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stayscrisp
post 27 Jun, 2008 - 01:53 AM
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Has there ever been a time when you've thought coding games just isnt worth it?


There occasionally comes a time when the idea pops into your head that maybe your end result does not justify the means. When you've just pulled a massive all-nighter and your game still doesnt work how its supposed to and all you wanna do is sleep or at least break something.

lets here some stories smile.gif

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post 27 Jun, 2008 - 05:17 AM
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I've only got myself, my thoughts and my pride when I decide to start a project. Pour your heart and soul into it and you achieve something. Worth it? What cost could you possibly endure for taking on a personal project designed to develop your skills and reaching a stalemate?

EDIT: Don't do all-nighters if you don't need to. No matter how you attempt to justify it, you aren't going to properly understand what you are doing and thus churning your code up more.

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post 28 Jun, 2008 - 07:25 AM
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I was more looking for funny stories, but ok :s
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post 28 Jun, 2008 - 08:35 AM
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I'm a do-all nighters type. I tend to finish everything in a single night thus making me feel bored and as previously said it thus makes your code looks messy. So I'm trying my best not to rush on things, its actually better to go slow that to always recode.

I've tried to plan and start a big JAVA game project then this school thing came up with a bunch of projects that almost consume all my free time so my JAVA adventure has to be postponed. Now I don't feel like continuing it, damn all school works.

Game programming gets boring when it become more like a work; finalizing stuff, graphics, etc. The fun part in my opinion is the coding especially the first stage of coding. It gets you all excited but when you're nearly finished then its not fun anymore unless you're getting paid to do it.
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post 28 Jun, 2008 - 02:11 PM
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Heh, I always thought being on 3rd base more exciting than 1st. Currently I'm building a game where you are a green ball and you need to dodge various balls flying at you. Every base of the development cycle has been exciting for me when I can actually be bothered doing it.

It isn't the most graphical game in the world, but it is fun for me no doubt. smile.gif
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post 28 Jun, 2008 - 04:16 PM
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I love game programming because it contains so many other subjects.

I REALLY love low level programming, writing a game engine allows me to do a lot of that. I also find the field of artificial intelligence interesting. Eventually, I'll be able to work on that (in the same project!). It's amazing!
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The more you learn of it, the more exciting and enthralling it can become.
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We don't. >.>
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hmm why do I code?

I code b/c it is something I gravitated to at a young age. gaming I use to fiddle with my brothers atari when I was a toddler. so I guess it was the natural progression of things.

I agree on not doing all nighters or rushing things. I rushed a program and made a mistake that baffles me today. I was using cin and cout but I had reverse the >> and << operators. (ie >> for cout and << for cin) when I went to compile it before class I couldn't see it because I did through the entire program. *bangs head on wall*
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well im pretty new to coding and it becomes very stressful at times to the point i want to curl up in the corner and die.
usually i jus lean back on my chair, hands on head sighin over and over again until last time i dont that i lent back on my chair a lil to far.......
lets say the table behind me was replaced pretty dam quick before the parents got home xD
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post 19 Jul, 2008 - 11:26 PM
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Iv always wanted to make games since i was young. One summer I just thought "what the heck am i doing with myself, I got a brain why dont i use it." So i knuckled down and looked up all i could on programming:
places to start. Languages of prefrance.

I had done small programs before (C++, Java), for class and amusement. but when i decided i really wanted to program, i got into openGL and was shocked at how easy 3d programming is, and how logical. (mainly due to the original nehe tutorials)

whenever you learn something knew its surprising: graphics, sound, networking. I couldnt believe i actually made sense of that stuff.


Im an all nighter programer, mainly because i work night shifts tongue.gif
I personally hate the tedious stuff, that I can see as easy. So i find the best way to knock all that stuff off is: stay up as long as possible until adrenaline kicks in, and your in that robot mode. and just knock it all off.
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post 20 Jul, 2008 - 07:56 AM
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I can get some good coding done on all nighters like you say bobjob, getting those annoying low level stuff out of the way needs to be done quickly and almost in one go to keep your interest hehe. one thing i advise against is toking the bong beforehand hehe thas a sure fire way to get bad code :s
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