11 January, 2026
In these very interesting times, people come up with actually interesting ways to contribute to the health of their communities. Before I share the link, Terry is (was?) an actual real-world amusement park designer whose true love is making, talking about, and playing girly games. Clearly, this why I've been following her YouTube channel!
Now, I'll let her speak for herself: YouTube Link - I'm quitting my job to make free games for a year
If you've got time, go watch that, talk amongst yourselves...and we're back!
Clearly, she's doing a daring thing which will likely end in her being out a lot of personal resources by the end of the year, but she's fully aware of that. I think the way that she's approaching making games with precise real-world targets in her local community is an amazing idea, even if it's not likely to be "successful" for her financially.
This has got me a bit fired up! Not just in support of her project, which I think is awesome, but just thinking about that idea of doubling-down on using your passions to make the world a little less...the way it can be sometimes.
Some of you may know that I've been making a few games and things like that in the past year, and this has got me thinking about what I can make - and enjoy making - in support of my community! In my case, my 'community' would likely mean Second Life rather than the local city/town nearby, and I'm definitely not going to be copying exactly what Terry's doing, but I do want to start thinking about what more I can do to bring a little more joy into the world.