• ExtraMedicated@lemmy.worldEnglish
    361·
    10 months ago

    Game development. I do the coding, 3D art and animation, everything. I don’t know if I’ll ever even finsh another project, and it’s incredibly time-consuming, but I enjoy it.

    • CaptDust@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      10 months ago

      Same, but honestly for me it is such a lonely existence. Even when I show off my projects to friends/family they can’t understand the effort that went into it… many seem to think there’s a “make racing game” button or something and I just added some textures or built a track.

      I often wonder if I should pivot into wood working or something else, at least I’d have something tangible to gift or sell at the end. People just seem to appreciate things they can hold in their hands more.

      • Virtual Insanity @lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        Anything we can do to help with that? I’m a little mic shy myself, but it goes away as soon as a good topic starts being talked about.

        You got access to Dstar/DMR or some other way of communicating internationally? I’m in VK3

        • Chobbes@lemmy.world
          1·
          10 months ago

          I think there’s an EchoLink repeater near me? I just have a baofeng. I’m planning on building a QMX soon because I feel like CW and digital modes would be fun and I kind of want to go on bike trips and do radio or something. I think I need to look up how POTA and SOTA work. I’m not a big talker in real life, I’ve always kind of preferred written communication, so I’m hoping Morse code helps, haha.

          The other thing is I’m just kind of worried about getting the etiquette wrong or doing something wrong, even though it doesn’t really seem that complicated.

          • Virtual Insanity @lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            10 months ago

            Don’t worry about getting anything wrong. Most people are pretty excited to speak with someone new or that doesn’t come on air often.

            We’re all just normal people, done of use are even a little introverted.

            Just say what’s on your mind.

            “Hi, I’m Joe, happy to be speaking with you, in kinda new to this and am a bit nervous. Anyhow how are you and where are you from?”

            Chances are that will spawn a conversation that feels less forced and more natural as you move forward.

            I’ve messaged you my email address. Never private messaged on Lemmy before so I hope it works. Just say hello and we can maybe catch up on echolink or discord.

            • Chobbes@lemmy.world
              1·
              10 months ago

              Yeah, I had a couple of good conversations on repeaters when I first got my license, but I’m a bit of an introvert so I always feel a bit weird after a conversation like “did I fuck this up?” haha. And the extra rules and unspoken etiquette around radio is a bit intimidating, but I think as long as you identify every 10 minutes or whatever and stay in band nobody will get too mad at you.

              I’m really excited about getting into CW actually, and QRP seems interesting and like a really fun challenge. I actually built a pixie kit recently, but I used it as soldering practice before building the QMX mini that I got recently. Hopefully I’ll have some time to build that soon :). I can mostly copy short 5 or so letter words in my head now at 40 WPM, but I haven’t practiced in a few weeks (and obviously I fall behind on complex words or longer ones). I’m a bit nervous about trying to actually send and receive Morse in the wild though, and I REALLY don’t know the etiquette and q-codes and shorthand associated with that yet, but I guess I’ll learn!

    • /home/pineapplelover@lemm.ee
      1·
      10 months ago

      I was wondering if I should get into this. I’m more interested because it seems cool and I need some kind of backup means of communications in case communication is down or something

      • Virtual Insanity @lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        10 months ago

        Sure, give it a go. The bands and the learning you get access to as a ham are a valuable tool.

        But don’t be that kind that gets a licence just for ‘prepping’.

        Having the gear without being proficient in it’s use or having someone to talk to is pretty useless.

          • Virtual Insanity @lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            10 months ago

            The process varies from country to country. Let me know where you’re from and I’ll try to point you in the right direction.

              • Chobbes@lemmy.world
                1·
                10 months ago

                You’ll need to pay $35 (I think?) and write a multiple choice exam.

                https://www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-exam-session

                The exam is relatively easy, and you can find lots of resources for practice exams and stuff. At first you’ll have a hard time with some specific questions, but you’ll get the hang of it. If you want they usually let you write the general and the extra exams after the technician for no extra fee (they’re harder but give you a better license with more permissions. Technician gives you a lot, though)

                If you’re at all interested you should do it! Getting licensed doesn’t take much time, even if it seems a little daunting at first. Then you’re ready to go when you get the itch!

