As much fun as doing daily blogposts has been, I think it's best to make them regular but not every-day regular.
So like...certain days for reviews, certain days for gamedev, certain days for just about anything. I'll formulate a proper schedule in the next day or so - currently a little stressed and annoyed over Nominet.
Friday, 16 May 2014
Restarting hobbies
I used to do a lot of circus skills workshops and spent a great deal of my time juggling, stiltwalking and generally breaking myself in new and inventive ways. I stopped going so regularly in 2010, went sporadically during my time in uni (drunken juggling was entertaining) and when I moved back in with my parents, went back to my old group once and never returned.
But now, I'm thinking of getting back into it, gradually. Juggling at the least calms me and gives me something else to do with my hands and reflexes while I just let my mind wander. I miss doing more physically demanding things like poi and staff-spinning.
So I'm going to work it back into my life, probably just taking advantage of the nearby park when it's sunny. Hopefully dragging my best friend with me every now and then for the company.
It should do me good (and gets me out of the house).
But now, I'm thinking of getting back into it, gradually. Juggling at the least calms me and gives me something else to do with my hands and reflexes while I just let my mind wander. I miss doing more physically demanding things like poi and staff-spinning.
So I'm going to work it back into my life, probably just taking advantage of the nearby park when it's sunny. Hopefully dragging my best friend with me every now and then for the company.
It should do me good (and gets me out of the house).
Thursday, 15 May 2014
PSP Emulation
In this case, I am referring to emulating other consoles on the PSP, not emulating PSP ISOs on a computer.
There is a curious emulation aberration I've noticed in the 5 or so months I've had CFW (custom firmware) running on PSPs. SNES ROMs don't run particularly well on a PSP. Not as bad as my long-ago attempts at running a SNES emulator on a DS Lite, but still not really at PC standard.
Yet, in comparison with the PC, the PSP runs GBA ROMs much better. It's very strange.
However, I don't think I'm going to complain too much. I can still use my PSP to play the games I missed out on as a child/teenager, plus with any luck/perseverance I'll even finally finish LeafGreen!
There is a curious emulation aberration I've noticed in the 5 or so months I've had CFW (custom firmware) running on PSPs. SNES ROMs don't run particularly well on a PSP. Not as bad as my long-ago attempts at running a SNES emulator on a DS Lite, but still not really at PC standard.
Yet, in comparison with the PC, the PSP runs GBA ROMs much better. It's very strange.
However, I don't think I'm going to complain too much. I can still use my PSP to play the games I missed out on as a child/teenager, plus with any luck/perseverance I'll even finally finish LeafGreen!
Wednesday, 14 May 2014
Premium accounts!
I finally have access to the Patreon funds, so I went ahead and bought monthly memberships for DevArt Premium and SoundCloud Unlimited!
Which has been pretty good so far. With DeviantArt I took advantage of the fact I could now link up my Twitter into a widget, so have some activity on there.
SoundCloud Unlimited has revived my interest and ability to produce more readings of Pride and Prejudice, which I'm very happy about.
So all in all, hurrahs!
Which has been pretty good so far. With DeviantArt I took advantage of the fact I could now link up my Twitter into a widget, so have some activity on there.
SoundCloud Unlimited has revived my interest and ability to produce more readings of Pride and Prejudice, which I'm very happy about.
So all in all, hurrahs!
Tuesday, 13 May 2014
Split Beginnings post-mortem
Split Beginnings
As you may remember, it was my entry for #genderjam, a gamejam about (surprise, surprise) gender! Using it as the theme, we had to make a game around our experiences of gender. I wasn't going to participate...but a conversation with the jam's curator, @deviever, made me reconsider this stance.
I decided to use this opportunity to get my story out there, show what non-binary folks go through, but more importantly, show that no matter the choices you make, you can't really help but go down the path you really want - whether it's gender or something else.
Eventually you'll crack and rethink your life, or even a tiny part of it. When that happens, you'll work out that it's best to be true to yourself, no matter the obstacles.
