Monday's

Somewhere between work, This beast, classwork, homework, and managing my personal life I've been trying to attain some mastery over creating video games.  I'm striving to be a game designer and am really looking at what makes things fun - and to who.  Sometimes I take a stroll through all the indie game on xbox live and stumble across a few gems that are just plain old fun.  It doesn't have to be pretty (ie check something like this), it also doesn't have to be all about violence (ie Something like this) It simply has to be enjoyable and understandable.



Somewhere when we were kids we had some of the best video game memories created by a plumber. with a racoon tail. who ate mushrooms to get bigger. to get to the end of a level.  To get one step closer to saving a princess.  Try to explaining that to this generation of gamers without sounding like a moron.  Of course everyone who even remotely picked up a video game knows who Mario is.  So take a step back and look at what is fun to you. Look at the collection of games you might have.  Ask a friend what they have at home.  While this media is similar to movies - We all like different experiences.  One may love Call of Duty and plays religiously while another may only be playing World of Warcraft.