  • DontTakeMySky@lemmy.world
    18·
    10 months ago

    3D Printing and homelab. I run a lot of services at home on my server (things like a personal streaming service, smarthome, security camera software, and more).

  • dellish@lemmy.world
    18·
    10 months ago

    Boardgames. Especially big, rules heavy games like Mage Knight and Twilight Imperium. I’ll happily spend a day playing a boardgame and my family just don’t get it at all.

    • Cheskaz@lemmy.world
      8·
      10 months ago

      My family were doing a dog sledding trip and my brother came off and hit his head. We ended up putting him on my sled, with my job being to keep him awake in case he had a concussion. So I asked him to explain the rules to Twilight Imperium to me which, luckily and unluckily, took. Hours.

      I’ve never hated, but been glad for, a game I’ve never played more…

      (but I’m glad that you, and my brother, and other people get so much enjoyment from them!)

      • thorbot@lemmy.world
        1·
        10 months ago

        Take a day to learn the rules (yes, a whole day) and play through a solo game. It’s one of the best solo games ever!

    • KubeRoot@discuss.tchncs.de
      1·
      10 months ago

      It’s not a big game, but I fell in love with Nefarious (specifically a translated version) after encountering it in the wild. Fast pace, simultaneous turns, short games, simple rules, no eliminations leading to people waiting for others to finish, and at the same time has some interesting decisions leading to multiple strategies… And then you add two twists every game, changing the rules, meaning you have to adapt your strategies, keeping it fresh.

  • Mr_Blott@lemmy.world
    161·
    10 months ago

    I love the World Rally Championship, but it’s a pretty niche sport as it is, I doubt there are many fans in my whole town!

    But to answer your question, probably wanking

  • Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.works
    15·
    10 months ago

    LARP, and costuming/crafting for it. Amusingly, even among larpers I get a few weird looks when I explain my husband made my clothing, and I made his crossbow.

    • Dharma Curious@startrek.website
      9·
      10 months ago

      I met a woman on FB years ago. She’s super effeminate, and tiny, and no one would ever guess that she forges swords in her backyard on the weekends, and I absolute love her.

  • novibe@lemmy.mlEnglish
    13·
    10 months ago

    Music. My parents weirdly never listened to music. When I was a kid, the most they would listen to was a Queen greatest hits album and another greatest hits from this 80s band from my country. But like, only on road trips.

    I don’t know why, but ever since I was very young I loved music. One of the first birthday presents I remember choosing myself was a copy of Dookie (Green Day). I didn’t know what it was, but I loved the cover. Less than a month later we were back to the record store and I bought this brand new album by a band I had never heard before, In Rainbows by Radiohead. And that was it. I was hooked forever. Music was to become the most constant and important part of my life.

    I spent years finding and listening to music. Trying to understand the history and development. Music really was my main hobby in high-school, like listening to music.

    Nowadays I also play guitar and produce a bit, but I still listen to music as a hobby.

    And my parents still don’t listen to music at all lmao. Even after enduring years and years of me hogging the AUX cable and forcing them to listen to everything from Wu Tang Clan to Burzum and Sufjan Stevens and Nirvana… but I love them. The most they would say is “wow this is very heavy” as I blasted black metal lol

    • Chobbes@lemmy.world
      2·
      10 months ago

      I’m really curious about bonsai but it seems hard to get into! I also worry that I don’t have a good eye for aesthetics, and that might be a problem too, haha. It seems really cool though.

      … also maybe this seems like a stupid concern, but sometimes I wonder if it’s cruel to the tree? I know little actual details, though… and also most people wouldn’t care about a tree’s feelings, haha.

  • EssentialNPC@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    10 months ago

    It was LARPing, but then I got clever. Once my wife was pregnant, it was only a matter of time. Now my kids have grown up in the hobby, and they love it as much as their old man.