Interesting! I hope Heroes and Villains makes it for the PC. I see what he means about game-designing (I've had a little experience in that area. I mostly used Marc Overmars' Gamemaker, but I also know a bit of Java and mess around with UBB) You have to really be interested in what you make, or it's just procrastination from there. Also, I know some people who want to make indie games don't take it very seriously, they just think that it doesn't have to be good because it's only indie. A good example of this would be YoYoGames, the GM website. Also, I love their description of Aquaria "An underwater adventure game where you adventure underwater."
Also, Chibi's right, starting an interview thread would be a great idea.