Programmer’s block
I know, I know, I haven't written an entry for a while, and I haven't actually got anything done either. I've been struck with programmer's block: for many days now I've fired up Eclipse and just stared at code but getting nothing actually done. I just can't seem to get myself to write anything. It all started with my problems with how to implement materials and stuff, which isn't really something I can just pass by and work on something else since it's critical to rendering...
Maybe I should try to code something completely different to get my programming motivation back, a 2D game using Pyglet for example. It might help me get back to my main project too.
During tomorrow, barring any unexpected obstacles, I promise to write at least a minimally playable 2D game prototype and write about it. With screenshots! I promise this more to myself than readers of this blog, since I've been away from game dev for too long. 
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February 17th, 2008 - 23:49
I can sympathize. When programmer’s block hits me, I like to just start up a nice small *simple* game project. Why? Because it’s so simple, I don’t need to worry about the complicated and oftentimes painful design decisions that plague my larger project.
So, I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with for this 2D game. They are oftentimes an excellent opportunity to let out bursts of creativity that your Big Project(tm) might not allow for.