Paul Green
Member
Hey All,
Finally the forums are back for me (I've been on hiatus for a few months and only just come back to searching for them)..... So, as to my Subject Title 'Where do I start?" let me explain.
I'm 43 years of age, with a full time life, family, job, etc, etc.. But I still love programming, I'm rubbish when it comes to art and music, and 'acceptable' when it comes to programming. I'm not one of those 'l33t' programmers who thinks he knows it all, and has answers for everyone about my own way of doing things... why... because I enjoy it as a hobby. I've done some Ludum Dares and the like.
I've started programming when I was a kid (8bit - 65xx) and never really 'released' anything (had a couple of things out on CSDB and GB64), I have a nasty habit of getting stuck for one reason or another (either a solution I need doesn't return in Google, because I'm not using the right words - I end up getting a post on reddit deleted because it's a 'repeat' of something I didn't find to start with - I'm in need of graphics {like the current project I have on hold, don't need the I.P issues} - I don't have ideas - {i think I should stop now, you get the idea}) I've had various previews put places, but nothing like I see others doing.
I generally operate better under instruction, i.e. someone tells me what they want (ideas), I go forth, attempt it, provide, get feedback, change...rinse/repeat.
I'm seeing more and more indie stuff going out there, I see lots and lots of people accomplishing what I'm trying to do. I've watched all kinds of videos (udemy, youtube), tutorials, examples, how to's, etc I see all these great ideas, but I never can get any out there myself.
I guess what I'm trying to get too (as I don't want it to turn into a TL;DR) were should I go, if I wanted to get together with a couple of like minded people, but maybe they are into art and/or music, but understand it's not going to be a 'new company upstart' or they understand it might be 5 years before something even approaches a 'marketing stage'. I did try putting a couple of posts on a location in reddit, I had a little feedback, but when I replied to their questions, either they changed their mind, or they went in another direction (i.e. some said to me they've decided to use Unity now, not GM) There seems to be so many people out there, on Facebook, various forums, who have all these great ideas, as so much of these 'engines' these days do 'most' of the work for you, everybody seems to be trying to do it.
Can anybody help me? Does anybody else have a similar situation, what did you do? were did you go? Who did you reach out to? what Forums/IRC channels did you go to? I need something to keep me in the programming spirit, I don't want to turn into an old 'wanna be' or a 'has been' yet, who spends more time playing 'WOW' than doing what he is trying to enjoy.
Finally the forums are back for me (I've been on hiatus for a few months and only just come back to searching for them)..... So, as to my Subject Title 'Where do I start?" let me explain.
I'm 43 years of age, with a full time life, family, job, etc, etc.. But I still love programming, I'm rubbish when it comes to art and music, and 'acceptable' when it comes to programming. I'm not one of those 'l33t' programmers who thinks he knows it all, and has answers for everyone about my own way of doing things... why... because I enjoy it as a hobby. I've done some Ludum Dares and the like.
I've started programming when I was a kid (8bit - 65xx) and never really 'released' anything (had a couple of things out on CSDB and GB64), I have a nasty habit of getting stuck for one reason or another (either a solution I need doesn't return in Google, because I'm not using the right words - I end up getting a post on reddit deleted because it's a 'repeat' of something I didn't find to start with - I'm in need of graphics {like the current project I have on hold, don't need the I.P issues} - I don't have ideas - {i think I should stop now, you get the idea}) I've had various previews put places, but nothing like I see others doing.
I generally operate better under instruction, i.e. someone tells me what they want (ideas), I go forth, attempt it, provide, get feedback, change...rinse/repeat.
I'm seeing more and more indie stuff going out there, I see lots and lots of people accomplishing what I'm trying to do. I've watched all kinds of videos (udemy, youtube), tutorials, examples, how to's, etc I see all these great ideas, but I never can get any out there myself.
I guess what I'm trying to get too (as I don't want it to turn into a TL;DR) were should I go, if I wanted to get together with a couple of like minded people, but maybe they are into art and/or music, but understand it's not going to be a 'new company upstart' or they understand it might be 5 years before something even approaches a 'marketing stage'. I did try putting a couple of posts on a location in reddit, I had a little feedback, but when I replied to their questions, either they changed their mind, or they went in another direction (i.e. some said to me they've decided to use Unity now, not GM) There seems to be so many people out there, on Facebook, various forums, who have all these great ideas, as so much of these 'engines' these days do 'most' of the work for you, everybody seems to be trying to do it.
Can anybody help me? Does anybody else have a similar situation, what did you do? were did you go? Who did you reach out to? what Forums/IRC channels did you go to? I need something to keep me in the programming spirit, I don't want to turn into an old 'wanna be' or a 'has been' yet, who spends more time playing 'WOW' than doing what he is trying to enjoy.