Toranj: Our Adventure Left Mid-Way inside a loud and grieving Iran
The article reflects on the author's journey of balancing a medical career with a passion for game development. It highlights the significance of a character named Toranj, who inspired the author to create a digital world. Their shared experiences during difficult times in Iran serve as the backdrop for this creative endeavor.
- ▪The author has a background in medicine but has always been drawn to game development.
- ▪Toranj is portrayed as a significant figure in the author's life, inspiring creativity and warmth.
- ▪The narrative explores the challenges of living in Iran during tough times while seeking a shared future.
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Toranj: Our Adventure Left Mid-WayOf lives lived quietly inside a loud and grieving IranAli Reza MD7 min read·2 hours ago--ListenShareI read a tweet once about how programmers are, in their hearts, game developers who never quite found the time, or built the skill, to make the game they always dreamed of making. I felt it explained me better than I could.From the first lines of code I ever typed, the possibility of creating a world of my own lived somewhere in the background. Growing up with computers and video games, the digital world settled into me so early that I stopped noticing it was there. It became part of the light by which I saw everything else. When I chose medicine, I chose it knowing something else would have to wait.The game waited.
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