My 1 Year Game Dev Journey - From School to Sea of Thieves

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  • Опубліковано 25 тра 2022
  • In this video, I share my 1 year game dev journey, which took me from school to Sea of Thieves.
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    In this video I share with you my 1-year game dev journey of how I went straight from school to working on Sea of Thieves.
    Sea of thieves is a AAA game developed by Rare and published by Microsoft Studios.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 689

  • @MyGameDevPal
    @MyGameDevPal  2 роки тому +94

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    • @mrhotdogs7623
      @mrhotdogs7623 2 роки тому +2

      is rare planning to port the game to playstation?

    • @MyGameDevPal
      @MyGameDevPal  2 роки тому +4

      @@mrhotdogs7623 They're an xbox games studio, so I doubt it

    • @commonertooth2708
      @commonertooth2708 2 роки тому

      @@MyGameDevPal when fix hitreg?

    • @badbanana9894
      @badbanana9894 Рік тому

      Your story is inspirational ❤️
      Really glad you've told it here and with the pictures as well really helped me imagine your journey.
      Thank you.
      I'm inspired to finnish this project and enjoy the next 😉 ✨️ 😊

  • @trondso9008
    @trondso9008 2 роки тому +1325

    Quite inspiring story, I think most of us would be definitely interested in getting to hear a 2nd part of your journey.

  • @lukejohnstongamedev
    @lukejohnstongamedev 2 роки тому +663

    As as a Games student in my first year of college, this has really inspired me to keep pushing myself. Keep it up mate!!

    • @MyGameDevPal
      @MyGameDevPal  2 роки тому +38

      Glad to hear it Luke! Good luck with college!!!

    • @lukejohnstongamedev
      @lukejohnstongamedev 2 роки тому +8

      ​@@MyGameDevPal Cheers!

    • @Dekibtw
      @Dekibtw Рік тому +1

      where do you study?

    • @ProtosHeis94
      @ProtosHeis94 Рік тому

      Game dev was bad for me. Even though I did well there's nothing out there. My friend who got top marks and I mean 100%, works in a supeemarket

    • @sorgii
      @sorgii Рік тому

      What’s the specific name of your major?

  • @SirGary
    @SirGary 2 роки тому +232

    I've just started working at the game industry after studying gamedev too and it's amazing that I can see myself in your story :)
    (Although I don't work for a AAA studio, but time will tell)

    • @suwirodkantawang6799
      @suwirodkantawang6799 2 роки тому +5

      I hope we can see great game coming from you!

    • @goated8209
      @goated8209 Рік тому +1

      You will eventually work for them. If you don't mind me asking. What game company do you work for?

  • @FlatThumb
    @FlatThumb 2 роки тому +29

    Everybody has their own path. Some paths are clearer than others. Do not judge your progression based on how other people are doing. Congrats and goodluck everyone!

    • @nyexo3192
      @nyexo3192 Рік тому +1

      Needed to hear this, thank you brother and good luck on your journey

  • @_boof
    @_boof 2 роки тому +3

    You have no idea how motivating this is. I’m not even in the games industry but I really feel like I could apply it to me in my current situation. Sometimes persistence and simply just doing what you love will get you there sooner or later.

  • @5MadMovieMakers
    @5MadMovieMakers 2 роки тому +109

    Congrats!

  • @nuk4lear
    @nuk4lear 2 роки тому +23

    A friend recommended this video to me to inspire me to work harder on my course in level 3 games design. From level 2 i figured it'd be quite easy but damn i was mistaken. This video has fully inspired me to push more and research more of my course! So thank you for this 1 year journey it was very inspiring and keep it up!

    • @MyGameDevPal
      @MyGameDevPal  2 роки тому +4

      I'm really happy to hear my story has inspired you to keep working hard!
      Feel more than welcome to join the discord and share your progress going forwards!

