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#1 2010-12-02 19:57:15

steppenwulf
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Gah - college work sucks

Man I can't finish any of the three games I've been trying to work on for the past three months. I'm having to dedicate too much time to my college and highschool studies atm and can't work on them any longer.

The first one is a somewhat 3D game that runs like junk because, well Scratch is not strong enough for 3d lol.

The second is 1s1s escape game where you basically have to move through the mazes and avoid the laser sensors in them.

The third is top secret so I'll stop there  tongue

Have you guys had similar experiences?


I'm graduating HS this April and going to college in the Fall.

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#2 2010-12-02 20:15:58

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Re: Gah - college work sucks

Kind of
I had a 1s1s platformer-ish game with moving platforms, a background that continuously changed colors, and a pretty nice movement system for the character
I only finished two levels
But it isn't really because of school work
I just can't focus on something like a game that long enough to complete it. I have some serious issues with focusing


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#3 2010-12-02 20:22:57

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Re: Gah - college work sucks

Yep. I pretty much can't Scratch during the school year- just during breaks. It is lame...  tongue


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#4 2010-12-02 20:39:23

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Re: Gah - college work sucks

What rufflebee said: plenty of inspiration, none of the drive  tongue


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#5 2010-12-02 20:48:45

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Re: Gah - college work sucks

JeanTheFox wrote:

What rufflebee said: plenty of inspiration, none of the drive  tongue

Same.


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#6 2010-12-02 21:04:12

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Re: Gah - college work sucks

I have this game that is done, but my friend won't hurry up and finish the music for it.


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#7 2010-12-02 21:19:21

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Re: Gah - college work sucks

svinnik wrote:

JeanTheFox wrote:

What rufflebee said: plenty of inspiration, none of the drive  tongue

Same.

^Been like that for years. I only scratch out of sheer boredem.


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#8 2010-12-02 21:21:14

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Re: Gah - college work sucks

PW132 wrote:

I have this game that is done, but my friend won't hurry up and finish the music for it.

http://scratch.mit.edu/users/technoguyx
This guy has great music, just ask him first  smile


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#9 2010-12-02 21:23:45

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Re: Gah - college work sucks

I am the king of this topic.  There must be at least fifty games I've never finished for Scratch, some which I am still working on, but may never come out.


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#10 2010-12-02 22:00:56

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Re: Gah - college work sucks

well i tried to make a project with completely hidden sprites which would be pretty much a decent platformer
also it was 1s1s
also since i hid the sprite i had to do it all in one run because otherwise i wouldnt get back the sprite

except it wasnt that hard i did it in one go


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#11 2010-12-02 22:49:58

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Re: Gah - college work sucks

My computer is a graveyard of unfinished games. Some ran into speed problems, some looked horrible, and some I was just too lazy to complete.


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#12 2010-12-03 03:37:27

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Re: Gah - college work sucks

svinnik wrote:

JeanTheFox wrote:

What rufflebee said: plenty of inspiration, none of the drive  tongue

Same.

Me also. I've been making a special follow-up to my featured project, but I just spend 5 seconds on it and get bored.


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#13 2010-12-03 05:36:47

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Re: Gah - college work sucks

yikes

and i was looking forward to the end of high school D:


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#14 2010-12-03 05:38:34

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Re: Gah - college work sucks

08jackt wrote:

yikes

and i was looking forward to the end of high school D:

Lol, we have so much homework.  sad  At least I'm at home. Dying. Lol, joke.


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#15 2010-12-03 05:43:49

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Re: Gah - college work sucks

The_Dancing_Donut wrote:

08jackt wrote:

yikes

and i was looking forward to the end of high school D:

Lol, we have so much homework.  sad  At least I'm at home. Dying. Lol, joke.

i don't even bother doing my home workz anymore.  big_smile


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#16 2010-12-03 05:49:33

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Re: Gah - college work sucks

Telemachus wrote:

My computer is a graveyard of unfinished games. Some ran into speed problems, some looked horrible, and some I was just too lazy to complete.

Yeah, same. I have more unfinished games than finished ones.
Unfinished: 18
Finished   : 12


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#17 2010-12-03 06:39:41

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Re: Gah - college work sucks

Same. As a reminder to all those in high school: Senoir year is not easier than any other year. You have to apply to colleges, and that is hard.

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#18 2010-12-03 07:01:59

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Re: Gah - college work sucks

08jackt wrote:

The_Dancing_Donut wrote:

08jackt wrote:

yikes

and i was looking forward to the end of high school D:

Lol, we have so much homework.  sad  At least I'm at home. Dying. Lol, joke.

i don't even bother doing my home workz anymore.  big_smile

Lol, I do. 'Cuz you end up doing it anyway, at lunch, alone.  mad


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#19 2010-12-03 07:48:24

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Re: Gah - college work sucks

I'm taking 2 dual college/highschool courses next semester  yikes
So, they're really hard?


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#20 2010-12-03 07:58:16

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Re: Gah - college work sucks

Blade-Edge wrote:

I'm taking 2 dual college/highschool courses next semester  yikes
So, they're really hard?

Which courses?

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#21 2010-12-03 10:20:07

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Re: Gah - college work sucks

One is 2D game animation, and the other I forget
I hope we don't do Scratch, I don't want people to know who I am


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#22 2010-12-03 12:42:04

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Re: Gah - college work sucks

blazerv82 wrote:

svinnik wrote:

JeanTheFox wrote:

What rufflebee said: plenty of inspiration, none of the drive  tongue

Same.

^Been like that for years. I only scratch out of sheer boredem.

Yeah, i only make projects out of boredom. That's why most of them are podcasts.


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#23 2010-12-03 15:26:14

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Re: Gah - college work sucks

JeanTheFox wrote:

PW132 wrote:

I have this game that is done, but my friend won't hurry up and finish the music for it.

http://scratch.mit.edu/users/technoguyx
This guy has great music, just ask him first  smile

But this was supposed to be just me and my friend working on it though.


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#24 2010-12-03 15:55:10

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Re: Gah - college work sucks

AtomicBawm3 wrote:

I am the king of this topic.  There must be at least fifty games I've never finished for Scratch, some which I am still working on, but may never come out.

Being too lazy and unable to plan is different from having no time to work on projects. Uni courses are nasty at term end. I don't even get weekends off at this point. I work on my programming like 2 hours a week.


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#25 2010-12-03 18:23:02

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Re: Gah - college work sucks

Blade-Edge wrote:

I'm taking 2 dual college/highschool courses next semester  yikes
So, they're really hard?

Nah, they just require alot more studying than highschool courses. My plan right now is to take as many courses before college as I can that don't contribute to my being a computer engineer.

Next week is my last week in writting, then I'm taking world history, then something else after that. Hopefully by doing this I can focus the majority of my study time to courses that help me become a computer engineer when I enrole in a college.


I'm graduating HS this April and going to college in the Fall.

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