Re:My Year as an Amateur Android Game Developer
by evo_9 on Friday March 25, 2011 @11:34AM
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You are assuming people write games strictly to earn a living, and maybe that's the big fallacy of the allure of the app-store.
But what if you write a game to learn to code (or code better), or simply to explore some gaming concepts you haven't seen elsewhere?
Personally this is no different than the guy that wants to be a band; if that's his passion, go for it. Just keep in mind a) it's for fun, b) it's a hobby.
If at some point down the road you are lucky enough to be paid for you hobby, all the better. Earning a living is a whole other level beyond that even.
But what if you write a game to learn to code (or code better), or simply to explore some gaming concepts you haven't seen elsewhere?
Personally this is no different than the guy that wants to be a band; if that's his passion, go for it. Just keep in mind a) it's for fun, b) it's a hobby.
If at some point down the road you are lucky enough to be paid for you hobby, all the better. Earning a living is a whole other level beyond that even.