short-form ideas that sometimes turn into medium-form rambles.
I've started playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons again recently. I restarted my island after a long period of not playing and I'm rediscovering the game again. It really is a chore kind of game, with lots of repetition and a slow pace, but sometimes that's what I need. It helps with anxiety brain, sometimes.
I recently started doing a solo journaling run of Wanderhome and I'm really, really enjoying it. This game is so full of life and it's been helping me get out of a bit of a creativity slump. I want to buy a physical copy because the book is absolutely gorgeous.
this evening I got the idea to start a twine project where I add a "room" every day, or maybe just a few times per week to start with. I don't have a grand idea in mind and I don't think it's going to turn out to be anything spectacular, but I do want to get back into writing things and I think this is a good way to start again. If anything, it would be an interesting way to look back on my year at the end. A maze of interconnected rooms, branching narratives and disorganized thoughts. Like a house with countless, confusing rooms. Maybe if I keep at it for a few weeks, I'll post it here and make a script so I can update it easily. I miss feeling inspired about interactive fiction and I hope that this can bring a little of that spark back without any pressure to create something amazing.