Seven Days of Write
When I started this blog, I really didn't think much of it. I planned to churn out a handful of posts about the histories of my current projects, then drop sporadic status updates to maintain the illusion that this is a real blog. I didn't have a plan or schedule for when I'd post, I figured I'd post whenever.
Yet here we are, 7 days in with 7 posts. I didn't expect, or even try, to do daily posts, it just sort of happened. My original intention was to blow through all those history posts in a day or two. I was even going to make jokes about how active the blog was with so many posts a day. Instead, after my very first post, I started the second, but took a break and didn't end up finishing it until the next day. Then the same sort of thing happened for the next post and the one after that. From then on, I started to get into the rhythm of one post a day. Granted, I still put off posting these until the last minute. As I type this sentence, there's only an hour until midnight. It's almost like being back at school. Though, I prefer to think of this as my designated blogging time. An hour or so is all I really need and the approaching deadline keeps me focused. I've always felt that I work best with some pressure.
That said, I'm not sure if the daily blogs will continue much longer. I have enough history posts left to get through maybe another week. After that, I'll be posting about active development. Currently I've been neglecting my projects in favor of this blog and rolling out some updates to my portfolio site, but soon I'll have to figure out a balance with making progress and then posting about the progress. I don't necessarily want to do 'today I worked on...' sort of posts; I'd much rather show off leaps and bounds. I guess we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.
At the very least, I hope I can do a couple posts a week, plus then a post like this for a 'weekly review.' With that in mind, let's review! This week, I introduced the blog and we talked about some of my favorite projects. We did a pre-post-mortem of if(adventure), probably the only game I have an overwhelming desire to finish and no ability to do so (yet). Then we took a look at Trick and Treat, a school project I actually take a lot of pride in. Finally, we started talking about the history of Served, a networking project where I got in over my head, now we'll see if I can pull myself back out again.
I've got a lot more stuff to talk about this coming week. We'll get caught up with Served and then take a look at my most recent project. I also want to do a one-off post where I cover the methodology I used in the development of my latest project with great success. If there's time, I'd also like to do a post on Haxe, since I've been using it quite a bit lately and it's pretty awesome.
So far, I must say the blog has been pretty successful. God help anyone who actually reads these posts, but writing about them has genuinely been fun for me. I love looking back on my projects and there's always a story to tell about the trials and tribulations of their development. Probably not particularly interesting stories, mind you, but fun for me to tell. In fact, I've probably gone this entire week of daily blogging, without having made a single point and I couldn't be happier with it.
I'm not sure if it shows through text, but my attitude towards this blog has changed pretty radically over the course of this week. I went into this quite cynically and came out the other side truly enjoying writing these posts. It's been good for me and I hope it continues to be. Don't be fooled though, I'm still not going to end these posts with any sort of meaningful conclusion.
Yet here we are, 7 days in with 7 posts. I didn't expect, or even try, to do daily posts, it just sort of happened. My original intention was to blow through all those history posts in a day or two. I was even going to make jokes about how active the blog was with so many posts a day. Instead, after my very first post, I started the second, but took a break and didn't end up finishing it until the next day. Then the same sort of thing happened for the next post and the one after that. From then on, I started to get into the rhythm of one post a day. Granted, I still put off posting these until the last minute. As I type this sentence, there's only an hour until midnight. It's almost like being back at school. Though, I prefer to think of this as my designated blogging time. An hour or so is all I really need and the approaching deadline keeps me focused. I've always felt that I work best with some pressure.
That said, I'm not sure if the daily blogs will continue much longer. I have enough history posts left to get through maybe another week. After that, I'll be posting about active development. Currently I've been neglecting my projects in favor of this blog and rolling out some updates to my portfolio site, but soon I'll have to figure out a balance with making progress and then posting about the progress. I don't necessarily want to do 'today I worked on...' sort of posts; I'd much rather show off leaps and bounds. I guess we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.
At the very least, I hope I can do a couple posts a week, plus then a post like this for a 'weekly review.' With that in mind, let's review! This week, I introduced the blog and we talked about some of my favorite projects. We did a pre-post-mortem of if(adventure), probably the only game I have an overwhelming desire to finish and no ability to do so (yet). Then we took a look at Trick and Treat, a school project I actually take a lot of pride in. Finally, we started talking about the history of Served, a networking project where I got in over my head, now we'll see if I can pull myself back out again.
I've got a lot more stuff to talk about this coming week. We'll get caught up with Served and then take a look at my most recent project. I also want to do a one-off post where I cover the methodology I used in the development of my latest project with great success. If there's time, I'd also like to do a post on Haxe, since I've been using it quite a bit lately and it's pretty awesome.
So far, I must say the blog has been pretty successful. God help anyone who actually reads these posts, but writing about them has genuinely been fun for me. I love looking back on my projects and there's always a story to tell about the trials and tribulations of their development. Probably not particularly interesting stories, mind you, but fun for me to tell. In fact, I've probably gone this entire week of daily blogging, without having made a single point and I couldn't be happier with it.
I'm not sure if it shows through text, but my attitude towards this blog has changed pretty radically over the course of this week. I went into this quite cynically and came out the other side truly enjoying writing these posts. It's been good for me and I hope it continues to be. Don't be fooled though, I'm still not going to end these posts with any sort of meaningful conclusion.