I wrapped up the fifth module of Learn 2D Gamedev From Zero, which despite its name (“Loot It All”) was focused on collisions, some rudimentary physics interactions (collision layers and masking), and tweening.

I definitely get inspired and feel pulled when doing tutorials, and sometimes that will drag my progress out. Task lists keep me on track, and I like that there’s a very specific progression in this course.

One of the things that pulled me was the tweening section. Tweening, or “inbetweening,” is the act of generating intermediate frames between two keyframes in animation. It happens in traditional animation, digital animation, and of course, in user interfaces.

I’m trying to find the balance between being passionate and being human. I’ve experienced what it’s like to not be able to turn off and working myself at the expense of my relationships, and I don’t want to do that.

Yesterday, I did make some progress, but not on the course itself, but on a simple playing card. I managed to render a ColorRect background and created two RichTextLabel nodes for a value and suit. The root Node2D script isn’t going to win any awards: