Changes and reflections

Recently our small group at NCsoft went through a few changes, spreading us all out to other projects and teams. I think, knowing as much of the back story as I do, that this is a really good thing for the company and even the technology we are working on as well. I believe this will help pollinate many new and interesting game concepts and possibilities, especially in a company so well known for taking risks and trying new things.

That said, it was also a good time for me to step back and evaluate my own personal goals and life and see what I would really like to do next. There were great opportunities to be had at NCsoft to be sure, especially given my intuition about the future of the company as mentioned above. But finally I chose instead to take a break and perhaps get back to contracting for a while. It was a hard decision to leave full time employment, especially with this company. In the end though I really felt that stress and health and various other factors had built up far too high in my life. Things had progressed to the point where my creativity and energy were not at the levels I needed them at if I was going to progress towards those life goals.

What does this mean? Time will tell of course, but I plan to remain active in jME, perhaps even more so now (I may end up having tons of free time... yikes!) But also it hopefully means a nice one or two week vacation sometime soon.

Thank you NCsoft for believing in Java technology and for 2+ great years! It has been an amazing place and I will miss especially the very talented people I was fortunate enough to work with.