Smile on my Face
First post! Web site creation started around a month ago if I remember correctly. But I have not really gone out of my way to write something here. That changes tonight! The time is 00:23 and I'm not tired at all. Listening to some Jayesslee on Spotify, drinking some water and will be working on the site until sleepiness kicks in. If I get lazy, then there's a good chance I'll jump on Fortnite real quick to check the item shop in Battle Royale. I'm curious to see what the reset has brought to the shop! And maybe play a bit of Rocket League. I wanna be better so I don't always end up a liability to my friends when we play! Anyway, about the project! Quite a bit has taken place since the last time I was on the site to actively get work done. Been getting better with utilizing Adobe Flash and the graphics tablet. I am still not at the level of efficiency and ease I want to be when it comes to being comfortable with those two things. But I'm happy to know that I've been learning a lot and seemingly improving. I just recently learned how to make something glow! At 30 frames per second! Needless to say, there's a ton more of things to learn and I have a serious amount of much needed improvement to look forward to and strive to work on. I don't aim to be a Dan Paladin nor a Yoji Shinkawa. But I'm hopeful that I can at least be good enough to be able to realize the vision I have with the skills and style of my own. Someday.
I have also been following Game Maker Studio 2 tutorials on YouTube by Shaun Spalding. I like the teaching style because he does it in a way that is professional enough but also casual enough as if he's just a friend explaining to you the ins and outs of the program. I've been making sure I follow the steps and do my best to understand the concepts and ideas behind the platformer tutorial he has on his channel. I will be tackling the episode about player death tomorrow when I get the chance. And I can't wait. I understand the endeavor, the path I chose to take is one of risk and perhaps something that may or may not be something that puts me way over my head. But I finally decided to go with what I want to do. And I know there's always a chance I'd crash and fail. But the good news is I'm having a lot of fun learning. I'm enjoying the road ahead of me. Each tiny piece of knowledge I gain puts a smile on my face and it is essentially a piece of a block I know I'll need in order to build my dream. Programming isn't my thing. I won't deny that. But it is turning out to be quite a satisfying and rewarding experience to start understanding the language and their functions. Honestly speaking, I can't wait to learn more! Another post here is something I'm going to need to make sure I do tomorrow! I'd like to talk a little bit about the recent encouragements I've received from friends. They don't come my way often, and so I'd like to be able to document them here and hopefully be able to look back at the friendos that believed in me when I wasn't sure how much I believed in myself. Thank you for reading. Have a lovely day!
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