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Work environment (like coffee shops) - Mariotroid - 03-02-2018 Ok so I have a question. I've been slowly getting slower with my game development and I've decided I'm going to do something to fix that: work at a coffee shop. I really want to start doing this. I have drawn at coffee shops before. I' wondering if anyone here' has tried this approach. I think it's a good method as you'e around busy hard workers all day. What are your thoughts? RE: Work environment (like coffee shops) - Syaxamaphone - 03-02-2018 The best part about working in public is that I can't get distracted by twitter and stuff because I follow too many nsfw accounts. Every Sunday I usually set up my laptop for a few hours at my local McD to get some work done and catch up with old coworkers. It's not the biggest productivity boost tbh but its a nice change of pace (they also have food). RE: Work environment (like coffee shops) - VinnyVideo - 03-02-2018 Sometimes I've worked on stuff in my college's cafeteria. It can be loud and busy, and occasionally I'll bug people I know, but it's nice because I think I'm so famous and important that everybody will be watching what I'm doing, and therefore I have to be doing something valuable like making games, sending e-mail, or working on team projects. Plus, food exists there. I don't follow anything too questionable on social media, but I'm still a little shy about checking Discord, Twitter, or Facebook or MFGG in public. RE: Work environment (like coffee shops) - Mariotroid - 03-02-2018 @VinnyVideo I don't know why you wouldn't check those sites. A lot of people check Facebook, Twitter, etc. In my works lunchroom. RE: Work environment (like coffee shops) - Saltman - 03-02-2018 You kidding right? I'm pretty sure a lot of people would laugh like hell at me if I made a Mario fangame or sprite in public. RE: Work environment (like coffee shops) - Kritter - 03-02-2018 You just pick a corner where nobody can see your screen. It's actually not a bad idea if you're trying to treat game development more like a "job". It's easy to get distracted or take breaks when you're at home in your comfort zone, but put yourself in a busy environment in a relatively quiet corner with headphones and a task at hand, and you're probably far more likely to stay on track with what you're doing. RE: Work environment (like coffee shops) - Vitiman - 03-02-2018 (03-02-2018, 08:22 PM)Saltman Wrote: You kidding right? Actually, I'm pretty sure nobody cares what you do in public and you probably won't get anyone even looking at your computer screen for longer than a second. Think about it: when was the last time you walked up to somebody working on a laptop in public and made some remark about what they're doing? RE: Work environment (like coffee shops) - Syaxamaphone - 03-03-2018 Can confirm that I look at people's screens and silently judge everything and anything I can. RE: Work environment (like coffee shops) - VinnyVideo - 03-03-2018 @Mariotroid I guess I'm a little more self-conscious when I'm in public. Even if I'm not "on duty", I have to make my friends, classmates, co-workers, the people I help teach, and total strangers think I'm busy doing Super-Important Useful Things instead of looking at corny Twitter memes! (Excel, Notepad, and Game Maker look significantly more Super-Important than most social networking sites). @Kritter I agree! When I want to get work done, sometimes I'll park myself in the corner and work away for an hour or two. This strategy can be very effective. I used to make the mistake of choosing a corner next to the vending machines, so that area could attract a lot of people and distractions. I know better now. @Vitiman I usually don't pay much attention to what other people are doing on their computers. However, if I see someone emulating GBA Fire Emblem games, I'm definitely going to come over and see what they're doing - and compliment their exquisite taste in video games. RE: Work environment (like coffee shops) - Saltman - 03-04-2018 (03-02-2018, 08:32 PM)Vitiman Wrote:(03-02-2018, 08:22 PM)Saltman Wrote: You kidding right? Idk dude for me doing that would be the same as wearing a Mario custom in the street. I just wouldn't do it. RE: Work environment (like coffee shops) - Vitiman - 03-04-2018 Wait, you wouldn't wear a Mario costume on the street? Pfft, and you call yourself a Nintendo fan... RE: Work environment (like coffee shops) - Mario - 03-04-2018 Try out your local library if possible. A lot of them are pretty well equipped for just sitting there and working in peace. RE: Work environment (like coffee shops) - Saltman - 03-04-2018 (03-04-2018, 07:09 AM)Vitiman Wrote: Wait, you wouldn't wear a Mario costume on the street? Well I never said I was one. Hey, I don't think you do the craziest Nintendo-esque things possible in real life either. Do you go out to the street wearing a SMW Dolphin costume for example? You can be a Nintendo fan, but are you a true nintendo fan? RE: Work environment (like coffee shops) - Pedigree - 03-07-2018 I personally get self conscious and am more distracted in a public environment, so sadly this method doesn't work for me. RE: Work environment (like coffee shops) - Zero Kirby - 03-07-2018 I've considered starting streaming my work in Game Maker in the hopes that talking about it in a streaming environment, along with it actually being necessary as such to stay on track, would help me, well, stay on track. RE: Work environment (like coffee shops) - Action Lemon - 03-07-2018 (03-03-2018, 09:36 PM)VinnyVideo Wrote: If I see someone emulating GBA Fire Emblem games, I'm definitely going to come over and see what they're doing - and compliment their exquisite taste in video games. If I saw that, I would call 911 and report them for them for piracy. Catch them in the act, you know what I'm saying? #snitchgang RE: Work environment (like coffee shops) - VinnyVideo - 03-08-2018 @Action Lemon Actually, when I see people emulating the GBA, I wear what they're wearing, and as soon as I put on my pirate regalia, the best modern-era movie theme song always starts playing. RE: Work environment (like coffee shops) - Nessa - 03-28-2018 (03-02-2018, 08:22 PM)Saltman Wrote: You kidding right? then they go home and eat laundrysoap on camera RE: Work environment (like coffee shops) - Evil Yoshi Toes - 03-28-2018 @VinnyVideo I was going to 1up your post for Pirates of the Caribbean, but then I'd also be giving a 1up to that picture from one of the sequels. RE: Work environment (like coffee shops) - VinnyVideo - 03-28-2018 @Nessa That is a good point. It's very possible that people who say stupid things (making fun of people for making games) also do stupid things! |