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>No matter what field you're in, whether it's music, architecture, film, painting, vidya development, and so on, having other hobbies and interests on the side really helps your main passion and may give you inspiration you wouldn't find otherwise.
Have you people forgotten how much of Miyamoto's work was inspired by he adventurous youth or hobbies such as gardening (Pikmin) or even getting a dog (Nintendogs)
Look at Will Wright's history.
>First game he works on is Raid on Bungeling Bay, about using a attack helicopter to destroy enemy bases on different islands before their infrastructure advances and become more difficult to kill.
>He got a lot of enjoyment out of design and layout of the enemy bases on the islands and he continued to develop the level editor as a personal toy because he enjoyed it so much
>Starts researching urban planning while realizing that others may also enjoy constructing and building cities themselves
>Ends up creating SimCity and lead to the creation of other Maxis developed simulation games, SimAnt, SimEarth, etc.