DaveC

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  1. That bit about getting into game development struck a chord with me. I come from more of a 3D animation / motion graphics background so I'm not quite as far removed as the guy in that email, but I'm turning 28 soon and also have recently had a bit of an epiphany about this stuff. Anyway, I'm about a month and a half into learning GameMaker and I've managed to put together a thing that sort of just about works (which is a lot further than I thought I'd get by now!). It's been exhilarating, especially coming into it with zero programming knowledge. Like Chris I've also found the learning process interesting and fun. Maybe it's because I've been in a frame of mind where I'm always thinking ''how does this apply to the kinds of games I want to make? How does this get me closer to my goal?''. Anyway just wanted to put that out there. I'd recommend giving all of this a shot to anybody that's thinking about it.
  2. The threat of Big Dog

    Absolutely terrifying.
  3. I'm Going to Make a Game

    These are really great. Can anyone else recommend GameMaker tutorials / youtube tutorials?
  4. Tone Control Ep 5: Tom Bissell

    Tone Control is a really great podcast. That's all I have to say.
  5. Episode 8... ?

    ༼ ◕_◕ ༽ Oh. Uh.. thanks.
  6. Episode 8... ?

    I honestly have no idea what the hell it's supposed to be.
  7. Episode 8... ?

    ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Give DIRETIDE
  8. I want to learn how to games.

    Give it everything you've got. One bit of advice I can give; if you're at the point in your life where you have a little extra time on your hands, please realize that every minute of spare time you have is precious! Spend it on learning software and doing what you're passionate about. I'm 27 now and I've been working in animation / motion graphics for almost 4 years, and I really wish that I'd gotten started on honing my skills earlier. Now I never have time to work on the things I've really come to care about (responsibility sucks!). The reason I say this all is because I'm only realizing now that game development is something I've dipped my toes into and am incredibly passionate about (more so than the animation), and I'm starting to regret that I didn't get my ducks in order at a time when it would have really benefited me. So, prioritize and dig deep!
  9. Beyond: Two Souls

    Ahahahaha ..... ahahahahaha
  10. Movie/TV recommendations

    Have you seen The Raid? If for some reason you want to watch another movie about law enforcement officers trapped in a tall drug den, check it out.
  11. Spelunky!

    Been watching Tom Francis as well, entertaining stuff. I recorded myself on yesterday's challenge after being inspired. I'll post it at some stage, I somehow survived an incredible UFO mid air chain reaction ker-splosion and got it on tape.
  12. Let's Draw Video Games

    Right, from the beginning;
  13. Movie/TV recommendations

    Looks worse than Hitler
  14. Movie/TV recommendations

    What did you make of 13 Assassins? I loved it myself. It does that thing where having the villain be so preposterously evil makes you really care about him getting his comeuppance. It's an atmospheric slow burn followed by a fucking insane climactic battle.
  15. Let's Draw Video Games

    Yep. Awesome 3-dimensional quality to that.
  16. Let's Draw Video Games

    imgur is great also
  17. Half-Life 3

    Every time this thread bubbles up to the ''New content'' list I get my hopes up. Again.
  18. Breaking Bad

    Yeah, Dean Norris was just fantastic in this episode as well. His shocked delirium following the big discovery was really convincing. I'm rooting for Hank too.
  19. Breaking Bad

    Great episode!
  20. Quitter's Club: Don't be afraid to quit the book

    Agreed on Feast, I'm surprised I got through it too. At the time of reading I had no idea to expect anything less than the quality of A Storm of Swords, and I labored through A feast for Crows expecting it to pick up. It, uh, didn't. To me though, Dance wasn't much of an improvement. The voice in the back of my mind saying, ''George R.R Martin has no idea what he is doing and he is making this up as he goes along'' just wouldn't go away. Infuriating, meandering, convoluted plot lines.
  21. Quitter's Club: Don't be afraid to quit the book

    By the time I was getting into A Dance with Dragons, my patience with the A Song of Ice and Fire series was hanging by a thread. I labored through half the book before tossing it across the room and reading a wiki. I don't regret it one bit. There's only so many preposterously detailed descriptions of tunics that I can take.