    • @nuk4lear
      @nuk4lear 2 роки тому

      @@MyGameDevPal I will consider doing that, thank you!

  • @MartinJnr
    @MartinJnr 2 роки тому +8

    Really happy to hear someone’s game design dreams come to fruition. Personally, I have always wanted to get into game design but ended up in the more fintech side of things. I’ve always wanted to work on a game that would give someone the joy I experienced growing up playing certain games. All the best and keep up the hard work!

  • @austinschaap8739
    @austinschaap8739 2 роки тому +1

    That's incredible and it really highlights just how much effort you have to put in yourself to learn the skills and tools necessary to hold your own at pretty much any development beyond simple tools. Thank you so much for this, definitely inspiring me to work towards my own goals (I am but a first year undergraduate, we shall see how I go)

  • @iangerken7287
    @iangerken7287 Рік тому +3

    Great video sir, recently been wanting to go back to school. Didn’t know exactly what I was wanting to do. Realizing I love playing games and over the years my love for them has only grown stronger. I really did some complicated math and put 2+2 together… and man oh man it finally clicked. Starting school this semester with big dreams and even bigger motivation! 🙏🏻

  • @jamdonut
    @jamdonut 2 роки тому +1

    lovely story and also the way the company got you down to meet you shows a real company who cares with a great leader. best of luck in the industry you'll smash it

  • @roseflower2806
    @roseflower2806 Рік тому +1

    thank you for sharing this story its so inspiring, i always go back to watch this video everytime i need some motivation

  • @CyberWolf755
    @CyberWolf755 2 роки тому +28

    Amazing story. Makes me regret wasting so much time during collage when I knew I wanted to develop my game dev skills.

    • @Dailyfiver
      @Dailyfiver 8 місяців тому

      Same man. I went towards a CAD design degree for “stability” and now all I think about is starting an indie game studio. I’m learning as I go and finishing my first little project someday soon so hopefully I can accomplish some of these goals I’ve set for myself.

  • @charlesbwilliams
    @charlesbwilliams 2 роки тому +8

    What an awesome story, thanks for choosing SOT to put your efforts towards!

  • @nock5th
    @nock5th Рік тому +2

    I'm still trying to find my way into the industry, but your video helped shed some light on areas that may be holding me back. Thanks for telling your story!

  • @MegaGangsta4life
    @MegaGangsta4life Місяць тому +1

    You are EXTREMELY intelligent and disciplined. PLEASE! Never lose that spark/drive you have, youre gonna go far in life brother

  • @jc3777
    @jc3777 11 місяців тому

    Great. I loved it. I actually got emotional when you were offered the job. So happy for you. May you continue to be blessed 😊

  • @thomvanderent3785
    @thomvanderent3785 Рік тому

    yo man great video i think i found something to study, i was still not sure what to study after this year but this peaked my interest, thank you

  • @WhoLeb7
    @WhoLeb7 2 роки тому +2

    This is the most incredible story I’ve ever heard… very, very impressive!

  • @christiandk09
    @christiandk09 Рік тому +5

    Thank you so much for helping create my favourite game of all time.

    • @minecraftprovie5076
      @minecraftprovie5076 Рік тому

      Yes. Sot is a really good game, but I think pve is to boring. There also should be more world events

  • @damian3k
    @damian3k 2 роки тому +4

    Great job! Awesome video and story

  • @madebyaaron
    @madebyaaron Рік тому

    Love this. Thanks for sharing

  • @diabolic_edits_27
    @diabolic_edits_27 10 місяців тому

    it's been a year you released this video and it really helped me to think about becoming a video editor professionally than my current freelancing video editor tag.
    Note I just watched your video today.
    Thank you for creating it

  • @statictunes000
    @statictunes000 2 роки тому +1

    This video is so inspirational. as I am currently studying Game Design and next year starting IT.

  • @FadiFlashi
    @FadiFlashi 2 роки тому +1

    Super inspiring! Thank you for sharing!

