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Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:17:40 +0000

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By: Parade of Rain » Blog Archive » Low Hanging Fruit and Project Motivation

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:01:39 +0000

[...] development project motivation and such, instead of going into other aspects of it I’ll just link you guys to a post by Jake Birkett, of Grey Alien Games, that sums it up very nicely for indies looking to get ’serious’ [...]

By: Grey Alien Games

Grey Alien Games — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:41:54 +0000

@Aung: You are welcome, good luck finishing your game!

By: Aung Sithu

Aung Sithu — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 17:26:30 +0000

Thanks. This post really motivates me to touch my game code which has been freezed for almost a year.

By: Grey Alien Games

Grey Alien Games — Wed, 07 May 2008 09:02:40 +0000

Jason: You are correct that most people will make more money at their job than making a game. But my point is that if people are complaining that their job is stopping them from making their game, then that’s just an excuse because they could quit their job and go at their game 100% and then see how it worked out. They’d either succeed or fail, but at least they would have tried. If they failed, they could either try again, or get a normal job again.

Incidentally, I had a very well paid IT consultant/developer job which I quit to make games, then I didn’t make much money for a couple of years as I built up the business (this is often the case with any new business), but now I make more money than my old job + I work a home. So it is worth it if you stick at it and can make it work…

By: jason

jason — Wed, 07 May 2008 03:19:58 +0000

I stopped reading at “quit your job”. Not good advice for most people. They will likely make more money from that job than their game.

By: Grey Alien Games

Grey Alien Games — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:02:20 +0000

Thanks Kai, your point is well made. I used to be in “IT sales” and I got the technique about asking a woman “how do you feel about the system?” and a man “what do you think about the system?” from a fellow experienced salesman, and it totally worked. It may be a stereotype but it has a good success rate. It’s also cropped up in some psychology books as well. Of course we are not all as polarised as my description implies, but I’ve found it helps me out in quite a few situations. I also sometimes deliberately use “how do you feel?” with some men when the situation is appropriate if I think/feel it will help them get something off their chest for example.

By: Kai

Kai — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:53:59 +0000

“This is a tricky one but the best option is to talk to them, explain how you FEEL if your partner is a woman and what you are THINKING about if your partner is man. ”

Lame. Don’t use sexist stereotypes that get in the way of an overall very valid point. It would be a lot more powerful if you said:
“The best option is to talk to them, and to try to put your thoughts and feelings into a perspective they will understand and appreciate – that it’s for your own happiness, or that it’s a dream of yours.”

By: cliffski

cliffski — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:15:19 +0000

great article, all very very true

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:52:03 +0000

I totally agree with you!
Game development is a maraton run, not a quick sprint!