I hope, with all my heart, that my little interactive story has given people a new viewpoint on my life, and on that of other people like me.
As you may remember, it was my entry for #genderjam, a gamejam about (surprise, surprise) gender! Using it as the theme, we had to make a game around our experiences of gender. I wasn't going to participate...but a conversation with the jam's curator, @deviever, made me reconsider this stance.
I decided to use this opportunity to get my story out there, show what non-binary folks go through, but more importantly, show that no matter the choices you make, you can't really help but go down the path you really want - whether it's gender or something else.
Eventually you'll crack and rethink your life, or even a tiny part of it. When that happens, you'll work out that it's best to be true to yourself, no matter the obstacles.
I hope, with all my heart, that my little interactive story has given people a new viewpoint on my life, and on that of other people like me.
Monday, 12 May 2014
Classical Music
I go through phases with music. My core loves are symphonic powermetal, chiptune and punk, with some intermingling from other stuff like ska, nu-metal and some "emo".
Currently, I'm in a massive classical phase, inspired by...believe it or not, my love of Pride and Prejudice fanfiction. One in particular put in actual songs, like Boccherini's Fandango, Beethoven's Fur Elise, plus others. I'm a little bit obsessed with Boccherini's Fandango at the moment - mostly because it's a beautiful quintet that includes a guitar and castanets. As one may expect, castanets don't pop up much in classical music...
I hope, at some point, once I've got somewhere with learning music, I'll be able to translate pieces like the Fandango into chiptune-style and use them in my games, or have other devs use them. I'm not picky.
Classical music is beautiful. In a different form, I can't imagine it would fail to be still beautiful - just different. Some of it would be lovely music to go with a game. Again, using the Fandango as an example, I can imagine it being good as a fancy battle theme.
Of course, I could be very wrong, but who knows? Maybe others out there agree with my idea.
Currently, I'm in a massive classical phase, inspired by...believe it or not, my love of Pride and Prejudice fanfiction. One in particular put in actual songs, like Boccherini's Fandango, Beethoven's Fur Elise, plus others. I'm a little bit obsessed with Boccherini's Fandango at the moment - mostly because it's a beautiful quintet that includes a guitar and castanets. As one may expect, castanets don't pop up much in classical music...
I hope, at some point, once I've got somewhere with learning music, I'll be able to translate pieces like the Fandango into chiptune-style and use them in my games, or have other devs use them. I'm not picky.
Classical music is beautiful. In a different form, I can't imagine it would fail to be still beautiful - just different. Some of it would be lovely music to go with a game. Again, using the Fandango as an example, I can imagine it being good as a fancy battle theme.
Of course, I could be very wrong, but who knows? Maybe others out there agree with my idea.
Sunday, 11 May 2014
Temporary halt
Now I've taken a bit more time to think about how the state my room has effected my work and mood, I'm taking a few days out to focus on sorting it all out.
The paperwork was only the first step. I need to clear out stuff I never wear, stuff I never read...all sorts. I have a huge stack of gaming magazines I need to get rid of, for example. A load of media I don't really need any more. I just need my room back so I can work again.
I'm going to try selling off some of the decent stuff, otherwise it's going to be a lot of stuff being recycled/binned. If I -do- sell stuff, I may open an eBay account as an easy way of getting rid of it all.
I'll let people know if that happens. Anyway, I hope you all understand why I'm doing this.
The paperwork was only the first step. I need to clear out stuff I never wear, stuff I never read...all sorts. I have a huge stack of gaming magazines I need to get rid of, for example. A load of media I don't really need any more. I just need my room back so I can work again.
I'm going to try selling off some of the decent stuff, otherwise it's going to be a lot of stuff being recycled/binned. If I -do- sell stuff, I may open an eBay account as an easy way of getting rid of it all.
I'll let people know if that happens. Anyway, I hope you all understand why I'm doing this.
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