Thoughts on the Future of Gaming

I'd like to see a single-player massively multi-player online game.

Wait. What?

Yes, that's right! A SMMO! How does that make sense, you may ask. And I'm glad you did. So, I use the Elder Scroll games as my template. Generally, you're the savior of the world. Well, let's change that, now you're just an adventurer, not the promised one.

Your goal would to be to explore the massive world, that's what adventurers do! Just like all the Elder Scroll games, it'd be huge with caves and hidden things all over. Plus, you'd have the factions and people around the world to give you quests. Cool. That's Elder Scrolls as normal; however, the catch is, you're not the only adventurer out there.

Everyone else that plays the game would also be an adventurer in the world. You just wouldn't actually see them. They'd take quest and build renown, and you'd hear NPCs talk about this player or that one.

We could even have quests where they could help escort lower leveled characters. For the brief duration of the quest, they'd appear in your world (if you were the escortee) and help you get to your desired location.

Players could also create quests for their fellow players. Say you need 20 bear pelts, but you have to go to work and don't have time to collect them but want to create some armor when you get home. So, you set up a quest and place it. Another character could come along and pick it up, do it, and collect whatever reward you promise for it. When you get home, the reward you set up for the quest is gone and you have your pelts! Woot!

Of course, to avoid abuse, you could set a time limit for the quest, so the player can't hold it forever and only one player at a time could accept it. Then, if the timer runs out, the player loses the quest and you could even set up a timer on it to prevent the same character from picking it up again. Don't want someone continuously picking up your quest and not completing it!

Anyway, there are some other ideas that can go into the SMMO game, but I think you get the basic idea of what I'm going for. I think it would be amazingly fun! It would also make a game like Skyrim or future Elder Scroll games feel even more alive and add reply value!

Been a while

Haven't been here lately, but I plan on being back pretty soon! Getting used to my new schedule, or trying to before I actually have to work it. My first day will be 12am Friday. So, it's a bit rough. I've managed to stay up to 11 once, but I still woke up way too early. Two more days to get this right!

Other than that, I made it through Javascript basic. Working on Objects next, so that should be fun. I did make it a bit further in the SC2 novel, and I really need to finish it. I'm also working my way through the Elder Scrolls series to prepare for Skyrim!

I need to pull some more stuff together for the Pathseekers as well. On my to do list for that:

1) Short excerpt from Kiwiki perspective
2) Steam and Magitech nations
3) Class summaries for the elementals of each nation I created as well as unique classes like the mechanic for the steam nation

I always feel like I have so much to do that I'm drowning in it! I still want to finish my Video Game writing book as well as work on a narrative based module for NWN.

Here we go! I'm going to get this all done eventually, and it'll all work out. Right?

So many blogs

No joke, I'm working three now! And that's not a complaint, I think it's pretty awesome! What blogs, you may ask. Well, obviously this one, which is my personal blog. Yeah, it can be pretty mundane and boring. I'm also working on a personal work blog at work talking about different topics I find interesting. It's pretty much all about work stuff, so I'm not going to talk about that here! And finally, the Pathseekers blog I mentioned in my last post.

I'm having a lot of fun with that! I just needed a base idea, and I've just been going through it. Pretty positive response so far. If you read the blog, you'll know it's a permanent pre-production (which means it really doesn't face the problem). We're all about putting up tons of ideas to build a portfolio. For some of us it's about writing and designing story and lore; for others it's about art and maybe modeling or programming. I just know I'm enjoying it! Be sure to check it out!

Other than that, I'm just preparing for my new shift, and working on web development still. I'm up to Javascript on W3schools! Which reminds me, I'm going to read over a bit more of that before bed! Later blogosphere!

Here we go

So, my vacation is over, and my brother is gone. Yeah, I'm a bit sad to say the least; however, at least I'll be saving up money now, I guess. That's a plus, right? Oh, and my house is clean now! Gotta keep it that way, and get back on my diet!

