Re:The Future of Games is an Instant Flash to the past
by granshaw on Friday June 25, 2021 @09:30PM
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> everything can be extremely enjoyable if you like the topic
I don’t think this is true. I’ve worked at multiple jobs where I barely interacted with the subject matter. Just the same old crud for webapps
Re:The Future of Games is an Instant Flash to the past
by ElViajero on Saturday June 26, 2021 @03:52AM
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> I’ve worked at multiple jobs where I barely interacted with the subject matter.
You are completely right.
My point is that is the same for video games than any other subject.
And following your example, you may join a video game company and still spend all your time fixing bugs on the code for translations and subtitles or adding support for a button that publishes videos to social media.
It depends on the size of the company and your position within it. But, many subjects are enjoyable.
I know people that develops music software, they love playing instruments, they love music, and they enjoy their jobs.
Educational software, medical software, everything can be extremely enjoyable if you like the topic.
I made accounting software, and it was really fun to do. In that case was just because I had creative control of the accounting software, and I like how well everything adds up, and how grateful are users when you remove their day-to-day pain-points.
But if you like that, making games is more fun nowadays. It used to be a lot of code for networking, graphic engines, and tooling. More math and low level system coding than actual game development.
And, no, if you like playing games that does not mean that you would like to make them. Even that it helps.