my 2013 report.
make demo for awesome game: incomplete.
I bit off more than I could chew with this. I'll tag it again when I can. But I need more small games under my belt. learning fast though!
Eat better: complete!
Still eat more junk food then I should. But a great improvement. went from 2 sodas a day to 3 a week! my candy cut back is about the same. I've also looked for healthy alternatives and stock like styles. I buy a pay cycles worth every payday and when it's gone that's it.
make a complete game by the end of the year: complete in spirit.
I feel bad about this as I was really looking foreword to releasing a full game. But I'm just going to have to take that yearning and use it in my new current project. Even though I was not able to complete it due to events outside my control I did work on it as though I was going to. and a lot of good code was done with some nice skills learned. I tackled networking, shading, data storage, lighting, story progress, world collision, AI, and sandbox. so I'll say I completed this one. at least in spirit.
my thoughts on 2013:
2013 was a hard year for me in terms of family health, relations, and personal views on myself and my need for a "just do it" attitude. although this year hurt me a lot in terms of seeing my family suffer from illness. it also was a good year for growth. This is the first year I started to take life seriously after failing school yet again I just decided I had enough. It also was the year my first nephew was born in. That was exiting.
My relationship with certain family members was put to the braking point. I just about had no choice but to walk out and cut my losses. But I felt God tug at me to just see it though. and I'm glad I did. certain bonds are still weak. But grounds for improvement were placed, even they don't see it they are there.
So as the sun sets on 2013 I looked at the sun set and though about what I want. and I feel 2014 is the year my life gets started. I've started mapping my life. to see what I want to do with it, and not just what would be fun as I have been. there is so much I want to do. I want to make games, write stories, draw comics, and make movies. all of which I will discuss in your 2014 resolutions.
2013 was a painful year. But it was not a bad year. it striped me of my pride and showed me that I need to improve. that I was not in the right I though I was. I knew I was not perfect, but it did show me my own arrogance and pride. I feel as though God has been pruning me. I feel that I am now more honest with myself. and that 2014 was designed for me.
So I. Zachary Rosch. despite the hardships of the year. thank it. for now I see what I must do.
Sorry to get a little deep with you guys. Just felt like it needed to be said. and I'm done under speaking myself.
See you all in 2014. looking foreword to it.
bye past life. thank you for your safety. But you are no longer needed. I must expand my horizons and my comfort zone.
