I don't think I truly get inspired much. I think an effective game programmer is one that can run without inspiration. However, I don't think we are ever without it. I get a lot of inspiration from reading books though. I love to read, and I have read tons of books, all with different ideas and inspirations. Even characters actions in books gets you thinking. I also like to listen to music when scripting(Or game programming), although I really cant script and listen to music at the same time, it really is pointless.

I get my inspiration in multiple ways. The most common way is I will be doing just any old thing and a random vision of a great idea will pop-up into my head. Unfortunately, I don't have the time or resources to complete the ideas.

Another way I get inspiration is by looking for things other people have tried and failed at. I really ike a challenge like that. Most recently I've taken on a Pokemon Starter Kit for RMXP, which if you use RMXP you know has been attemted many times. I have come by far the closest, and I know for certain it will be completed and then some.

I get my inspiration basically from other games and then say to myself what could a game like this have? That it should have. That's usually how I get my idea's, also dreams, walking down the street, on the toilet and yes even the shower.

OK most of the time I don't have inspiration and I just work my way out with some job they give me, but when I've got inspiration I am writing mostly small strategic games or in the fact or better to say I am developing the artificial intelligence which oughts to be intuitive then to learn from his or her opponent and find best way and apply best strategy to win. Without having any advantage agaist user himself. So the mods and options user have artificial intelligence has that same options and not some more like in many todays rts or tbs games.

Few games I developed are not so niec and some of them are running mostly in the command prompt and I developed it for my self but I like to see artificial intelligence fighting either with me or two against each other.