...Are words that would sum up the school game so far - or more specifically - now.
The last 3 weeks for me have been the game-developer’s equivalent of writers-block.
Not very much has advanced since I last posted. And as for the deadline I set myself on the forum, by the moment I set it everything slowed down to an even slower crawl.
It’s a very strange mental state that I go into when chipping away at the game. It’s very hard to explain in words, but something that usually took me 5 minutes to do now takes me 30.
Something’s just not working in my mind at the moment, and it’s infuriating at times.
And when I find myself staring blankly at the screen for several minutes, I direct my attention to something I can actually concentrate on (usually to my music collection). Then I realise I’ve spent an entire hour just browsing the internet.
Also, a sudden increase in program crashes has factored into the slowing down of development.
It’s not a lack of motivation, but it’s some sort of unconscious laziness and a lack of resources.
While I’ve experienced this sort of stuff many times before in short bursts, it seems incredibly debilitating this time round, and it’s been going on for a few weeks now.
I’ve tried fighting it, but how do you will yourself to concentrate harder?
I guess I just have to wait it out.
Sorry for the short news post, but there's really not much else to say about the school game.
I guess the game is probably gonna end up just being called 'The School Game'...
That could work?