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And on following market trends

Roguelite FPS titles in VR strike me as a silly misunderstanding of the possibilities and limitations for what experiences is suitable on that technology

Refinding Games I am not a kid anymore but I don't want to give up

Got a random inspiration to write something about my current feelings around the role of games in my life. Substack revive.

open.substack.com/pub/douglasd...

my thoughts are my words. my words are your content. your content are your thoughts. your thoughts are your feelings

yeah. to create you just have to create whatever. worrying about its quality blocks your action. You can't know what will grow from your actions, anyways, until you actually let things flow. letting go of perfection. being curious about what emerges instead of controlling the output

you can sell anything!

i love the weather in tokyo

always break the blank page with a bunch of ugly and non-sensical squiggles. don't let it paralyze you. make it your playground. thrust yourself onto it. be with it. in the world. in time.

thanks for a great blog post! I resonate a lot with this - most conventionally designed games I play today leave me with no real message or impression, it's just an endless stream of stimulation without a meaningful point to reach. and that is what is called "good game design"