Bathroom Vindication

I’ve been criticised in the past for my practice of taking over-long bathroom visits, as well as the variety of entertainment I’ll take in there with me to make those extended stays more productive – ranging from books and magazines to my DS, ipod, laptop, and even the guitar. The truth is, I can’t think of a better place to brainstorm and have come up with some of my greatest breakthroughs and solutions on the job. In a panel at this week’s GDC, No More Heroes creator Goichi Suda clearly shares this practice too, stating that:

…he gets his inspiration from films, TV and other games, as well as art. But perhaps his best ideas come from a different place: “Being alone is very important. I go to the bathroom and then I try to poop and I’ll come up with a good idea.”

It would be interesting to know how many others in this creative industry find inspiration from unusual places and states of mind. For me it’s the bathroom, plus the acoustics are great in there too.

[via gamesindustry.biz]