Wednesday, November 12, 2008
What have I been doing?
I know, neglecting my blog again. I’ve been very distracted. I’m part of a small startup group who is planning on creating a massively multiplayer online game. One of the unique things about this group is we came together from around the world (UK, Australia, Poland, etc) because we all participate in the same game forum. An idea was sparked and I’m proud to say I was instrumental in starting the wave of enthusiasm.
I can’t go into any detail yet since it’s all still so new. We don’t even have a company name yet. And even though this project is everyone’s “second job”, there is still a lot of serious effort going into it. If we can maintain the momentum, I think it could be a success. When we finally get around to the development stage, we’re going to have to find some 3D graphics gurus, but for now we are an idea machine trying to get to that stage where we can start turning it into reality.
I’m really excited by the prospects of this project because I’ve never been involved in anything like this. My whole life I’ve pretty much been a cog in a machine, and that’s okay since I’m not ambitious. But after this taste of being a part of creating something… it’s a totally different feeling. I feel important… useful, and if this thing actually takes off, it will become a well known endeavor. People might actually recognize the name. I’ll get fewer instances of “Oh, never heard of it,” as a response after I tell them where I work.
Thoughts of running a company have always scared me because I know very little about business. I don’t want to deal with finances, licenses and whatever other crap you have to do. But with a group getting together, the member who is the business expert can deal with that stuff instead. You’re no longer alone in getting the company to succeed. Everyone pitches in. I don’t have to do everything, but I am still an integral piece of the puzzle. It’ll be so awesome if this works out. Chances are I could probably work from home forever since there’s no need to commute to a virtual office.
So that’s what I’ve been up to. Dreams this big don’t come around that often for me.
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