Wow! Has it really been nearly a year since I last posted here? Time sure flies! Though I doubt very seriously that anyone still checks this blog, I thought it was time for a little update on how things have been going for me these past
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| This about sums it up, to be honest. |
Those of you who read my last blog post probably saw where I mentioned that I was going to have a go at being a professional indie game developer at the start of this year. Well, unfortunately, that prospect fell through. I worked hard for several months to develop a game, and though I made much progress, it simply wasn't meant to be. I came to the realization that I could probably earn more money working a minimum wage job than what I could expect to see from the sales of my game. Coupled with the grueling schedule sapping all the enjoyment out of the game dev experience, and this was enough to dissuade me from becoming too invested in indie development as a solo career. I had a lot of fun with the #1GAM challenge, but fun was sorely lacking from the experience of making my commercial game. With no fun on the horizon, I looked to economics, and was disappointed by what I found. I thought I had prepared myself for the reality of being a game dev, the long, thankless hours, the lack of monetary rewards, the isolation, but I was wrong. I failed utterly. To all the legit solo indie devs out there, you all are better than me :)
Right around the time I abandoned my indie game dev ideas, I decided to try another goofy dream I've had for years: being a YouTuber! I never really took the prospect of making YouTube videos for a living seriously, but I decided to try it anyway. Unfortunately, literally days after I started my channel, YouTube decided to create an extremely steep barrier to entry for newcomers hoping to earn a living on their platform. I continued to make videos for fun for a while, and I really did enjoy it, but that too eventually fell through.
However, it was around the time that I was forced to accept that I would never be a Game Grump that an amazing opportunity sort of fell into my lap: a chance to go and work at a startup, right here in my own backyard, that was on the cutting edge of emergent technology. Specifically, I would be working on blockchain technology and related concepts, such as cryptocurrency trading and distributed databasing. I was excited to say the least! That's how I became associated with Procryptix, a software development house that is focused on blockchain tech. Its a wild new distributed world out there, and we at Procryptix are blazing the trail of the future, one block at a time!
It has been a crazy year for me, but I have not stopped being passionate about game development, even if my career is taking me in a different direction. Recently, I have been looking back on my #1GAM games. That's what led me to revisit this blog and make this post, to give any potential readers an update on what has been going on with me. I still hope to make and release games (as a hobby) in the future. Suffice it to say, I may be dormant in this area, but I am not dead :)
So there you have it! I don't know when or if I will update this blog again. There are some changes I would like to make to some of the games I released last year. Maybe at some point I'll get around to that.
Until next time! Good luck with whatever may come your way!
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