Going off on a wild tangent I would like to share some of the music that I listen to while I do my programming. A lot of times when I am developing this game I find it helpful to listen to music, other times when I really need to focus on one aspect of the game I find it helpful to work in silence. When doing repetitive, mundane, or easy tasks I find it can actually help me to listen to music. It seems helps my mind wander just enough to see that part of the game that I am programming as part of the bigger picture, part of the whole, and how it will work with everything else, which in turn leads to new ideas of how to make the game more enriching.
I must say, I find only a select few artist to be pleasing while programming, these are mostly in the ‘techno’ genre. I can’t tell you why exactly, but it may have to do with the repetitiveness, deep, yet expanding rhythms.
Anyways, take a listen. I will probably post some more at a later date.
RJD2 – Iced Lighting
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Royksopp – Happy Up Here
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Battles – Atlas
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Squarepusher – I wish you could talk
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Justice – Phantom part II
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For those who are new to this blog and the game I am developing, I feel that I should tell you now the game is not even in an alpha release. Please feel free to take a look, but I am no where near finishing it, and I am aware of countless bugs that need to be taken care of.
Good picks. RJD2, Battles, and Justice are all integral members of my coding music. I also tend toward Air, Flying Lotus, and lately, The Ruby Suns and Calvin Harris. A lot of jazz and classical too.
That Royksopp track is awesome. I have a bunch of their stuff, but haven’t really listened to it. I’ll definitely have to check them out now. Thanks for posting!
That Justice tune is excellent for developing a game
Thanks for sharing and good luck on the game.
Music certainly helps you contain your “flow” when working. Some people can’t work at all when listening to music, they think it’s too distracting.
Really good tracks there, especially justice. The track Genesis is my favorite justice song.
I type faster when listening to music with a high tempo. I don’t know why, maybe it’s because I’m trying to type to the beat. I usually listen to deathmetal, so you can imagine how fast I type
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Thanks for posting, looking forward to seeing some progress on your game.
Upvoted for the inclusion of Battles.