And there it was, 2006

And there it was, 2006

Having noticed that my last .plan was nearly 12 months ago, it suddenly dawned on me that the year 2006 has just flown by. Sadly within this past year things haven't gone to plan for me, and its fair to say 2006 has been one big roller coaster. From the highs of seeing my daughter making an appearance in this world, and gaining my first game industry job, to the bitter lows of breaking up with my long term girlfriend, and being layed off, to the somewhat somber situation I now find myself in.

Who said anything about fun...
From the game development point of view, it is with regret that the project I was heading up at fundemic, never even made it to milestone one, before the team decided to either leave or give up once the 'hard work' stage of the project arrived.
From the fall out of fundemic, I have since tried one three separate occasions to set up game development teams, and sat and watched each and every one fall to pieces.

Evaluateion I tell ya...
Having talked my feelings through with a trusted friend of mine, it is clear that the problem lies with myself. I have identified what my failings are, and now I have devised a plan to learn from these short comings. I guess you could say, today is the beginning of the rest of my life.

One small step for man...
In the immediate future, I have decided to either cancel or leave all my current game development ventures, to concentrate on doing what I came into this for. Have fun. I feel that it is high time to give up on trying to work with disorganized teams, and instead work towards filling my portfolio with high quality art, and to give some loving attention to a small in scope personal project that I have been thinking about for the last six months or so.
Another habbit I want to sustain through this next year is to post regualr .plans, so that I can chart my progress.

Look at it, ain't it beautiful...
On the up side I did finally design a logo for fundemic that I am truly happy with...