First Update Under Review
I find my self in a very weird position. One I haven’t seen for 7-8 months now..I have nothing to work on. Oh sure, I could tinker. I could try to develop the Grampy P brain further, I could add a new song, I could work on some new intro slides, but SnowCone MathFest, as I envisioned it, is at this point fully realized.
I honestly anticipated needing to work through this winter vacation, trying to finish whatever else needed to be done; honestly, there just isn’t much left. So now..I get to think…which is never a good thing. I dreaded tonights update, which should serve as a sign.
I noticed in my testing that the Apple GameCenter interaction wasn’t working. One little file tweak and it had things up and running. Then I updated a background that I had been meaning to fix. But that was it. I’m not saying the app doesn’t deserve more work. But I think I’m ready to work on something new.
unless…
This thing would never really take off right? I mean…I know that I’m excited about it, and even actually use it from time to time, but this app? I didn’t add any addictive shit. I didn’t make it so that, you like, HAVE to come back. This one is just all about the benefits, and I’m just not sure people know what to do with that type of altruism these days. That sounds a bit pompous though, as if I’ve actually created something worth playing, but dammit…I have. AI didn’t make this app. I did. I used the tool of AI to lift me up to learn and avoid mistakes, but I have seen and curated and written over every line of these thousands and thousands of lines of code. THAT’S how I know it’s done.
The hardest part now is the waiting..but what am I waiting for? Sales…I DO care about them. I’m venting here, and being WAY to honest, but I need something to pop. I need a wave of interest for this thing to be successful. I could add more to it. We could create a community and I could get some help building this thing. I have so many ideas.
But that’s not what’s important. Jesus is what’s important. I wanted to help people. I wanted to do something good. I made a math app. I offered the world an opportunity to learn the name: Benjamin Banneker.
Who knows…maybe I should just go back to reading books in my free time lol. That’s those doubt thoughts that creep in. And honestly…This whole process has raised some serious doubts in me. I know I like to create things, and creating this app is definitely one of the larger endeavors I’ve ever taken on. Having written numerous albums and 4 full books, I don’t say that lightly.
A Poem:
SnowCone MathFest
where do we go next
I count the hours now
I offer night respect
but sleeping isn’t the same
if I’m not coding while I dream
I worry it seems
of projects on the horizon
not offering
not connecting
not mixing modalities
like SnowCone MathFest.
JPS Grooves 
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