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d e s c r i p t i o n 🔥
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Chapters:
00:00 - intro
00:41 - how I got into game dev
01:14 - choosing a game engine
01:38 - the struggle with side projects
03:10 - my experience with Unity
06:00 - other problems and my game dev experience
07:51 - should you try game dev?
08:01 - do I recommend Unity?
08:29 - how do you learn?
09:01 - staying consistent?
09:35 - has game dev ruined the magic?
10:00 - outro

Checkout my other devlogs:
Building My Dream Game Devlog 1:    • Building My DREAM Game: Devlog  
My Indie RPG Has Problems Devlog 2:    • Game Development is HARD: Devlog  
Developing My Indie RPG is Confusing Devlog 3:    • Developing My Indie RPG is CONFUSING:...  
Gods and Spells in My Indie RPG Devlog 4:    • Gods and SPELLS in My Indie RPG: Devlog  

Other videos used:
Unity 5 2D Platformer:    • Unity 5 - 2D Physics: Surface Effecto...  
Halo Infinite Campaign Launch Trailer:    • Halo Infinite | Campaign Launch Trailer  

A little over 3 months ago I decided to try game development for the first time. In the past, I never really was interested in game dev or game design. I've always loved playing video games, but I was hesitant to try game development as I thought it might ruin the magic of video games overall.
This video is less of a devlog, and more of a reflection on my experience developing a game so far.

But the inevitable YouTube algorithm started to recommend game dev channels, and I was hooked. To start off, I had to decide on a game engine. Some popular game engines are Unity, Unreal, Godot, Gamemaker, Construct, and RPGMaker. I really like C# as a programming language, and many of the tutorials I began watching were using Unity, so I felt Unity was a solid initial choice.

I also decided to focus on developing a 2D game similar to Stardew Valley, because I thought making a 3D game may be a little more complex than my free time would support.

One thing I usually struggle with when it comes to software engineering side projects, is that I start a lot of projects, but I don't finish a lot of projects (mostly due to waning interest). I didn't want that to happen with game development, so I decided to only work on it when I want to. To hopefully avoid burnout, and not make game dev and design feel like a chore or job.

Creating art for game development is also a hurdle. I've tried pixel art and let me tell you, it did not go well. Therefore I decided to pay and support really talented pixel artists, instead of dreading creating terrible looking sprites. You can find the link to their itch pages above!

Overall, game development has been the most fun software engineering side project I've ever worked on. Indie game dev is more satisfying as its very visual and tangible (similar to web dev).
And in general, I recommend anyone interested in game development or game design, at least try it out. I think Unity is a great engine, but there are a lot of other engines out there to try as well.

And remember, if you are doing this for fun, don't make it another job (unless you want to)!

#gamedev
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