I don’t have much to say about the whole beginning part of this one. It was really interesting to hear bits and pieces of the personal lives of the various creative people who make video games. I feel like most people in this industry have their various quirks, and like one of the men said, most of them also have hobbies that span across many fields. I know that’s true for me as I’m involved with many things from theatre to drawing to rock climbing to programming. I also related to the bit about wanting to make a game for people who feel like they never have anything made for them. Unusual people. People who want to do more than just shoot zombies. I tried to get that across when I took the game design class but I got too ambitious and didn’t have time to finish anything. I was too worked up with creating something meaningful that I was inhibiting myself from creating anything at all. What really struck me about this reading was the section with Nina Freeman. “I only feel normal when I have sex.” I don’t want to go into too much detail in a public blog post but that really means something. And not just that. She goes on to describe why she thinks autobiographical games are so powerful. It’s forcing someone to experience the same things as you in hopes that they will feel the same way. That they will understand what’s going on inside your head. I feel like I have a lot to say about this but I either can’t say it or don’t know how to say it. Yeah I don’t really know. This one was just too real.