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I, and I assume anyone else that has tried, get much more enjoyment out of writing a game than playing games. And writing an OS is probably even more fun than w

I, and I assume anyone else that has tried, get much more enjoyment out of writing a game than playing games. And writing an OS is probably even more fun than writing a game. Edit: Also just wanted to point out that writing a few games has in a way ruined playing games for me. I still load up a new or classic game every now and then but it's more to admire what the developers have done and not so much as to play the game. I don't really 'play' games any more.

jmccree 12y ago
That's interesting. After getting into game modding, I lost most interest in single player games other than modding them/playing with mods. Multi-player FPS was still fun, but playing Crysis after tweaking some LUA files so you were invincible and could punch trucks into the air was way more fun to me. Two other similar things ring similar to me. I was big into haunted houses when I was younger, volunteered at them and hung out around the online "haunting" community every season, and to this day visiting haunted houses is more about admiring what is being done than being scared. I recognize the animitronics from the catalog, know to expect that panel to drop, and know how that illusion is done, but I still enjoy visiting a good haunted house. The other really sad thing, is that living in downtown Atlanta where there is a moving/tv show being filmed within a block of my place every other week it seems, I've seen the sausage being made. Knowing how long it takes to setup and shoot a scene that may only be 30 seconds in the movie, it's "ruined" watching TV shows/movies, as I can't help but think about the filming process. I was blissfully unaware how much work went into filming a simple shot of two people walking down a city street.
- xorcist 12y ago
  Doesn't it make you appreciate movies in another way though? Knowing how it's done and how difficult it is, don't you start looking at things such as lightning, cut techniques etc. in a more informed manner? It's not usually the same movies (or music, or games) that gets popular with the professionals in the industry is popular with regular folks, for this very reason.
  - jmccree 12y ago
    Yep. I think that applies to most things in life. It's like a separate category of emotion opens up of appreciation instead of things being pure enjoyment/entertainment after you know the work that goes into something.
clarry 12y ago
I still play Doom at least weekly, and by play I mean really play. And it inspires me to work on my own stuff. A handful of maps to go through and I've completed plutonia on UV. Next, I'm probably playing Back to Saturn X ep1. It's amazing there's so much new, inspiring stuff for this old game..

jmccree 12y ago

That's interesting. After getting into game modding, I lost most interest in single player games other than modding them/playing with mods. Multi-player FPS was still fun, but playing Crysis after tweaking some LUA files so you were invincible and could punch trucks into the air was way more fun to me. Two other similar things ring similar to me. I was big into haunted houses when I was younger, volunteered at them and hung out around the online "haunting" community every season, and to this day visiting haunted houses is more about admiring what is being done than being scared. I recognize the animitronics from the catalog, know to expect that panel to drop, and know how that illusion is done, but I still enjoy visiting a good haunted house. The other really sad thing, is that living in downtown Atlanta where there is a moving/tv show being filmed within a block of my place every other week it seems, I've seen the sausage being made. Knowing how long it takes to setup and shoot a scene that may only be 30 seconds in the movie, it's "ruined" watching TV shows/movies, as I can't help but think about the filming process. I was blissfully unaware how much work went into filming a simple shot of two people walking down a city street.

xorcist 12y ago
Doesn't it make you appreciate movies in another way though? Knowing how it's done and how difficult it is, don't you start looking at things such as lightning, cut techniques etc. in a more informed manner? It's not usually the same movies (or music, or games) that gets popular with the professionals in the industry is popular with regular folks, for this very reason.
- jmccree 12y ago
  Yep. I think that applies to most things in life. It's like a separate category of emotion opens up of appreciation instead of things being pure enjoyment/entertainment after you know the work that goes into something.

clarry 12y ago

I still play Doom at least weekly, and by play I mean really play. And it inspires me to work on my own stuff. A handful of maps to go through and I've completed plutonia on UV. Next, I'm probably playing Back to Saturn X ep1. It's amazing there's so much new, inspiring stuff for this old game..