It's 6am, the cars outside, full of gas. And i'm not going anywhere. Do glasses count as shades? Let's go. · 10:16am Sep 16th, 2016
Sorry if I ramble, i run long, or a seem to meander in words. About to lay down, and an allergy attack hits. Anyhow, something interesting to talk about, ramble on, much as led zepplin did, and keep singing my song.
Feedback. It's something that we all like, i would hope, in writing, and in the creative process. No matter how and what form it takes. From music, to writing, even prose, dance, and song. It is a way we improve, done right, and a way that can hit us at our core done wrong. A double edged blade that we often really don't consider, don't think about, yet the right words can have us soaring. Or in a deep abiding seething, on its edge. It's duality is never changing in how many ways it works.
I'm sitting here, listening to Jyc Row and Within temptation, and above, its a side poke at blues brothers. But more this is a personal thing for me. One thing I've been doing is helping playtest a nice something. And perhaps its me, or my perceptions. (Always a possible) But as someone doing this testing, among likely others. I feel strongly about this idea and the playtest. And while I may fight somewhat with a writer, it is because I feel strongly about wanting it to do well for what I know and can see of it in playtesting. It could be argued that I shouldn't have a stake as I feel I do. And it could be argued that I shouldn't care as much, its just something to playtest.
But when a product is designed around interaction, well, it's not something done alone. But well, from the reverse of the topic, I have felt like my words are amounting to nothing when I give feedback. Like I am speaking to a wall. And i'm the only one speaking, without prodding, or forcing, or cajoling. I just find it hard to summon that flame of caring. That spark of desire and passion that gives to a flame of enjoyment about something.
It hurts to say it, but what do you do but shut down when nothing seems to be what your feedback is getting done? Just let it go, and give it a barely passing grade? I don't know. I wish I did.
Ow. What are you playtesting for?
Though, more importantly... if they don't listen to the resulting feedback, what they hell are they playtesting for?