Posted November 02, 2020 by betakyros
#Personal Development
When making your first game, it's really hard to choose your first project. You’re going to have a lot of ideas and deciding which idea to commit to for a year is going to be tough. One way you can decide what to work on is to think about your own core values.
First I’ll define core values. Core values are the characteristics that you use to make hard decisions. For example, if someone’s core value was Family and they were deciding on where to attend college, they might be more inclined to choose a local college so they can visit home more. If your core value was “Improve your community” or “Improving yourself” you might choose to work at a non-profit or a high stress high pay job respectively.
So what do core values have to do with games? Well, just like people games will also have a theme or value that they will need to stick to. And if your values align with your game’s values, it’ll be that much easier to adhere to.
For me, my core values are:
So given these core values, what kind of game did I want to make? Well I wanted a game that felt like it was efficient to play (you feel like you got a lot of value out of a small amount of investment), helped form communities and also made you a better person. Meexarps accomplishes all of those goals.
Because Meexarps aligns well with my personal values, it’s really easy to keep the theme and values of the game in line during development. While you make a game, think about your personal core values and how your game aligns with them.
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