So... I think I quit game development :(

Edvinas Kilbauskas · 2013-11-28T08:53:33

After 4 years of learning how to program and making games, I'm starting to realize that game development is not my thing. For few months I was struggling, I had the skills, but I had NO ideas for games, and I realized that I'm not that interested in games, or at least in those AAA games like COD or Battlefield or other shit. When I was younger, yes. I liked playing games, and loved making them. But now, it seems like I've grown out of it. And it's sad. I started programming JUST because I wanted to make games. But the spark inside my is getting dimmer. I still LOVE programming in general though. I like doing stuff with my arduino, I like doing graphics with OpenGL, I like writing terminal ascii tetris game. But I can't seem to force myself to do a bigger project. But I don't even know why I'm writing this here. Maybe I just want the world to know how I feel. Maybe there are more people like me who just need to stop forcing themselves to do what they don't want. Edit: I just want to tell that my "depresion" cloud is gone. My mood swings sometimes get the best of me. Now I'm trying to plan my game from ground up, and don't start programming until I have my basic sctech on paper. During the days I was thinking a lot about games, and game design in general. I want to screate something absolutely different, break those stupid standarts that big companies are making. I now know that my game is going to be very simplistic in graphics, slow gameplay, calm music (not sure where I will get that) and vivid colors. I feel like I should express myself in my game. I still don't have an idea for an actualy gameplay, but I'm working on it. So I was scrolling through "Top" games at google play, and found out 40% of them are clones. Minecraft clones, mario clones, clones of other popular mobile games, counter strike clones and many more. Other 59% are games with shitload of ads and spam. And less than 1% are actually good games. I'm sick of all the games on mobile phones, they just copy a game from PC or console, add the virtual joystick controls, pump it with adds and sell it as "mobile game". You just can't do that. Mobile gaming is not just portable PC or console gaming, it's absolutely different category. And I'm talking about touch screen games. Game devs do not see full potential in all the sensors they are given to use. I will try think differently. I hope I will not fail misserably, I want to at least finish my game, and publish it to the public for free, without ads (if I won't become greedy while making that game)

Pufixas

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November 26, 2013 06:32 AM

To me, posting "So... I think I quit game development :(" on gamedev.net is an obvious troll. Just saying.

You seem not to understand the concept of trolling. I'm not trying to intentionally anger or frustrate someone else. If my post angers you then that's your problem. Other people here seem to be very helpful and supporting.

“There are thousands and thousands of people out there leading lives of quiet, screaming desperation, where they work long, hard hours at jobs they hate to enable them to buy things they don't need to impress people they don't like.”? Nigel Marsh

latch

949

November 26, 2013 03:58 PM

I do not feel provoked to textual wrath.

Find that unknown android game you are looking for

or

Building a 3d printer and other stuff

Pufixas

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1,167

November 26, 2013 04:18 PM

I do not feel provoked to textual wrath.

What do you mean?

“There are thousands and thousands of people out there leading lives of quiet, screaming desperation, where they work long, hard hours at jobs they hate to enable them to buy things they don't need to impress people they don't like.”? Nigel Marsh

Dynamo_Maestro

770

November 26, 2013 05:04 PM

I do not feel provoked to textual wrath.

What do you mean?

I think he is trying to say, he doesn't feel trolled or not trolled hard enough to rage

latch

949

November 26, 2013 09:32 PM

Yup, I'm trying to say that. The thread is a cry for help or encouragement, not an attempt to draw folks into meaningless squabbling.

Not a troll.

Find that unknown android game you are looking for

or

Building a 3d printer and other stuff

JohnnyCode

1,084

November 26, 2013 10:32 PM

from my point of experience: you will fall in the pit again, stronger and better...

Pufixas

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November 27, 2013 05:22 AM

from my point of experience: you will fall in the pit again, stronger and better...

Any advices to not make it happen? How exactly are you dealing with your problems? Could you share you story?

“There are thousands and thousands of people out there leading lives of quiet, screaming desperation, where they work long, hard hours at jobs they hate to enable them to buy things they don't need to impress people they don't like.”? Nigel Marsh

Aliii

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November 28, 2013 01:40 AM

I would say, If you start to work on games again do whatever you personally want. Like dont put a story into the game just because a game should have a story. Dont make a tower defense game just because thats cool now. Dont develop for IPhone just because of the $$ when you actually want to develop for PC.

If you do this and will still be demotivated, ...you will at least know that gamedev is really not for you. On the other hand, if you focus on whats popular, ...you will soon find yourself trying to compete with AAA games or trying to please candy crush people. And that just generates self conflict for an indie.

j-locke

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November 28, 2013 07:10 AM

I feel like I should express myself in my game.

When I read that part, I immediately thought of Indie Game: The Movie (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1942884/). I think it offers some cool and emotional insight into a few indie game developers' psyche. Seeing how much they saw themselves and their own vulnerabilities in the game was something I didn't see coming. It was an enjoyable watch. It's on Netflix for streaming if you happen to have that.

Pufixas

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November 28, 2013 08:53 AM

I feel like I should express myself in my game.

When I read that part, I immediately thought of Indie Game: The Movie (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1942884/). I think it offers some cool and emotional insight into a few indie game developers' psyche. Seeing how much they saw themselves and their own vulnerabilities in the game was something I didn't see coming. It was an enjoyable watch. It's on Netflix for streaming if you happen to have that.

I saw that movie a year ago or so. It's great.

“There are thousands and thousands of people out there leading lives of quiet, screaming desperation, where they work long, hard hours at jobs they hate to enable them to buy things they don't need to impress people they don't like.”? Nigel Marsh

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