  • @InternetAliass
    @InternetAliass Рік тому

    Very cool! I interviewed for sot years ago. Was not a fan of the 7 hour technical interview challenge so left it but looked like an amazing gig Amazing story you shared ty

  • @samansamani4477
    @samansamani4477 2 роки тому

    it was nice to hear your story
    hope to see next part...

  • @Rob-hm4jx
    @Rob-hm4jx Рік тому

    This was so awesome to watch, I'm going to Southampton for computer science next (academic) year as well, and I've been making (rarely complete) games for a while so it's cool to see an example of what's possible. Really inspiring video, thanks!

  • @yadav-r
    @yadav-r 2 роки тому +1

    Yeah, that's very inspirational. Thanks for sharing man.

  • @Lexyvil
    @Lexyvil 2 роки тому

    Very inspirational video! It makes me want to learn more on what I don't know about making games or any other software for various uses. Thank you for sharing your story.

  • @oscarmoxon102
    @oscarmoxon102 Рік тому +4

    As a student at Southampton, it's crazy to think we work at the same level. Edit quality is incredible. Best of luck.

  • @matu.ayrton
    @matu.ayrton 2 місяці тому

    a truly inspiring story, thanks for sharing

  • @antonstepanov1682
    @antonstepanov1682 2 роки тому

    I'm very happy for you! It's cool when there are good gaming companies in the country where you live, in mine, unfortunately, there are very few of them.

  • @Rextonification
    @Rextonification 2 роки тому

    Congrats and Thank you for sharing!

  • @Skeffles
    @Skeffles 2 роки тому +1

    Fantastic to hear your story! At the start of the video I expected you to be working at Rare, now I know about Coconut Lizard. That's very cool.

  • @iTz_Senpai_
    @iTz_Senpai_ Рік тому

    Hearing the Shire song won my heart and imediatly subed 🥰

  • @Wishbone_Games
    @Wishbone_Games 2 роки тому +3

    As someone making their first commercial release, this video gives me a lot of hope for the future

  • @kierancooksley1768
    @kierancooksley1768 2 роки тому

    Inspiring story and video. I just finished my first year at university studying Games Design in the UK. Sea of Thieves is my all time favourite game, and Rare is my dream studio to work for. Hopefully I'll get there some day.

  • @MasthaX
    @MasthaX 2 роки тому

    Great story! I bet it's a great work atmosphere to be in and also a great company with much experience and many AAA titles under the belt.

  • @DereC519
    @DereC519 2 роки тому

    I'm about to go into cs and randomly found this on my recommended. While I'm not going into game dev, it's still an extremely inspirational story

  • @majorsquidgaming6965
    @majorsquidgaming6965 Рік тому

    You have inspired me so much with this video

  • @Frag2xx5
    @Frag2xx5 8 місяців тому

    as a big fan of sot, gotta say i appreciate your and your teams work on it, truly an amazing game.. also, this video was indeed inspiring even though i dont plan on becoming a game dev

  • @GilbusTheCoder
    @GilbusTheCoder 8 місяців тому

    About to swap out of my cybersecurity major to get that undergrad games dev degree. This popped up at the perfect time, thank you.

  • @IsmaelVazquezJr
    @IsmaelVazquezJr 8 місяців тому

    this video is really well put together. aside from that, wow man. huge inspiration.

  • @alvinpoly2781
    @alvinpoly2781 Рік тому

    Thank you for the motivation!

  • @jero3295
    @jero3295 2 роки тому +15

    this is such a classic success story. part hard work and grit and part luck and knowing the right people. thanks for sharing your journey, wish me luck for mine DX

  • @YuyinSports
    @YuyinSports 7 місяців тому

    Wow man this is insane, what an adventure! Congratulation on all your hard work and keep it up! I would definetly love to see more content. Greetings from Mexico!

