Ok, my first thought is that, since you have some programming skill, your victory condition is a programming job, and your side goals are improved mobility and a circle of good friends. If you’ve made money from a game you wrote, then you’re probably already ready to try to get a programming job.
You mentioned having game development as a side-goal, but running into problems because you can’t make graphics. This is actually a common problem—the more common case involves programmers who can’t draw, but the principle is the same. The options are to join a group (or recruit people into a group), or to do something text- or sound-based such as interactive fiction or a roguelike. Alternatively, there are lots of non-game open source projects which would welcome your contributions. (The other issues you mentioned may not be as much of an issue as you expect; most of the relevant software is free, or has several alternatives including a good free one, and web hosting is also free if you’re willing to accept a hosting provider putting a few ads on your pages.)
As far as mobility, you might be better off in a different city. Where I live (Cambridge, MA), most of the intersections with traffic lights have little noisemakers to tell you when it’s safe to cross, the buses announce where they are and where they’re going aloud at each stop, and I occasionally see unaided blind people on the sidewalks.
Also, I sent you a private message (click the little red envelope to see your Less Wrong messages/replies, or this link which goes to the same place).
Ok, my first thought is that, since you have some programming skill, your victory condition is a programming job, and your side goals are improved mobility and a circle of good friends. If you’ve made money from a game you wrote, then you’re probably already ready to try to get a programming job.
You mentioned having game development as a side-goal, but running into problems because you can’t make graphics. This is actually a common problem—the more common case involves programmers who can’t draw, but the principle is the same. The options are to join a group (or recruit people into a group), or to do something text- or sound-based such as interactive fiction or a roguelike. Alternatively, there are lots of non-game open source projects which would welcome your contributions. (The other issues you mentioned may not be as much of an issue as you expect; most of the relevant software is free, or has several alternatives including a good free one, and web hosting is also free if you’re willing to accept a hosting provider putting a few ads on your pages.)
As far as mobility, you might be better off in a different city. Where I live (Cambridge, MA), most of the intersections with traffic lights have little noisemakers to tell you when it’s safe to cross, the buses announce where they are and where they’re going aloud at each stop, and I occasionally see unaided blind people on the sidewalks.
Also, I sent you a private message (click the little red envelope to see your Less Wrong messages/replies, or this link which goes to the same place).