Comments on: Do You Trust Your Gut Feeling? http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/09/12/do-you-trust-your-gut-feeling/ I bake games. Indie style. Thu, 16 May 2013 13:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jake Birkett http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/09/12/do-you-trust-your-gut-feeling/comment-page-1/#comment-136221 Jake Birkett Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:39:19 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=3538#comment-136221 Current my gut feeling is causing me to have a day off work to stay close to the toilet. Current my gut feeling is causing me to have a day off work to stay close to the toilet.

]]> By: Porter http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/09/12/do-you-trust-your-gut-feeling/comment-page-1/#comment-136210 Porter Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:19:08 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=3538#comment-136210 I've definitely gone off the gut feeling, particularly in RPG's. I can't count how many times I've fought a boss, been down to 1 more hit and I'm dead, then struck a physical attack to finish the boss rather than healing just because I had a gut feeling he was about to die. I'd definitely like to see some stats on this, they would be interesting indeed. Nice post, interesting concept. I’ve definitely gone off the gut feeling, particularly in RPG’s. I can’t count how many times I’ve fought a boss, been down to 1 more hit and I’m dead, then struck a physical attack to finish the boss rather than healing just because I had a gut feeling he was about to die. I’d definitely like to see some stats on this, they would be interesting indeed. Nice post, interesting concept.

]]> By: Steven Egan http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/09/12/do-you-trust-your-gut-feeling/comment-page-1/#comment-136204 Steven Egan Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:28:49 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=3538#comment-136204 I generally trust my "gut feeling", but I have a scientific reason for doing so. Basically it's the results from the "logic engine" in my sub-conscious mind doing extra checks. For more on this way of looking at the matter, here's an article. http://socialbrain.rsablogs.org.uk/tag/candle-problem/ As for how reliable it is, I'd say it's pretty accurate, but I've trained it to be. I generally trust my “gut feeling”, but I have a scientific reason for doing so. Basically it’s the results from the “logic engine” in my sub-conscious mind doing extra checks. For more on this way of looking at the matter, here’s an article.

http://socialbrain.rsablogs.org.uk/tag/candle-problem/

As for how reliable it is, I’d say it’s pretty accurate, but I’ve trained it to be.

]]> By: Maciej Miasik http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/09/12/do-you-trust-your-gut-feeling/comment-page-1/#comment-136203 Maciej Miasik Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:21:21 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=3538#comment-136203 During last 3 years I've learned to trust my gut feelings in almost all matters regarding game production. Maybe we should call this experience, but I like the term gut feeling because often there's no real reasoning behind it - I instinctively feel what is right or wrong. This isn't always good though, because it makes me play safe most of the time and avoid risk which can sometimes lead to great pay off. I can't track precisely how successful I've been so far, because my track record is rather depressing. Most of my recent instinct judgments were against decision eventually made, so I correctly predicted many failures which hardly counts as a success. During last 3 years I’ve learned to trust my gut feelings in almost all matters regarding game production. Maybe we should call this experience, but I like the term gut feeling because often there’s no real reasoning behind it – I instinctively feel what is right or wrong. This isn’t always good though, because it makes me play safe most of the time and avoid risk which can sometimes lead to great pay off.

I can’t track precisely how successful I’ve been so far, because my track record is rather depressing. Most of my recent instinct judgments were against decision eventually made, so I correctly predicted many failures which hardly counts as a success.

]]> By: Lumooja http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/09/12/do-you-trust-your-gut-feeling/comment-page-1/#comment-136201 Lumooja Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:31:59 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=3538#comment-136201 I have at least similar expreriences with the thing you had with your deleted blog post. Sometimes I get great intuitive ideas, but then my intelligence tells me that the world is not ready for that yet. Frank Zappa didn't care if the world was ready yet, he made it to be ready. But we are not all rockstars and can afford the consequences and risks of free speech and free will :) I have at least similar expreriences with the thing you had with your deleted blog post. Sometimes I get great intuitive ideas, but then my intelligence tells me that the world is not ready for that yet. Frank Zappa didn’t care if the world was ready yet, he made it to be ready. But we are not all rockstars and can afford the consequences and risks of free speech and free will :)

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