Tuesday, May 9, 2017

If I was a game programmer

With so much technologies,  we have created a lot of man-made problems for man to solve.   There are a lot of solvable problems or existing problems that are already solved but if you and your network do not know at least one solution,  the problem remains unsolvable.

If I was a game programmer,  you will get to play a really ugly game and you will always lose because my programming skills are limited so I have to work with a very simple algorithm.   I actually did programmed a game in high school for class from scratch.  Originally,  I wanted to do the snake eating apple game but it was too hard to lengthen a rectangle and have it turn and stuff.  So, my snake grew from a small circle to a big circle.  You never survive in my game,  the circle always blew up in the end because the circle always hits something it doesn't want to or it just gets too big.   There was always only one ending.   The circle blowing up.  

Anyhow,  I did well in that programming class but knew that I was not good enough when I saw another person's work.  A complete fish tank.   I don't know how that person's game worked but it was a very colourful fishful lively fish tank with waterplants like seaweed.   At the very least it can be a nice screen saver to look at but at some point it's too glittery, flashy and sparkly for someone like me.  Seriously though,  it was very impressive.

Years later, I saw people playing a game similar to mine on YouTube, with the same ugly design only it was multiplayer with colour option at the beginning (aka you can choose the colour of your circle).  The players were really enjoying the ugly game.

Anyways,  have fun and be safe with your mobile devices on your commute to whatever.  A vehicle is clearly mobile.

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