I’ve been at it for a year now and still a long way to go, but not only is it satisfying when you see each feature come to life but my skills at my day job have never been sharper, it’s been worth it just for the experience and mental “strength training”.

No business feature in my 15 year career has ever come close to the complexity of shaders, trig, and physics!

In the end whether I ship it to market or not I will always have the satisfaction that I literally achieved my childhood dream and, if I recall correctly, fame or riches was never part of that equation.