Fulfilling Dreams old and new

How do I ask for money from strangers? Drop your pitchforks, I know how it sounds.

I’m a stranger myself. I’ve asked myself these things over and over before writing this.

I never used to even have the confidence to talk to anybody outside my classroom in primary.

But the need to communicate comes from necessity. Losing your dad around the age of 6 does things to a kid that only knew one dad and one grandma.

I tell you all this now so I can make myself less of a stranger to you all. I do not want sympathy even though it is appreciated, I know what happened to me is tragic, losing a parent always is no matter who you are.

That experience alone has shaped me to be who I am now and I’m strong enough and experienced enough to understand the good that has come from that tragedy. luckily for me my birth father left me with 2 simple things, a healthy mind and games.

I say birth because I was lucky enough for a second time in a row to be introduced to another caring father who has a helped me throughout life's tough times. I can't stress how lucky I am for those 2 things to follow each other and I don't say it often enough. I'm getting a little emotional saying that still. It's probably why I don't say it, so I don't cry in public.

But enough of my ramble, my point is without that tragedy, playing games might not have been deeply ingrained into me, I understand want I want out of them. I needed games to help with the constant change, a refuge from the rough life at a young age, a place of familiarity to come back to because the games are their always waiting to challenge a young mind even though a house might not be.

Changing states, changing households constantly, changing schools, changing families, its rough with no one to talk to.

I know what games can do and the positive effect it can have on kids and people in general.

With that philosophy I’m asking now, strangers on the internet to help me achieve my dream before something tragic happens to me. I hope nothing happens; I want to see my kids grow up with their dad around.

But the feeling of mortality never really goes away. That's probably the effect of losing a parent. So, with that again I ask for your support, because I know from all the people I’ve met and things I’ve experienced in the world, I know people are willing to give…or for a better word help.

If you’ve made it this far then I thank you for reading, I don’t consider myself the best writer, I’ve read a lot of books and I still feel like I don’t articulate myself well. If you’re even the slightest bit interested in what I might create then please donate. I will use the first bit of funding to get an artist to best show what my game might look like hopefully I can get $500 - $1000 for a few good concept artworks, I hope that’s a safe estimation so I can get something more tangible for you all besides my hopes and dreams.

If I get more money I can work with then I can allocate to programmers, modellers/3D artists and such to get a working vertical slice of the game.

I want to assure people that I do have my design and plan in place.

The type of game I want to make for this project is a game that focuses on teaching the lessons of a harsh world. A game where despite how hopeless things are, all you need is a little bit of help, hope and strength.

This will double as my Software Development Bachelors assignment for myself, so I have extra motivation to get things done and get things done right.

Looking back at this I hope this doesn’t sound to dire and again thank you all for being here. Just knowing people read my story is enough to make me continue.

I hope I get to start this journey.

-Ordom-Dalvin Chim

note: I will probably make a video to notify and inform everyone where the project is at once I'm at my milestone.

note 2: I can't believe the support, already at $300, I'm so happy. I need help finding an artist soon. If anyone can suggest someone that can do vibrant colours with dark undertones I would appreciate it.

note 3: I keep adding in more detail and explaining more things. I hope I don't ramble to much for everyone to get annoyed haha. Feels like I flung myself off a cliff figuratively speaking, but I still have the confidence that I can land safely.