Game Group Play

Hello everyone — I hope you’re all doing well. My name is Colin, and over the past year and a bit, life has taken me on a very unexpected detour. What started as a quiet dinner with my wife turned into a moment that changed everything: my heart suddenly shot up to 189 bpm, and before I knew it, I was in and out of the hospital, navigating a whole new reality.

Being away from work wasn’t something I chose, but it gave me something I didn’t expect — time. And instead of letting that time slip away, I decided to pour it into something meaningful. I jumped into learning coding and game development, building new worlds while mine felt a little uncertain. If I couldn’t be out there doing what I used to, I figured I’d create something new from where I was.

For context, I live with TGA, a complex congenital heart condition. Thanks to a pacemaker and an ICD, things stay mostly steady — even if the medication sometimes knocks me out at random moments. It’s all part of the adventure.

Right now, I’m on the waitlist for a heart transplant, and while that chapter is still ahead, I’m choosing to focus on what I can do today. Living with a condition like this puts everything into perspective. It reminds you that time is precious, creativity is powerful, and leaving something meaningful behind matters.

My goal is simple: I want to build a game — something fun, something personal, something that says, “I was here, and I made something cool.” 

Colin