1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?
Hello! I am Plum, and I keep changing my handle on every website I sign up for so it's kinda hard to keep track of me. I'm currently making my way towards some sort of degree in college. I really want to work in game design/development when I get out of college, but my college doesn't really teach that kind of thing, so I am trying to teach myself? College is weird.
2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?
I'm joining up in this jam because I live in a desert in the middle of nowhere, and there are no cool gamedevs around for me to talk about games with. That said, if you wanna make a new videogame-developer friend, please message me! I am always down to talk about game design. ALSO I work best when I have a deadline, so hopefully this jam will make me finally finish something.
3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?
I really love the Dark Souls series, but I also like all sorts of smaller indie games, such as Undertale, the Beginner's Guide, stuff like that( and also I love all of the stuff that comes out of this website as well.) I've had powerful experiences of many different flavors through many different games, so I guess I just want to recreate that feeling in my own work.
4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?
I really have no experience at all! I've always been interested in game design and development, but I've never taken a real swing at it. I'm two weeks into teaching myself Unity and C#, so we'll see how that goes!
5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!
I'm really into the radical potential of video games! They're a huge form of media that millions of people consume, but it's rare to see games approach diverse or complicated subjects in a mature way. I'd like to try doing that myself, when I have more experience.
6. Any advice to new jammers (if you're a veteran)?
I am not a veteran at all, but it never hurts to save ALL THE TIME. And have lots of backups of your files. On different hard drives. In different locations.