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!['Play From Zero' Development Philosophy](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(I have been asked about my limited writing here, and the reason is simple: My dad died in February, only a week before my birthday, and I have been... 'less' ever since. Hopefully, I am now getting back into some level action now. Hope my content will start to interest people again!)
I have…
![No market for 'good games'?](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
No, this is not about the quality of modern games, don't worry.
At the start of the year, a small handful of 'business angels' gave me a limited budget to come up with a game, both in concept, gameplay, and code. The basic idea was "a game that makes it fun to do good deeds", and the money w…
![When code just isn't enough...](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
I have this theory. It goes "nobody has any real idea what they're supposed to do until they're done doing it". Case in point, the project to gamify good deeds that I have gotten somewhat financed (working title simply "The Good Game") is still under frantic construction. And yet, I've only ever…
![A game to save the (real!) world?](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
Little over a year ago, my blog postings on science in games inspired a small private investor to track me down for a chat. We talked about the next big ideas in games and how games connect to the real world. He eventually had me meet a few of his fellow investors to do a quick presentation. Eve…
![It's (almost) over: Post-thoughts on Meta-Narrative designs and impact](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
Dear lord do I sound like a pompus academic! Words are fun!!
The flashy title aside, I just got the full content of the second draft of "Worthless", the/a key storyline for a multi-game project I have been embarking on for about a year with s…
![Worthless, Chapter 63](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character, especially minor characters. It is made public only to give people a rough idea of how the final story will look)
Chapter 63
Fields as far as …
![Worthless, Chapter 62](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character, especially minor characters. It is made public only to give people a rough idea of how the final story will look)
Chapter 62
The slush in the …
![Worthless, Chapter 61](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character, especially minor characters. It is made public only to give people a rough idea of how the final story will look)
Chapter 61
The early morning…
![Worthless, Chapter 60](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character, especially minor characters. It is made public only to give people a rough idea of how the final story will look)
Chapter 60
"The safe route?"…
![Worthless, Chapter 59](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character, especially minor characters. It is made public only to give people a rough idea of how the final story will look)
Chapter 59
The damp streets …
![Worthless, Chapter 58](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character, especially minor characters. It is made public only to give people a rough idea of how the final story will look)
Chapter 58
"Are you okay for…
![Worthless, Chapter 57](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character, especially minor characters. It is made public only to give people a rough idea of how the final story will look)
Chapter 57
Daylight began to break…
![Worthless, Chapter 56](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character, especially minor characters. It is made public only to give people a rough idea of how the final story will look)
Chapter 56
The ferry. It had…
![Worthless, Chapter 55](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character, especially minor characters. It is made public only to give people a rough idea of how the final story will look)
Chapter 55
"This is a horrib…
![Worthless, Chapter 54](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character, especially minor characters. It is made public only to give people a rough idea of how the final story will look)
Chapter 54
It was a nice and…
![Worthless, Chapter 53](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character, especially minor characters. It is made public only to give people a rough idea of how the final story will look)
Chapter 53
The entire city r…
![Worthless, Chapter 52](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character, especially minor characters. It is made public only to give people a rough idea of how the final story will look)
Chapter 52
It was not the sa…
![Worthless, Chapter 51](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character, especially minor characters. It is made public only to give people a rough idea of how the final story will look)
Chapter 51
Blinding lights. …
![Worthless, Chapter 50](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character, especially minor characters. It is made public only to give people a rough idea of how the final story will look)
Chapter 50
It was nearly noo…
![Worthless, Chapter 49](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character, especially minor characters. It is made public only to give people a rough idea of how the final story will look)
Chapter 49
The early morning…
![Worthless, Chapter 48](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character, especially minor characters. It is made public only to give people a rough idea of how the final story will look)
Chapter 48
It felt like some…
![Worthless, Chapter 47](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character, especially minor characters. It is made public only to give people a rough idea of how the final story will look)
Chapter 47
Skies were darken…
![Worthless, Chapter 46](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character, especially minor characters. It is made public only to give people a rough idea of how the final story will look)
Chapter 46
The forest seemed…
![Worthless, Chapter 45](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character, especially minor characters. It is made public only to give people a rough idea of how the final story will look)
Chapter 45
It was still dark…
![Worthless, Chapter 44](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character, especially minor characters. It is made public only to give people a rough idea of how the final story will look)
Chapter 44
"Why are you not …
![Worthless, Chapter 43](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character, especially minor characters. It is made public only to give people a rough idea of how the final story will look)
Chapter 43
The festivities w…
![Worthless, Chapter 42](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character, especially minor characters. It is made public only to give people a rough idea of how the final story will look)
Chapter 42
The enormous room…
![Worthless, Chapter 41](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character, especially minor characters. It is made public only to give people a rough idea of how the final story will look)
Chapter 41
It never failed t…
![Worthless, Chapter 40](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character, especially minor characters. It is made public only to give people a rough idea of how the final story will look)
Chapter 40
For once, arrival…
![Worthless, Chapter 39](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profile/photo-thumb-244655.jpg)
(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character, especially minor characters. It is made public only to give people a rough idea of how the final story will look)
Chapter 39
Morning broke une…