Wow it's been a while since I did a blog post. I've really let it slide for quite a while recently and basically it's because I've not been doing any real dev work outside of work. This is a bit annoying but there are a few reasons for this.
Unity Development
So last post I was talking about the game I was wanting to develop with a couple of other people. I have pretty much given up on this, there were some differences in how the project should be progressed and motivation for it dropped. I have never really had any trouble keeping motivation high for my own projects so that was an indicator for me that it wasn't working.
I am going to start back up on my JBEngine project which is great as that is really where my interests lie. I may not have as polished a game as I could using a commercial engine but I think a lot of the satisfaction will come from the fact that I've built it all myself.
That brings me to something else I have been thinking about. I'm going to really reign in the scope of my JBEngine project and try and create a 3D version of a classic arcade game. This will allow me to create a finished game hopefully and then I can polish and have a product that I can actually say I've completed.
I am going to start back up on my JBEngine project which is great as that is really where my interests lie. I may not have as polished a game as I could using a commercial engine but I think a lot of the satisfaction will come from the fact that I've built it all myself.
That brings me to something else I have been thinking about. I'm going to really reign in the scope of my JBEngine project and try and create a 3D version of a classic arcade game. This will allow me to create a finished game hopefully and then I can polish and have a product that I can actually say I've completed.
New Job: IBM
I've just got myself a new job as a Software Developer at the IBM Manchester Lab. I'm pretty damn excited about it and will hopefully be a massive career boost for me. The only thing I'm really nervous about is that they use Linux which I have never used before. This past week I have been getting myself up and running getting used to using Linux for development in preparation for starting on Monday.
I will be fairly sad to leave Inspired Gaming as it was a really fun job and I got along well with everyone there. I've learnt a lot from the people there, and had much more experience working closely with a tester and project manager than I did at Arden.
My new job will hopefully bring a lot more experience with it being such a different area to what I'm currently used to.
I hope to back up and running with regular dev updates soon.
Cheers :)
I will be fairly sad to leave Inspired Gaming as it was a really fun job and I got along well with everyone there. I've learnt a lot from the people there, and had much more experience working closely with a tester and project manager than I did at Arden.
My new job will hopefully bring a lot more experience with it being such a different area to what I'm currently used to.
I hope to back up and running with regular dev updates soon.
Cheers :)
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