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Happy New Year!
3 years ago
Happy New Year! Originally posted this on my Tumblr but posting it here too, adapted of course to not sound too out of place. Just a personal message about my year if you care about reading such a thing.
The last year for me has been a high and a low. The lows of being put under stress finishing a Masters degree remotely in lockdown, friends falling out with each other and genuinely scared of āwhat am I doing to do now?ā as I come to the end of education.
But that brings onto the high of being able to complete my degree in such a challenging time and secure a career in games to begin this year. Itās a small, unknown start but itās a start. A start that should hopefully bleed some knowledge and skills into indie game dev that College/University wonāt teach you.
While I am still mentally weighed down by the lack of art or personal projects. I aim to try and express myself more, especially with my derg that I am not going to let three years of conceptualisation go to complete waste, in the realms of; art, 3D work and game dev. Something that should crop up more now that I donāt have to worry about three deadlines to meet in three months however I understand itāll now consist of keeping the house and the lights on order to so.
As for methods of attempting to regain the creative mood, Iām still figuring out what will work for me. So far Iāve come to one conclusion that I hate being alone as I try but am too embarrassed to share my attempts, probably ācause of my sona along with the usual āitās not good enough for your standardsā anxiety. Yet somehow my longest stints came from being in a voice call while screen sharing my work.
And the little fallout that occurred had made me think a bit. Namely that as much as I want to help, I am not a miracle worker that can magically turn things around for the better. All I can do is be there and support my friends through what theyāre going through. I hope all my friends reading this, even those I havenāt talked to in a while who lurk every now and then (that I will also make a priority for the new year to ensure to at least check up on everyone who considers me as a friend/acquaintance), know that Iām here if you need someone to talk to or just sit in a voice chat to give you company if you need it. (Though I should probably disclaim that I am NOT a therapist.)
As cheesy as it is to write such a long, semi-serious message on FA of all sites where I want to do/get more art of a gentle 200ft tall dragon to post on it. I felt a need to get it all off my chest and have a sort of master post, if you will, explaining the slowdown of activity (when you donāt count Favourites and all that). Yeah most of my issues are probably trivial and I either dramatised them for myself or itās just blatant procrastination speaking.
If you did decide to take the time and read through all of this. I greatly appreciate it and as the title of this post says. I wish you a Happy New Year and I hope you too can also work toward and achieve your own new year ambitions and creative endeavours.
The last year for me has been a high and a low. The lows of being put under stress finishing a Masters degree remotely in lockdown, friends falling out with each other and genuinely scared of āwhat am I doing to do now?ā as I come to the end of education.
But that brings onto the high of being able to complete my degree in such a challenging time and secure a career in games to begin this year. Itās a small, unknown start but itās a start. A start that should hopefully bleed some knowledge and skills into indie game dev that College/University wonāt teach you.
While I am still mentally weighed down by the lack of art or personal projects. I aim to try and express myself more, especially with my derg that I am not going to let three years of conceptualisation go to complete waste, in the realms of; art, 3D work and game dev. Something that should crop up more now that I donāt have to worry about three deadlines to meet in three months however I understand itāll now consist of keeping the house and the lights on order to so.
As for methods of attempting to regain the creative mood, Iām still figuring out what will work for me. So far Iāve come to one conclusion that I hate being alone as I try but am too embarrassed to share my attempts, probably ācause of my sona along with the usual āitās not good enough for your standardsā anxiety. Yet somehow my longest stints came from being in a voice call while screen sharing my work.
And the little fallout that occurred had made me think a bit. Namely that as much as I want to help, I am not a miracle worker that can magically turn things around for the better. All I can do is be there and support my friends through what theyāre going through. I hope all my friends reading this, even those I havenāt talked to in a while who lurk every now and then (that I will also make a priority for the new year to ensure to at least check up on everyone who considers me as a friend/acquaintance), know that Iām here if you need someone to talk to or just sit in a voice chat to give you company if you need it. (Though I should probably disclaim that I am NOT a therapist.)
As cheesy as it is to write such a long, semi-serious message on FA of all sites where I want to do/get more art of a gentle 200ft tall dragon to post on it. I felt a need to get it all off my chest and have a sort of master post, if you will, explaining the slowdown of activity (when you donāt count Favourites and all that). Yeah most of my issues are probably trivial and I either dramatised them for myself or itās just blatant procrastination speaking.
If you did decide to take the time and read through all of this. I greatly appreciate it and as the title of this post says. I wish you a Happy New Year and I hope you too can also work toward and achieve your own new year ambitions and creative endeavours.
