Plan for Brian Jones

I visit GG fairly often, and have owned a copy of the TGE since it's release. Unfortunately, I haven't actually made a game. Right now I do web application development for a local power/datacenter company, and let me tell you, it is getting very boring. My time is divided between a data center management app, and a doctor office management app for one of our DC customers.

In my spare time I am also writing an application along the same lines as what I am doing for work (no conflict of interest, I checked), for the local computer store ran by my dad and little bro. This is also, very boring - especially due to the fact that I do it all week.

Over the last few years I've kicked around a couple game concepts, and actually have them fleshed out pretty well in my head. It's my intention to actually get one of them down on paper before summer.

On top of all of the above, I am working very hard at my Japanese Studies degree. I have been working at it on top of my Art degree (which I have finished all of the requirements for) for two years now, and will be exchanging to Hokkaido University in Sapporo this fall for a year (finally!). During that time, I will not be working and fully intend to make use of the time to get a game I have hopefully started over summer more of a reality.

From there we will see where life takes me. I have the option to come back as a full time developer where I work now (which is an awesome fallback plan), or I can see what other options fall before me while in Japan.

My primary interests for going over there is the game of Go, and traditional Japanese culture in general. I would also like to take a look at the electronic art scene if possible, and have already designated an independant study project along those lines while in school.