I am taking a breather in sunny Florida, trying to finish Reality is Broken, learning about new games and taking a crack at a marketing plan. What is the objective of my business? BUSINESS?? I design games. But, I have been pushing up against the question of WHY I am doing this? My father-in-law and husband had no problem telling me what the objectives of their businesses are. I wrote all of this stuff down....
Then, in the shower yesterday, I realized how scared I am that I can't deliver and that my belief in what I do is not enough. For a brief moment I wallowed in the thought that I am the only one feeling like this; for a brief moment.
My objective is to give players a less risky opportunity to try scenarios that will make them more prepared as they enter unfamiliar territory. My games make players more prepared. Playing my games provide a less risky opportunity. Going into an unfamiliar situation with some practice gives a player confidence.
Hey, I went to college without this opportunity to gain less risky practice! I survived. It was one of the most influential experiences of my life. BUT, what if I had had that opportunity? How would my life had been different? Would I have been a doormat for my roommate? (perhaps not) Would I have made the same choices? (perhaps not) Would I have learned about choices I obviously didn't know about? (try using a new machine without the manual). I think there is a lot of room for students having many, many new experiences that tax and stretch them, and to build on having a leg up when entering that new, unfamiliar college.
On to more marketing plan....
"The best way to predict the future is to invent it." Alan Kay
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