P.S.: Nothing against chickens. Wonderful individuals those are.
About three years ago a... friend, kinda, introduced me to the idea of making games for a living, as an indie developer. She is a developer herself, and explained to me the pros, cons, and how the job works, both for people working in big companies and small companies (or even solo) alike.
I am an introvert, with a lot of experience playing games (not that it means that much), who has been drawing for one year and a half (and I love it - the point of mentioning drawing is that I wouldn't need to hire someone to do the art for me), who also nurtures a passion for writing. Programming? Not the most fun thing in the universe, but I would take it over constant interactions with people in an every day basis. And it is not really bad... It is just takes time to learn, not unlike drawing.
In short, games are something I can make by myself, it is something I found myself enjoying doing, it allows me the possibility of being my own boss, it gives me the flexibility of working with people if I ever desire to, it allows to live me a simple life since all I need to work is my laptop, it gives me the freedom to move to whenever I want (as long as I can afford it) and best of all, I can be creative for a living.
So, what is the big deal? The competition. It is such a competitive market. And that is what is scaring me. I believe my biggest fear right now is regretting choices I am making in the present, and for the next two years or so. I am not a teenager anymore, and I want to figure my life out. So, I am scared of looking back ten years from now and find myself thinking I should have chosen something else, that it was a bad idea after all, etc.
You know what is funny? I kind of have plans for "what if" scenarios, in case making games doesn't work out for me. I could try drawing web comics (the potential profit is significantly lower but I could still make money - and it is not like I live an expensive life). If nothing works out, I could still attempt to follow another dream I have, that consists of opening a café - I actually thought about opening a café where drawing classes are offered. It is something to think about and figure out, should I decided to follow with the idea.
So, why do I fear? I guess it is the uncertainty of it all.
Are my fears silly? Does anyone here work with game development, or some sort of business that you own? Freelancer even? Did you ever have similar fears? Any words of wisdom for this scared one?
Honestly, I think this is the ideal job for me. I have found myself. I was considering the possibility of becoming a tattoo artist, because I like tattoos and it would be an extension of the skillset I have been developing for the past year and a half - which is drawing, as mentioned before - but upon reflecting on it, it offers far too much people interaction for my tastes.
Thank in you advance. Wishing the simplest and most enjoyable of lives to us all.
Submitted May 04, 2019 at 01:58AM by reilamon http://bit.ly/2DKqPmw
