DEV Community: Andrew-David J.

Dealing with burnout as a game developer

Andrew-David J. — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 02:35:16 +0000

Over the past couple of months, I've been dealing with burnout.

After taking a break from game development, I'm back in action and I've published this update video about my experience with burnout as a gamedev and content creator:

If this is something you've dealt (or are currently dealing) with, I hope this video can help you through it a little.

Feel free to share your own experiences and stories with me if it's something you'd like to talk about!

❤️

The Posh Show

Andrew-David J. — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 02:37:07 +0000

Last week, I participated in two game jams: The Pompous Trash Jam and the first Lospec Jam!

I combined the themes and restrictions from both jams to create this silly WarioWare-style game about posh etiquette.

Play the game for free on itch.io!

This year, I've been taking on the one-game-a-month challenge and this game counts as my entry for July! The game jams have been keeping me motivated and help me come up with new ideas each month.

I've also been producing devlog videos to help keep me accountable! You can watch the ones I've produced so far on my YouTube channel!

Let me know what you think of my game!

Game Baking: A One-Game-A-Month Extravaganza!

Andrew-David J. — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 01:15:32 +0000

Hey all!

For 2021, I've decided to take on the one-game-a-month challenge.

"1GAM" is a self-imposed challenge where I have to develop a brand new game every month. And in order to help me achieve that goal each month, I've decided to use random game jams as catalysts. These game jams offer different themes, restrictions, and timelines each month, which motivate me and help me come up with creative new ideas.

And, in order to keep myself accountable, I've decided to also document each month's game in the form of a video devlog on my YouTube channel. I've branded the devlog series "Game Baking with Andrew-David"!

I've produced three videos so far. The first is an introductory episode:

And the other two are the first two months' episodes:

The three games I've created so far are available to play for free on itch.io and consist of:

Calamixty: A chaotic potion-mixing puzzle game!
An ExSCOURGEon Through Space & Time: A puzzle adventure game where you control rats by playing tunes on your flute.
You CANS Do It: A turn-based, tile-based CCG where cans and bottle must do battle!

If you would like to participate in the 1GAM challenge as well, you're welcome to do so alongside me on Discord! The next game jam I'm participating in is Ludum Dare 48 on April 23rd, 2021.

And finally, if you like the series and would like to follow along, subscribe to the channel and feel free to support me on Patreon!

Stay tuned for more!