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I sometimes just start rdr2 just to be amazed again on how far game development has come. It's a shame though that as an programmer, I can't really play games a

by kabes 7y ago

I sometimes just start rdr2 just to be amazed again on how far game development has come. It's a shame though that as an programmer, I can't really play games anymore without constantly thinking: "how is that made?" And before I know it I'm taken out of the game and imagining algorithms. Very annoying, but can't help myself.

maxnoe 7y ago
That's an integral part to me. Akin Feynman's "Fun to imagine". How marvelous the true nature of nature.
gmueckl 7y ago
For me it is the opposite. I've dabbled in game dev as a hobby now and then and it's all code and bugs until the art arrives and transforms everything I've tried to do using ugly placeholders into something beautiful and amazing. That transformation is something truly special for me when it happens.
dillonmckay 7y ago
Same here. I thought I was alone.
justaj 7y ago
For me I can't play games anymore because there's something in the back of my head going "Why am I not learning or creating something? I should be improving my skills right now." Very frustrating.
- jordanbeiber 7y ago
  Cut yourself some slack! :) The brain needs it, and who knows, you might get inspired. I know what you mean though, but I’ve been working hard to just let my brain rest at times. Games can be useful to turn off or tune down the machinery at times.
- 91bananas 7y ago
  So agree here, I built a PC to play a few games last year and I haven't turned it on in months, feels like such a waste of time. But at the same time I waste countless hours doing other dumb stuff that and reading about things I will probably never actually implement. We need to play more is probably what it comes down to.
- exdsq 7y ago
  I set a little time aside each day, outside of working hours, to spend learning new things. As long as I do that time I’ve stopped feeling that I should be more productive when I play games. Took a while but I got there!

by kabes 7y ago

maxnoe 7y ago

That's an integral part to me. Akin Feynman's "Fun to imagine". How marvelous the true nature of nature.

gmueckl 7y ago

For me it is the opposite. I've dabbled in game dev as a hobby now and then and it's all code and bugs until the art arrives and transforms everything I've tried to do using ugly placeholders into something beautiful and amazing. That transformation is something truly special for me when it happens.

dillonmckay 7y ago

Same here. I thought I was alone.

justaj 7y ago

For me I can't play games anymore because there's something in the back of my head going "Why am I not learning or creating something? I should be improving my skills right now." Very frustrating.

jordanbeiber 7y ago
Cut yourself some slack! :) The brain needs it, and who knows, you might get inspired. I know what you mean though, but I’ve been working hard to just let my brain rest at times. Games can be useful to turn off or tune down the machinery at times.
91bananas 7y ago
So agree here, I built a PC to play a few games last year and I haven't turned it on in months, feels like such a waste of time. But at the same time I waste countless hours doing other dumb stuff that and reading about things I will probably never actually implement. We need to play more is probably what it comes down to.
exdsq 7y ago
I set a little time aside each day, outside of working hours, to spend learning new things. As long as I do that time I’ve stopped feeling that I should be more productive when I play games. Took a while but I got there!