
About Me
I am a student of game design. I seek to lead teams of talented people to create unique interactive experiences for the world to enjoy!
age: 33 (May 10, 1979)
MEMBER SINCE: November 2006
occupation: Student
sign: Taurus
into: women that are both sexy AND cuddly
heroes: Hiro!
Early in our time at Brown, I started calling our group "GDD." It was a kind of acronym joke. The idea was that one day we could use it for a company name, but we'd never tell people for sure what it meant. It could mean "Game Design & Development", "Great Design & Development", or even "God Damned Developers!" Nobody else seemed to really like the name, so I haven't used it much since 2nd quarter or so.
Currently, the mood of the GDD, as a group, seems to be one of quitting. Depression has sunk in as most of the group is striving not to win, but just not to lose. It reminds me of something one of the judges said to a contestant on a recent episode of Top Chef. He said something to the effect of, "It just seems like you're not trying to win; you're just trying not to be in last place."
I wish I knew how to motivate everyone else. The ones I care about seem to be too far gone into this mood to retrieve. The ones I don't care about.... well... I don't care. We have one more group project left, and as they tend to sabotage every group project we've ever done, I'd rather they be gone. Personally, I'm not feeling it.
A few weeks ago, I started getting my drive and energy back. Not that it had ever totally left me in the first place; it just wasn't as strong. I honestly think I was sick with something. I just felt tired and unable to concentrate for a while there. Once that fog finally lifted, I've been getting ahead on my work, both for classes and for my job.
I decided to take a solitary jab at one of the saboteurs of our group. He's been spending the last few days repeating that he's the only one doing any work and that all our projects are doomed to fail. Great guy, really. I forget what the conversation exactly was, but all I added was a suggestion that his answer to anything is to give up. He responded that he was...
Currently, the mood of the GDD, as a group, seems to be one of quitting. Depression has sunk in as most of the group is striving not to win, but just not to lose. It reminds me of something one of the judges said to a contestant on a recent episode of Top Chef. He said something to the effect of, "It just seems like you're not trying to win; you're just trying not to be in last place."
I wish I knew how to motivate everyone else. The ones I care about seem to be too far gone into this mood to retrieve. The ones I don't care about.... well... I don't care. We have one more group project left, and as they tend to sabotage every group project we've ever done, I'd rather they be gone. Personally, I'm not feeling it.
A few weeks ago, I started getting my drive and energy back. Not that it had ever totally left me in the first place; it just wasn't as strong. I honestly think I was sick with something. I just felt tired and unable to concentrate for a while there. Once that fog finally lifted, I've been getting ahead on my work, both for classes and for my job.
I decided to take a solitary jab at one of the saboteurs of our group. He's been spending the last few days repeating that he's the only one doing any work and that all our projects are doomed to fail. Great guy, really. I forget what the conversation exactly was, but all I added was a suggestion that his answer to anything is to give up. He responded that he was...
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