A Game Within A Game

My first encounter with the notion of video game speed running was one of annoyance and disdain. I have a disposition for a strict adherence to following rules & order so when I saw complete disregard for the game designer's vision in exchange for an appearent cheapening of gaming it bothered me. Like that time an African village was given a set of iPads for education and they were just used as cutting boards. 

As is the case with many situations online, making it through potentially misunderstood first impressions often pays off. As I dug deeper i discovered modding communities and game programmer challenges. These games I grew up playing, now being torn apart to their virtual atomic level and reimagined through the eyes of autism. I was hooked.

This stuff was borderline, if not completely art. Creativity & true inspiration are my clickbait hooks and I found a new obsession. Creating games within games, creating new worlds as remixes of old ones- and documenting the process as they do.

What I was watching was so far from the originally intended usage but was it? The spirit of gaming, the newness, the excitement, the exploration & the fun with friends was still there. I just didn't see it at first.

-Codd

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