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HAVE YOU LEARNED ENGLISH WHILE DEVELOPING GAMES ON RM?
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Red_Nova
Sir Redd of Novus: He who made Prayer of the Faithless that one time, and that was pretty dang rad! :D
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Yours in an interesting take! Although it's not related especifically to English language learning, I think your example really tackles the benefits of using forums for writing improvement in general. Just one question (I'm sorry if it's too personal) but have you taken medications for it or you're trying to handle it in different ways?
I'm fine in answering it. Yes, I do take medication to manage it. The maximum legal dose, as a matter of fact. Also, I seem to have the most focus when I'm writing something, be it an essay, dialogue for games, etc. It's just when I actually speak is when I have the biggest trouble. Even on days that I don't take the meds I feel fine as long as I'm alone and working on something. So every single day I constantly try to improve my English by writing. With varying success.
But I'm getting off topic.
Writing is what I want to get right more than anything in my games, so I really take an extra effort to improve my own English. I know exactly what I want to say in my head, but when I try to form the words, it just gets all jumbled up. If I hadn't joined RMN or even started working on my game, I would still be a stuttering idiot.
I think it's also worth mentioning that I used to avoid internet forums like the plague. Ironically, I hate talking to people that can't form coherent sentences and speak like they're in the ghetto. Most of the forums I looked at were full of people just like that, though.
Now... Nope, nothing's changed. I still avoid internet forums like the plague. RMN is just the one exception.
I've always loved English, but I'd be lying if I didn't say making games has improved my writing abilities tremendously. I go back to older games I've made and cringe at the dialogue, then I got back to more recent things and I giggle like a school girl, it's like this little miracle that happens in my heart.
Intelligence's writing was excusable, Terra and Planet's Cry though, oh god! Just, don't put any effort into looking for those games, they are shamefully bad!
Perseverance is definitely host to some of my best writing so far, without choking on its own word-weight.
I can tell my writing from two years ago near instantly because it stands out as 'not fluid enough'.
I'll also say my ventures in several different forums has also helped out. Whenever I see a word I don't know I check up what it means on dictionary.com, and this has been how I've taught myself words (beyond application and revision) for 80% of my massive vocabulary.
Intelligence's writing was excusable, Terra and Planet's Cry though, oh god! Just, don't put any effort into looking for those games, they are shamefully bad!
Perseverance is definitely host to some of my best writing so far, without choking on its own word-weight.
I can tell my writing from two years ago near instantly because it stands out as 'not fluid enough'.
I'll also say my ventures in several different forums has also helped out. Whenever I see a word I don't know I check up what it means on dictionary.com, and this has been how I've taught myself words (beyond application and revision) for 80% of my massive vocabulary.
author=Red_Novaauthor=RafaelLeonI'm fine in answering it. Yes, I do take medication to manage it. The maximum legal dose, as a matter of fact. Also, I seem to have the most focus when I'm writing something, be it an essay, dialogue for games, etc. It's just when I actually speak is when I have the biggest trouble. Even on days that I don't take the meds I feel fine as long as I'm alone and working on something. So every single day I constantly try to improve my English by writing. With varying success.
Yours in an interesting take! Although it's not related especifically to English language learning, I think your example really tackles the benefits of using forums for writing improvement in general. Just one question (I'm sorry if it's too personal) but have you taken medications for it or you're trying to handle it in different ways?
But I'm getting off topic.
Writing is what I want to get right more than anything in my games, so I really take an extra effort to improve my own English. I know exactly what I want to say in my head, but when I try to form the words, it just gets all jumbled up. If I hadn't joined RMN or even started working on my game, I would still be a stuttering idiot.
I think it's also worth mentioning that I used to avoid internet forums like the plague. Ironically, I hate talking to people that can't form coherent sentences and speak like they're in the ghetto. Most of the forums I looked at were full of people just like that, though.
Now... Nope, nothing's changed. I still avoid internet forums like the plague. RMN is just the one exception.
Thank you for clarifying. It must be really tough! It's good that you keep practicing so that your limitation (is it?) doesn't hold you back.
And thanks for your response too, BizarreMonkey :) It's nice to look back and see how far you've gone!
Chivi-chivik
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1) More or less. They were a part of my learning along with researching and interacting in other kind of sites... until I came to hate forums. Then, only other sites were what teached me the most.
2)Nope. I started with RPG Maker recently, so it didn't take part in my learning at all.
2)Nope. I started with RPG Maker recently, so it didn't take part in my learning at all.
