More dedication required….

OK, so I haven’t really done much over the last few months, this is going to be harder than I first thought.

I should have known really as I have read various articles on being a casual or indie games developer… most of them had a common slant and that was along the lines of ‘It is not easy, so think hard before jumping into it too fast’.

Anyway, I have started on my next game which is a Space Invaders clone, this one is going to be purely written in Java. Why Java? Well it is my preferred language because I use it in my ‘real’ job writing application code for the corporation I work for, so I am more comfortable using it.

I did try looking at other technologies, like TGB, DBPro and various SDK’s, but to get the most from them it relied on learning new languages and/or technologies. I feel at this point, that I have put a lot of effort into Java, so I will be sticking with it for the medium term.

Also because Java is more portable I feel it is the best language for the areas I want to create for, using it means I can code for multiple platforms without having to change the game code.

The only thing I need to do to acheive something is to be more focused on getting games out the door, I know I can do it, as I’ve just proven to myself that I have a strong will power by not eating a single ounce of chocolate for a whole month……

… hopefully the next time I post will be to let you know that I’ve added my Space Invaders clone, name to be decided, to my website.

until then, keep having fun.

Taz

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