11-08-2016, 12:06 PM
Thanks very much for the welcomes, everyone!
@puggsoy, Software Engineering, eh? Sounds substantially more technical than my course, haha. I've never been particularly good at the programming side of things, but I'm determined to try and pick at least something up!
Oh man, trust me this is something I've thought a lot about. I totally get that it's going to be a lot, and I suspect that I probably won't be able to do literally everything by myself, but I've got a couple of friends I can bug if I get stuck thankfully! It's actually not the first project I've worked on, though it will be the first one that I attempt on my own. Funnily enough, I'm not really super concerned about people actually stealing my ideas? It's more about having the creative freedom to do.. well I mean literally whatever I want, at that point. And that's mostly what I'm interested in.
Perhaps it'll only ever be an exercise in what not to do, but that still sounds like a pretty good experience to me - I definitely think that there's a certain benefit to just trying something for yourself, you know? I've already watched and contributed to one studio putting together a game first hand, and it's what actually made me start to think more seriously about this idea, haha. While I'm not entirely confident I'll be able to finish a full game on my first try, I'm certainly confident that I can learn and grow from it!
Hoo boy, sorry, I tend to just keep talking once I get started, lol. Thank you very much for the advice! It's always awesome to know that there's a community here that actively encourages growth and... well, mutual learning, I guess?
@Raccoon Sam, thank you! Hopefully I'll be able to contribute some of the things I've picked up to the little community that you guys have here! It's really awesome to see the criticism and whatnot that many of you participate in - I find that's a pretty rare thing in most online art communities!
@Petie, Thank you! About putting together my own game, that's exactly how I feel, haha. Even if it takes years and years, or I never finish it at all, I'd have at least learned some new skills that I never would have found out if I didn't try, you know?
@puggsoy, Software Engineering, eh? Sounds substantially more technical than my course, haha. I've never been particularly good at the programming side of things, but I'm determined to try and pick at least something up!
Oh man, trust me this is something I've thought a lot about. I totally get that it's going to be a lot, and I suspect that I probably won't be able to do literally everything by myself, but I've got a couple of friends I can bug if I get stuck thankfully! It's actually not the first project I've worked on, though it will be the first one that I attempt on my own. Funnily enough, I'm not really super concerned about people actually stealing my ideas? It's more about having the creative freedom to do.. well I mean literally whatever I want, at that point. And that's mostly what I'm interested in.
Perhaps it'll only ever be an exercise in what not to do, but that still sounds like a pretty good experience to me - I definitely think that there's a certain benefit to just trying something for yourself, you know? I've already watched and contributed to one studio putting together a game first hand, and it's what actually made me start to think more seriously about this idea, haha. While I'm not entirely confident I'll be able to finish a full game on my first try, I'm certainly confident that I can learn and grow from it!
Hoo boy, sorry, I tend to just keep talking once I get started, lol. Thank you very much for the advice! It's always awesome to know that there's a community here that actively encourages growth and... well, mutual learning, I guess?
@Raccoon Sam, thank you! Hopefully I'll be able to contribute some of the things I've picked up to the little community that you guys have here! It's really awesome to see the criticism and whatnot that many of you participate in - I find that's a pretty rare thing in most online art communities!
@Petie, Thank you! About putting together my own game, that's exactly how I feel, haha. Even if it takes years and years, or I never finish it at all, I'd have at least learned some new skills that I never would have found out if I didn't try, you know?