  • @KitKalvert
    @KitKalvert Рік тому

    Really interesting thanks for sharing!

  • @ragzzytv
    @ragzzytv 2 роки тому +5

    phew!!! finally! can we have VR support for sea of thieves now? ha ha just kidding mate. just woke up today morning and saw this video in recommendation, this is so wholesome and made my day. congrats on the Job. Waking up on a Monday morning and driving to do something we love is such a great feeling. Wish you more and more success. Also seriously! convince the team for VR support :')

  • @Ruffzn
    @Ruffzn Рік тому

    Wow. Thank you for this Video :)

  • @TheResilentNerd
    @TheResilentNerd 2 роки тому

    Thanks for the motivation!!

  • @rise6471
    @rise6471 2 роки тому

    This was on my recommended and I'm stunned lol. I just finished the same course at Newcastle. Now working in an indie team based 5 minutes from central station!

  • @_xotik7425
    @_xotik7425 2 роки тому

    I started going to a game development college very recently since i have always been interested in how games are made. I have several prior years of experience with c, c++ and c# which has been really helpful. I must say this video gives me so much hope for the future and that i'll be able to get my dream job when i graduate!

  • @adrianmeyer2157
    @adrianmeyer2157 2 роки тому +190

    I'm 40 years old just finally starting to getting round to learning programming and unity, completely new to it but really enjoy watching these types of videos, gives me more motivation, I'll probably never learn as much as you would have going to uni and stuff, but it's all fun and learning. even if I just make some shitty 2D games, that'll be cool haha

    • @MyGameDevPal
      @MyGameDevPal  2 роки тому +51

      It's never too late to learn Adrian ^_^
      And to be honest, you probably won't have the freedom to research as much as I did at the time (literally 16+ hours a day of focused intentional work), but there are plenty of fantastic resources online to help push you forward in your journey at the pace that suits you!
      I'm looking forward to seeing your creations in the discord showcase channels!

    • @adrianmeyer2157
      @adrianmeyer2157 2 роки тому +17

      @@MyGameDevPal Yeah you're right, never too late, what I've done now is stop playing games all the time and just try and hammer learning this stuff, I've been trying on and off for years haha.
      I'll join your discord if I can, I'm sure that will give more incentive to try harder too.

    • @BloodCatters
      @BloodCatters 2 роки тому +9

      I am a bit in the same situation. I have finished my mechanical engineering degree and I am working for a famous car company but there is a part of me that wants to toss everything and start a clean sheet in the gaming industry. I started looking at unity for more than a month now and it is fun but it is hard to learn new stuff after 12 hours at the factory :( I can only look for about 30 minutes to an hour if I am not that tired. If I am tired I just skip it since it will not be efficient.

    • @Macferny
      @Macferny 2 роки тому

      It doesnt care what you study,its the effort you put in,on the game industry you are literally an artist,and well you can guide someone but you can't teach them how to create something,its all about technique and being different from others

    • @adrianmeyer2157
      @adrianmeyer2157 2 роки тому +2

      @@BloodCatters Yeah same here, I work all day and try get at least a couple hours of learning in, I have loads of little projects I'm working on but I guess it's all just getting to grips with how it all works.

  • @edoardomicci7425
    @edoardomicci7425 Рік тому

    bro this is crazy! hard work pays off

  • @nono5412
    @nono5412 2 роки тому

    Insane Story man ! Congratz on the job it's insane ! :)

  • @YappingAnime
    @YappingAnime Рік тому

    This was an amazing video very inspirational to me because i live in Southampton and not many people from here end up doing anything cool as this

  • @ericwadebrown
    @ericwadebrown Рік тому +2

    I love hearing stories of good interviewing experiences.

  • @GloryOfNight
    @GloryOfNight 2 роки тому +80

    I've been working in game dev for 4.5+ years and it seems the best job offers comes not from HRs / tech interviewers / skill evaluations, but the people that just understand what exact people they need in their team and just invite you over. At least from my experience in east Europe.
    Also, when comparing your UK College/University experience to what we have in east Europe, you are in a intergalactic space age.

