the anonymity front?
Primarily, the visibility of Scored is the issue. I separate my CG/gamedev work into stuff I'd use for portfolio and throwaway work (speed sculpts, quick environments and code experiments) as to not dox myself. It's not a bulletproof solution however, and something with less visibility makes that dilemma easier.
Yeah, had much of the same experience with Gab.
It'll be interesting to see how it plays out. I really like the idea of a place where like-minded folks can share resources and help each other along. There are plenty of springboards for woke creators, this could ultimately serve as something similar for our guys?
That, and to network. I'm sure you know how hard it is to find people to collaborate with, especially artists, without pronouns in their bio's.
I'm for it, and expect game design stuff from my lists to get posted there.
I need a list of where I need to post lists and what part...
Yes, I want in.
I haven't done anything creative or developmental since New Year... A group to share progress would be a great idea! Feedback is like food for creativity.
I would say try it. Please post the name here if you do go forward. Is your hesitation with Reddit mostly a technical issue, or do you want to avoid the rabid politicization of the communities?
I think if anything, a sort of documentary style post wouldn't be a bad idea. You could show others what you've learned, and possibly a thing or two about how to use dev tools that the laymen, such as myself wouldn't otherwise use.
I've been told it's easier than ever to make a game, and that might be true, I have no idea. I've always preferred playing a game to creating one.
Mostly because I've tried, and gave up pretty quick back in the late 90s. I'd been told over and over "If you love what you do, it doesn't feel like work" What they never fucking said was "If you cross the streams, your leisure can become indistinguishable from work, and you begin to resent having to do it for free."
That's been my experience with it.
Here I was, ready to give up any hopes of gamedev, looking for a sign as to whether I should give up or press on. Not sure if this is a sign or what this sign means