From e27550a40aa0b4924cdf62b4729fc3e13b2e12df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Princesseuh <3019731+Princesseuh@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2024 11:35:30 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] fix(blog): year on 2023 work article --- src/content/blog/2023work/2023work.mdoc | 2 +- .../blog/gamifyingmedia/gamifyingmedia.mdoc | 27 +++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 src/content/blog/gamifyingmedia/gamifyingmedia.mdoc diff --git a/src/content/blog/2023work/2023work.mdoc b/src/content/blog/2023work/2023work.mdoc index 852a8c6..7e23b37 100644 --- a/src/content/blog/2023work/2023work.mdoc +++ b/src/content/blog/2023work/2023work.mdoc @@ -68,4 +68,4 @@ I'm quite happy with the result, and I think it's a great addition to Astro. For 2023 is so far looking to be mostly shaped by [our newest feature, called Astro DB](https://astro.build/db/), which is a cool way to add a database, either local or remote (through our hosted service) to your project. I pitched the initial idea for this, though I did not end up working on it much since I was busy with the Dev Toolbar. The team did an incredible job making it a reality. -Most likely that I will be contributing to it throughout 2023, spliting my time between that, the dev toolbar and the language server, we'll see! +Most likely that I will be contributing to it throughout 2024, spliting my time between that, the dev toolbar and the language server, we'll see! diff --git a/src/content/blog/gamifyingmedia/gamifyingmedia.mdoc b/src/content/blog/gamifyingmedia/gamifyingmedia.mdoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..23a38f1 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/content/blog/gamifyingmedia/gamifyingmedia.mdoc @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +--- +title: On gamifying experiencing art +tagline: "Pro: It can make you experience more. Con: It can make it less meaningful." +date: 2024-03-16 +slug: gamifying-art +tags: + - website +draft: true +--- + +Multiple years ago, I added a [Catalogue](/catalogue) section to this website. Essentially a more personal [Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com), or [Goodreads](https://goodreads.com), but for all kinds of art. All the video games I've played, the movies I've watched, the books I've read, etc, in one place. It's pretty cool, though it does mean you all get to see my dubious at times taste in things. + +The technical aspect of it is also pretty neat, being powered by [a Rust serverless function](https://github.com/Princesseuh/erika.florist/blob/main/api/catalogue.rs) made with [one of my favorite library](https://maud.lambda.xyz/) (totally overengineered, as it should be for a personal website with no visitors). + +More interestingly, I have clearly noticed that it has motivated me to consume more art. This is great, right, doing more things, you learn more stuff and you have more (other) things to talk about with people, etc. Additionally, it's just fun, it feels like collecting. + +However, there's three worries I've had about this over the years: + +## I force myself to finish stuff I don't like + +When I started the catalogue, I made a strict rule for myself: I would only add stuff to it if I finished it. That way, I would only add things I had a full opinion on, and it would motivate me to finish things I started. + +Alas, this has led to me finishing a lot of things I didn't like, just to be able to add them to the catalogue, because otherwise it would feel like no value was gained, which brings me to the next point: + +## The catalogue is my guiding light + +Gamifying things means that things can get reduced to the reward of the "game" being played, rather than the experience itself. This work both ways, sometimes while watching a movie (that I do actually enjoy), I end up thinking more about the joy of adding it to the catalogue than the movie itself, and other times I will prevent myself from doing things I would enjoy because I can't add them to the catalogue, for instance rewatching a movie I've already added.