When I started to take an interest in development, I was immediately interested in game dev. After all, I've been playing games since I was a kid! So I started to teach myself how to make little rpg-type games, in Python at first, which was so much fun!
It's probably thanks to this that I decided to change careers and that I'm now doing a master's degree in game development.
However, with my master's degree in software development engineering and architecture, and my work-study placement in a company where I'm doing full stack (more back than front), I've lost sight of game dev, and the more I think about it, the more I think about how much fun I was having, and how much I wanted to keep coding.
Today, I'd like to force myself to free up some time to get back to it, but I have the feeling that I won't have the time or the energy, and that it'll stay in the closet forever.
That makes me kinda sad, so I wanted to share this with someone somewhere ahah
Hope you're fine and you're enjoying whatever you do !
Keep safe
Bertrand
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Haha, I know the feeling.
2 years ago, I changed paths after 12 years of working as a game developer. I did this to take a break and seek other opportunities to advance my career.
I am still working in the game industry.
But I miss working closely with artists and designers, creating fun, responsive and simply cool game experiences, iterating back and forth, seeing how something exiting is coming together.
Wow I see ! I hope you'll find again those feelings !
I have been slowly piecing together a game while on a job search... you should just do hobby stuff at night when you have spare time
Yeah you're right, I know I should find some times.. But with work, school, workout and all personal stuff, that's hard ahah
its difficult but doing it could be a great stress reliever.
If you have an opportunity to change to game dev, don't evitate, only if you dont have a stability to do the change. Follow your dreams.
I hope you find the time to get back to game dev it someday. :)
Thanks ! I hope too :)