    • @MyGameDevPal
      @MyGameDevPal  2 роки тому +14

      I completely agree with you on this, it's why I always tell younger devs looking for their first job to find great leaders at a young age, rather than highly recognised brands. It's likely they'll gain better experience that way...

    • @parsa26
      @parsa26 2 роки тому +11

      you cant even imagine what feels like to be a guy who interested in game dev in middle east ..... THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT GAME DEV IN UNITVERSITY and u should learn everyhing in YT and u cant even buy online course beacause your country is sanctioned by US ....... GOD DAMN IT 😥😥😥

    • @Headik
      @Headik 2 роки тому +1

      @@parsa26 Self education still exists... Until US close the intenet for us

    • @computergames3918
      @computergames3918 2 роки тому

      @@parsa26 Why!? Why did the USA sanctioned your country... what happen!? 😱

    • @ashez002
      @ashez002 2 роки тому

      @@computergames3918 War in Ukraine happened

  • @MrA6060
    @MrA6060 2 роки тому

    truly fantastic story, good job.

  • @karma3040
    @karma3040 2 роки тому

    This was so inspiring; being in my first year of college. You literally made it into my favorite game wth XD

  • @mathisgauthey01
    @mathisgauthey01 6 місяців тому

    Man that's inspiring, best of luck to your future. I sure hope I'll be able to stick to my learning journey as well o/

  • @fourplenty
    @fourplenty Рік тому +1

    I always love seeing how devs develop their skills over time

  • @alidevjourney9041
    @alidevjourney9041 2 роки тому

    thanks for the awesome inspiring video.
    it's been 3 years since I started studying my bachelors in electrical engineering. I like it. but after the pandemic I realized I like game development as well. it's been fun to learn and make games and I hope one day I'll be able to publish my own game.

  • @AxXis--
    @AxXis-- 2 роки тому

    That was awsome! It made me so motivated to reach my goals, wich is to become a game dev in a high skill around the level you are :)
    I guess we can say that I look up to you now!

  • @AM-qk7ox
    @AM-qk7ox Рік тому

    Good on you. This is a great story and I wish you nothing but success!! You've earned it!

  • @realericanderson
    @realericanderson Рік тому

    Very heartwarming story thank you :)

  • @YanntastischGER
    @YanntastischGER Рік тому +1

    This is inspiring. Tooo inspiring for somebody like me, who has been making video games for 6 years straight alone.

  • @jekster
    @jekster Рік тому

    Hard work pays off. Enjoyed the story.

  • @TarrZahn
    @TarrZahn Рік тому +2

    You put in lot of hard work, are very skilled and got a littlw bit lucky. Great Story

  • @omerrudnick8195
    @omerrudnick8195 Рік тому

    I've recently finished an associate's degree in game design. Now I hope that I can force myself to sit down and work on my portfolio so people can notice. May your story inspire me and others!

  • @NoodleSloop
    @NoodleSloop 2 роки тому

    Good work! Now you can finally be the hero to fix the hit reg problem!

  • @thelt4255
    @thelt4255 2 роки тому

    Super dope dude! SOT was one of my first games i got when i got my xbox!

  • @FritzLuchsinger-zo5ui
    @FritzLuchsinger-zo5ui Рік тому

    That's a lot of work, well done!

