I've spent a lifetime telling myself I would be a game designer. I play games and live games and I know how a great game should be made. However, I don't have any checks in the mail for my great games. No wonder--I have not spent the time to learn how to create and then market my games. Nor have I joined a team to concentrate efforts on making one.
What am I waiting for?
Initially, college classes held me back-I thought I should finish my Computer Science degree BEFORE making games. College does this in many ways. Aside from the time college takes away, we think we are full of accomplishment (and we are) by going to college and taking classes that further are career. Yet we put off what we really love to do because we feel we haven't prepared quite enough just yet. The idea we are going to college prevents us from pushing ourselves further because we think we are doing enough already.
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"I want to write a book!" I say.
Then the mind replies "Well don't worry about it yet, you have a English essay to write. The topic isn't very interesting-but you need to do well for a good grade."
So writing a book is simply put off. This happens with many things while going to college.
"Want to make a game on my own! I want to start a game company!" Then the mind chimes in "But first I have to learn programming!"
A year or two passes by, and you successfully take a few programming classes.
"Well, I've learned a bunch about programming, but now I need to join a good development team that's working on my favorite video game titles."
Years pass and a fantastic top game company hires you. However, since the company has many demands and red tape, the creativity you've been longing for is blocked.
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So when is a good time to make games?
RIGHT NOW!
If your dreams have been telling you to make games-START. Just press start and start making games right now! The tools available today are better than ever, and you can start making your dreams into a reality.
Just take a look at what I made last night over in the games section of my website. What you see there was made by me last night in a few hours almost from scratch using the free program Unity3D. (The first person controls are pre-made and easily importable).
The way to make and publish games are ever-changing. Just start fiddling around with some GUIs (guided-user interface) like Unity3D, AdobeFlash, or RPGMakerXP (absolutely fantasic simple RPG maker) and START making some games!
What am I waiting for?
Initially, college classes held me back-I thought I should finish my Computer Science degree BEFORE making games. College does this in many ways. Aside from the time college takes away, we think we are full of accomplishment (and we are) by going to college and taking classes that further are career. Yet we put off what we really love to do because we feel we haven't prepared quite enough just yet. The idea we are going to college prevents us from pushing ourselves further because we think we are doing enough already.
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"I want to write a book!" I say.
Then the mind replies "Well don't worry about it yet, you have a English essay to write. The topic isn't very interesting-but you need to do well for a good grade."
So writing a book is simply put off. This happens with many things while going to college.
"Want to make a game on my own! I want to start a game company!" Then the mind chimes in "But first I have to learn programming!"
A year or two passes by, and you successfully take a few programming classes.
"Well, I've learned a bunch about programming, but now I need to join a good development team that's working on my favorite video game titles."
Years pass and a fantastic top game company hires you. However, since the company has many demands and red tape, the creativity you've been longing for is blocked.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
So when is a good time to make games?
RIGHT NOW!
If your dreams have been telling you to make games-START. Just press start and start making games right now! The tools available today are better than ever, and you can start making your dreams into a reality.
Just take a look at what I made last night over in the games section of my website. What you see there was made by me last night in a few hours almost from scratch using the free program Unity3D. (The first person controls are pre-made and easily importable).
The way to make and publish games are ever-changing. Just start fiddling around with some GUIs (guided-user interface) like Unity3D, AdobeFlash, or RPGMakerXP (absolutely fantasic simple RPG maker) and START making some games!
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