Hugh Buchanan My Ramblings

I Suck At Video Games

My career is in computer software.  Lately I am more of a manager and less of a programmer, but still in that software world.  This leads many to assume that I am into gadgets and gaming.  I don't waste money on gadgets, and I have no patience or skill in gaming.

It seems like there are only two types of games out there. Ones you get only one chance at, and ones that forgive.

Most games, by their logic alone, can not support the notion of multiple failures. But life is complicated, so we as people of the 21st century get multiple chances in life. In fact it has become to the point that failure is not only okay, but a welcome component to life. I can't help but agree to parts of that, I know that failure can make one stronger.  But this is besides the point.

Notice one example:
Everyone is playing computer games these days. On everything platform from TV/arcade console to the wide range of home computer based stuff (Mobile games, Facebook games, portal games, etc). Most people I know play phone/mobile games or Facebook games... and I play nothing really.

I usually blame my ignorance or impatience as to why I don't play. But there have been some games I enjoy. I'm someone that wants to be able to spend 2-6 minutes playing a game, no more than two times a day.  On Facebook, you have the game `Farmville'. An old BBS system might have `L.O.R.D.' to provide similar entertainment. I like that sort of game.

So, with any luck I will find the time to build my own game.