Sometimes I make video games

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  • I think the answer depends on how you define art.

    Like, the artist in me wants to have a discussion about the appeal of abstraction versus impressionism, and whether you should compromise your artistic vision for the sake of commercial success.

    The pessimist in me says that the most popular physical art is probably Pokemon trading cards and other merch.

    “Physical Art” is a pretty broad category because there’s still a million mediums you can choose from. Would making prints of digital art count as physical art? That might be a question for the philosophers.

    Anyway, if you’re looking to break into the scene then you should probably visit some craft fairs / galleries / tourist traps and see what they’re selling. Talk to the artists in the medium you want to explore.





  • The other comment points out that it’s only a case of selling steam keys where steam must have the lowest price.

    I released a game a while back and while reading the terms it sounded like I couldn’t link my Steam store page to another storefront where the game was available cheaper. Which, honestly, also kind of fair.

    But again, I think that’s really only if you’re selling steam keys. If you sold the game DRM-free on your own website, I can’t imagine they’d take down your company website.

    If you link to an Itch page or something similar that might be a thornier issue because they’re primarily a storefront.

    I’m of the opinion that my game costs X unless it’s discounted to Y. I don’t see the appeal to the end user of having a dozen different prices on a dozen different storefronts.

    I could see a situation where a developer wants to always earn, say, $10 from their game. So on Steam it might sell for $13, on another platform it might be $11 to show the difference in platform fees. But I wouldn’t do that because it’s putting me before my players, and that’s not why I make games.




  • I had a kid at a summer camp where I was teaching have an unusual one maybe 5-6 years ago.

    I’m going through the roll call, and there’s a kid who’s first name was listed as ABCDE. I think that’s pretty weird, so I assume it’s an error like somebody made a mistake on the intake form or the database garbled something.

    So I skip over that one, and at the end I ask if I miss anyone. A girl puts up her hand so I ask for her name and she pronounces it like “Ab-siddy”

    I realize they’re the same kid, and that her parents fucked her. I think she knew what was up and was kind of ashamed. Poor kid, I didn’t ask her to spell it







  • I feel like a maker space with a tool library attached would be the best of both worlds.

    I don’t have any major power tools because they’re a huge investment, and even if I did I wouldn’t have space to house them.

    Some projects you can’t take to the maker space though. Most home improvement projects would require you to bring the tool to the site.

    So anyway, I guess I want the best of both worlds.



  • I just finished Wind in the Willow and I have to say it’s a good book. Thanks for the recommendation, it definitely holds up.

    When Mole came home for the holidays really affected me. I wish I had a friend as good as Rat, because even though Mole was ashamed of where he came from and had neglected his past, he still made him feel like home. And then the carollers visited and it was really quite wonderful. I guess home really is the people in your life. Fuck, now I’m crying again

    I don’t know if I totally understood what was going on with the pan-goat. Then again, I’m not sure I was meant to.

    Anyway, thanks again. I’ve been enriched by this book