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>> LARPing as game developers That's harsh in my opinion. In entertainment and media there are always more people who want to do a thing than can be supported
by georgeecollins 4y ago
>> LARPing as game developers
That's harsh in my opinion. In entertainment and media there are always more people who want to do a thing than can be supported: musicians, actors, comedians, artists, etc.
Sometimes amateurs become pros. Sometimes people "LARPing" -- as you call it --make games I really enjoy. So I think its cool that people try their luck at game development even knowing most won't make a living at it.
- kjs3 4y agoYa. Am I LARPing as a developer for creating OSS things that scratch and itch and not working at Oracle or some such.
- DonHopkins 4y agoMost of the people actually "LARPing" don't actually ever finish and publish their games, so you can't enjoy them.
- georgeecollins 4y agoSo true! Sometimes to scratch my itches I have joined first timers- I guess me “LARPing” as a garage developer. It usually becomes clear they will never even finish a prototype. Once I joined a team that was making a space ship combat game. All they worked on was 2d buttons, sliders, etc. Building a whole GUI from scratch for months. I stuck my head up to say maybe we could try some gameplay ideas? No it was important to get the menus right.