Comments on: Home is where the development environment is

By: James Mead

James Mead — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:35:47 +0000

I had been casually reading his blog fr the last 2 weeks and I noticed over the weekend that it changed from open to the public to by invite only.

By: GameZone» Blog Archive » Home Is Where The Development Environment Is

GameZone» Blog Archive » Home Is Where The Development Environment Is — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:01:30 +0000

[...] time to time, Gamasutra Editor-At-Large Chris Remo makes a neat post on his weblog. At which point, we steal it — with his permission, folks — and crosspost it here. This one is about the odd story of a [...]

By: Hits from the Web 10.13.08 : Gaming Guru

Hits from the Web 10.13.08 : Gaming Guru — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:54:45 +0000

[...] Homeless man says he could make best game ever. VERY rough language here folks. [...]

By: pwnedkiller

pwnedkiller — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:26:01 +0000

I think the man has a chance at least im only 18 i dont know everything and thats my dream also to become a game developer some day and its alot of hard work.So lets say this story is true and he pulls this off and gets sumthing good out of it to start a new life.Then good for him that shows that anyone can do anything if they stay to it and keep their will and mind set right to it.Yeah the man looks to have sum “issues” but they can be fixed the hole idea about him makeing a game like he is has got me woundering tho.Yeah it takes alot of time and money to make a game but this game has got to be like the grand daddy of all flash games. If thats what excatly he is makeing. I kinda got lost a bit half way threw the story but anyway theirs gotta be a developer out their that will be just shocked so bad that they will need a diaper in case they shit their selves over this game to hire him in other words. I support this man and what hes doing.

By: Fucktard Savant

Fucktard Savant — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:04:02 +0000

Usually you’re not homeless until AFTER you start making a game.

By: M

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:59:07 +0000

All libraries allow anyone to use their computers, so even if his broke he could continue to work on his game and get it online. Second of all, free wi-fi is readily available as is power at most restaurants, including McDonalds, which often serve as places for homeless to wash up, beg, and of course buy cheap food. So this man has everything available to physically make a game and publish it, provided he can find free or cheap web hosting (which it appears he has) and software with which to make it (which it seems he also has). I worked in a homeless shelter and community building organization for the last year and a half and it’s 100% possible this man could be homeless and making a game. You don’t need to be in a shelter to find internet, an electrical outlet, or free time.

Also, there could be a number of reasons this man is homeless, and racism is likely not one of them. It does probably show that he does lack certain social skills that are required for most jobs. Also his erratic behavior implies he might have a psychological disorder which is statistically much more prominent in the homeless population.

I say let the man make his game. Remember, Kurt Cobain was homeless too, once. (see: Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of kurt Cobain, by Charles R. Cross, 2001)

By: joeyd

joeyd — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:16:14 +0000

reminds me of bullet ball.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOOw2yWMSfk

By: Ben Gilbert

Ben Gilbert — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:19:40 +0000

Wow, I’m pretty shocked at the lack of compassion to be found in this comments section. I live in Philadelphia and have lived in some pretty terrible neighborhoods here. Given that, I’ve seen more than I ever wanted to in the realm of poverty’s effect on human beings. Racism, prejudice, poor vocabulary — this all stems from lack of education, a byproduct of having no money. You truly don’t understand how bad it can really get until you don’t know where you’re sleeping tonight, don’t know where your next meal comes from (problems I’ve luckily never grappled with in my privileged life, like most of you I’m willing to bet, right?).

He’s lucky to be holding onto something so closely while struggling with such larger problems. He’s lucky to have a computer at all — do you know how many impoverished folks don’t? Hell, the mere fact that he’s operating a blog is proof that the digital divide is closing thankfully, though it’s still a heavy order to ask of most folks who are more concerned with putting food on their childrens plates than letting the internet know how their game is coming.

By: Wavecutter

Wavecutter — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:42:48 +0000

Oh yeah, he says he’s in a shelter, guess what? Shelters don’t let you just hang out all day. The shelters that don’t make you participate in a program of some sort kick you out during the day. The ones that allow you inside during the day make you do stuff like job training and such.

This guy is full of shit and the writer of this article is in cahoots with him.

As for how I know, I’ll tell you. I’m 33 years old and a college student. At age 25 I joined the military. But I was homeless from 16 to 22.

By: Wavecutter

Wavecutter — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:36:09 +0000

I’m calling bullshit. You can’t design games from the streets. What does he plug his PC into? All the time he spends programing is time spent away from getting food and shelter or even a job.