I’m an older dude whose phase of staying up all night playing was back in the early console days. I prefer in-person tabletop RPGs like D&D, Traveller and Call of Cthulhu. Just not into computer games anymore, but that and social media seem to be most people’s primary computer activities.

Game chatter has changed over the years - I used to see a lot of talk about graphics quality and massively powerful hardware - maybe that was during a period when it was rapidly improving, I dunno. But the current focus seems to be more on game industry business decisions sucking.

Anyway I’m just wondering how common it is to use computers more for coding and other technical non-game stuff.

  • Go-On-A-Steam-Train@lemmy.ml
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    3 days ago

    Does making game code count? I like making game things and binning them before they resemble something playable! :)

    Besides that… I mostly… no that’s it, I rarely play things, unless that time every 6 months that I get really into a top-down RPG. For a weekend, my main use is exploring a colorado wasteland or a small town, but it’s followed by me starting to make a game aaaand giving up again… but it’s fun! :)

    I really should make music, I sometimes feel the spark went and it’s sad. :(

    • 3dmvr@lemm.eeEnglish
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      3 days ago

      imo thats way more fun than playing a game, it’s a game in itself, ultimate sandbox