What exactly is hacking, anyways?
We all have our own perspective of it; some people think of it as a fun sport, while others treat it as difficult, laborous work. Likewise, people have differing ideas on the different sections of hacking. Some people find that spriting is the most fun out of all of it, while other people think that mapping is their way of expressing their feelings.
Well, to be honest, I believe that there are five big "parts" of hacking, that every good hack requires:
- Spriting (basically, anything graphical, aside from mapping)
- Storyline (the whole plot. If it doesn't have one, the hack isn't good)
- Teamwork (everyone that helps you)
- Mapping (obviously)
- Scripting (what makes the game interesting)
Now, for each of these five wonderous pieces of hacking, there's a certain trait that corresponds with it; it's the trait that makes the biggest difference in each aspect of hacking. And so, here are our traits..
Spriting --
Determination
Storyline --
Originality
Teamwork --
Responsibility
Mapping --
Creativity
Scripting --
Knowledge
I call this the
DORCK method, for obvious reasons. You see, if a hacker has the trait, I believe that they will generally excel at that specific aspect. With that thinking in mind, if a hacker has all five of the DORCK traits, they excel at hacking in general.. or at least, that's my own opinion.
Whether you see hacking as a sport, or as a profession, you should be determined, original, responsible, creative, and knowledgeable.
So tell me.. are you a dork, or are you a DORCK?