  • @WhoovieCOD
    @WhoovieCOD 2 роки тому +2

    your vid is hitting the algorithm. congrats bro great vid :)

    • @MyGameDevPal
      @MyGameDevPal  2 роки тому +2

      Thank you! Seems I have been blessed by the algorithm gods :)

  • @samuraidom6542
    @samuraidom6542 Рік тому +2

    As a sea of thieves player, thank you for your dedication to this beloved game

  • @SpaceKebab
    @SpaceKebab 2 роки тому +1

    bro thats amazing happy for u bro

  • @SMABSYSTEMS
    @SMABSYSTEMS 2 роки тому +5

    WoW this devlog is actually different from the rest ❤️

  • @dinodev7956
    @dinodev7956 2 роки тому +1

    How did I not see this video earlier, IT WAS AMAZING!!
    you should post more videos like this in the future, keep up the good work :)

  • @monkeydgoofy8074
    @monkeydgoofy8074 Рік тому

    Your journey from a Cs student to a Game Dev is really interesting , thanks for the motivation!

  • @petrospintilie1919
    @petrospintilie1919 2 роки тому

    thats so fucking cool man, keep it up

  • @koolkevin2357
    @koolkevin2357 4 місяці тому

    Learn something everyday - NO Matter what you do in life (and then teach it to others). After 40+ years of purposely doing this - I get a big heartfelt grin inside when I hear others doing the same. It is a fantastic way to live.
    And remember, Attitude is and always will be the number 1 maker or breaker of ALL you do. Good luck to you all!
    (but seriously - you don't need luck if you have a good attitude).

  • @AverageDev
    @AverageDev 2 роки тому

    Thanks for motivation

  • @mepaul7016
    @mepaul7016 2 роки тому +1

    Amazing, worth a subs !

  • @CoolJ4zz
    @CoolJ4zz 2 роки тому +1

    Super underrated, love your stuff dude!

  • @mch1tr3g13
    @mch1tr3g13 Рік тому

    So inspiring... Sea of Thieves is such a beautiful and sweaty game... Good luck!

  • @deatholight9643
    @deatholight9643 Рік тому

    u have quite a intresting story keep the work up

  • @redhoundoom
    @redhoundoom 2 роки тому

    Your work ethic is insane

  • @ayaz1979
    @ayaz1979 Рік тому

    I like the journey, thanks

  • @twomur_
    @twomur_ 2 роки тому +1

    great video so inspiring!!!

  • @ssea3942
    @ssea3942 2 роки тому

    wow my experience is really similar to yours. inspiring journey!

  • @puppy7911
    @puppy7911 Рік тому +1

    Newcastle CS student here! I cannot express how much this inspire me, keep doing what you doing man!

    • @MyGameDevPal
      @MyGameDevPal  Рік тому

      Send my regards to Graham, Rich and Garry (and Dale if he’s still around!)
      Good luck with the rest of your degree mate!

  • @PektraMom
    @PektraMom Рік тому

    I play warzone, league of legends with my friends and we use discord. funny enough, 3 of my friends are playing sea of thieves together. I'm a car mechanic for almost 8 years and found interest in game development industry. so I did a bunch of research (so far, for a couple weeks) and now stumbled on your video about how you helped develop sea of thieves. I watch my friends play and It's an interesting game. good luck to you for the future!

  • @RaveKev
    @RaveKev Рік тому

    Wow, that's an awesome story!

  • @jacksonveeh6767
    @jacksonveeh6767 Рік тому

    11/10! Was going to give 10/10 but then you had to play concerning hobbits at the end.

  • @howuseehim
    @howuseehim Рік тому

    Thank you for sharing

  • @gunwookim4047
    @gunwookim4047 2 роки тому +1

    you are so good! I think I am at a similar situation where I'm getting to end of my undergrad years and not completely sure on what I want to do with a CS degree

  • @anthony8346
    @anthony8346 Рік тому

    I’m a big fan of boost myself, never thought I’d find someone else who likes it

  • @Zaxjz
    @Zaxjz Рік тому

    I'm a high school student who really wants to become a game developer in the future. I found your videos one of the most inspiring ones on the internet, and I'm so glad someone would share how they become a game developer from scratch. I am really motivated by how hard-working you are, and I finally have a better view of my dream career. I really enjoy your videos and am very excited to see more!