I wasn't able to finish the SC2 novel, but I was able to get it checked out longer! So, gonna finish that up still! I also just finished the W3schools stuff for CSS! Do I know it? Just like all the other stuff I went over so far at W3schools, sort of. I'm still going to need more practical knowledge of all of it. Next up is Javascript, and a look over CSS3 after that. Then, it'll be off to my big book finally followed by some helpful links friends and co-workers have shared (mostly on CSS).

In other news, my friend, Niki, has started up this cool project for a mock game (for now at least) called Pathseekers. I'm really excited about it, and my creative juices are flowing. I kinda already changed around a bit of the base foundations which I hope everyone else on the project is ok with, and begin building a lore and story for the world. That's what I do, lore all the way! I have my work cut out for me, but I'm so excited! I even have a few scene pieces in mind!

Anyway, time for bed since I go back to work tomorrow. Only a few more days before my new shift starts. Still waiting to see what happens there. *fingers crossed*

On the Road

I've never tried this yet, buy there is a first time for everything!

I'm on my way from Austin to Louisiana to bring Dawson home. I can't wait to get out if Houston.

No much to report at the moment. I want to talk about more, but I don't like writing on this phone. Plus, I don't know if this will even work!

More later if it does work!

T-minus two days

Pretty close to the last day my brother will be here.I'll be taking him home when the time comes, and at least I'll see my family for like a day. That will be cool since I probably won't see them again until my birthday in March!

I watched Captain America last night, and it was pretty good. I'm excited to see Avengers now to see how all these heroes and actors work together!

Other than that, not much going down. Trying to finish up the SC2 novel before I head out, so there will be a lot of reading tonight! My friend asked me to edit her school paper, so I'll be doing that tonight as well. Still reading up on web development, working on CSS right now. Then, Javascript followed by my big book of web development that I got so long ago. A friend also shared some CSS pages for me on Google+ to check out. So, it's something I'm to learn. I just need more practical use of it.

Now, it's time for work! Still nervous about the new shift starting on the 7th...

Allons-y

So, the weekend is over. No, I didn't get anything done really, but more on that in a minute. It was my last weekend with Dawson here. I'll be bringing home come this time next weekend. It'll be a bit cheaper to live, and quite a bit cleaner (after I pull it all together when I get back); however, it's going to be a lot emptier. I'm going to miss that little punk.

I didn't do anything this weekend, really. Well, I did read quite a bit of the SC2 novel, and I plan on doing so more when I get off of work this weekend. I really need to have it done by Sunday/Monday. That's my goal for it.

Nothing else; though. I fooled around with Morrowind and updated the graphics to play it a bit. I also set up a Minecraft server for Dawson and me. Hopefully, he'll be able to hop on now and then even if he has dial up so we can build that world together.

As for as "productivity" goes, I'm going to slow down a bit as I keep trying to set myself up to do everything all at once. I need to pace myself, or else I'll do nothing ever. I still have my goals, and I'm still going to work toward them. The immediate goal is web development. Once I finished that big book, I'll consider myself close to the end of that one.

I got my new shift at work, and it starts on Aug. 7th. I'll be working Midnight to 11am with Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays off. That was my 10th pick, and no, I'm not ecstatic about it at all. My last "good" pick ended at 6am to 3am, and that was my 6th pick. So, consider that to what pick I got!

However, there are two things one can do in this situation. One, you can give up caring and either quit or work crappy until they fire you; or two, you can take it in stride and kick that shift's ass. I've already dedicated almost three years to this company, and I really do want to make a career of it. So, I'm not giving up just yet. I don't want to be where I am at forever; though, there are other areas in my department and other departments in the company I have my eye on. But doesn't do me any good to give up. Here we go! As the Doctor once said, "Allons-y!"

Well, I'm going to head off to work as there is something I want to finish writing up there. Maybe it'll turn into nothing, but at least it was an interesting exercise! Later!