But oh man, does the high ever hit when you finish building and tweaking some feature, and your dream gets a little bit closer to reality. The video game you imagined playing, sometimes actually in your dreams, sits right there in front of you... maybe not close to completion but a little bit closer. And you can share it with your close network of playtesters a.k.a. friends and family.

it is a beautiful feeling! well worth the time in my humble opinion =)

i just wanted to stress that gamedev is anything but "lets do this great idea" and then magically it's done. it is a ton of work and you gotta celebrate those small steps.