The power of the sticky note

What helps me the most when I'm making games? (or doing anything for that matter) The answer was simple, sticky notes.

One of the walls is my room is plastered with sticky notes, some of which are just random sayings or words and others are reminders and other things. The best thing you can ever do when starting off a new game project is buying some sticky notes. Usually I've got so much going on in my head at one given time I need something to remind me, this is where sticky notes come in handy. For example if I have to remember what the co-ordinates are of a certain object in the game - if I write it down on the sticky note it's easily remembered. I wouldn't have a clue otherwise because I'm off doing something else somewhere else.

Think of it as if you were working with a team of people and you have individual tasks for each member, instead of meeting each one individually wasting your time and theirs - use sticky notes to your advantage. Go see what they're doing and then write them a sticky note of what needs to be changed. It's a lot more productive.

Sticky notes have got me out of one or two pickles, they get to the point (because you don't have the space) and are great reminders.

(You can also doodle on them when you get bored ;) )

Get some sticky notes, they rock.