Nice article. I enjoyed reading it. Full of interesting information and perspective. Thought provoking as well. Now I have a lot of thoughts to give feedback on.

The article does touch upon certain perspectives of why people do dios, some of which I do disagree with. In my view, I take dios as an artist. I do the art for not just for myself, but for everyone who will view it.

When I render a 3D scene, which in a way is not very distant from a physical diorama, of course there is a level of self purpose where I render the scene for myself. As long as it's a hobby for me, and not a job, the first motivation is usually for myself (with exception of course). The second motivation for me is to make a scene no one has seen before, ever. That is where I get my kicks from.

Before joining JoeDios, I used to write stories and design virtual worlds for various online games, usually the old MUD games. These games tend to be based on a Dungeons and Dragons style. And so I designed, programmed, and made many virtual worlds. Like 3D, I got my kicks knowing and imagining what the players would experience when they were to go through the rooms I created.

Likewise, when I write programs, since I am a software engineer, it doesn't matter if it's for a job in which I am paid to design a program a specific way with a specific look, or for myself in which I can design it in whatever way I want, I get my kicks thinking how the user will interact with the app.

My diostory I am writing currently, I spend a lot of time on it. There are some 3D renders, there is a 3D printer which is really rather expensive, there's 3D models, lots of photos, and many files describing scenes and even a storyboard. I'm not doing all this for my entertainment, but for the readers who will read the story.

My satisfaction comes from knowing I did a good job depicting my joeverse to all of you.

:-) So, I am happy I am able to share that bit of added perspective with you. Like I said, I enjoyed the article and thought it was pretty darn good. The topic is more involved than I think the article gets into. There are different reasons people do do to express themselves. It's an artform, and art itself is very hard to define definately. Indeed, the topic would make for a good sociology paper of the types I used to do. I enjoyed the article.

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