How I Started Making Games with No Experience
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- Опубліковано 12 чер 2024
- So, I'm Thomas Brush, a full-time indie game developer. I started learning how to animate in Flash because I wanted to express myself without having to be in a room with more than two people due to my social anxiety. It was tough to overcome my fears, but I was determined to pursue my passion for game development.
Eventually, I learned to create games using Unity and began marketing my games to secure six-figure funding on Kickstarter. It was an exciting moment for me and gave me the confidence to keep pushing myself and my games further.
Now, I'm proud to say that I've created a successful online school called Full-Time Game Dev, where I teach people how to become full-time indie game developers. It's rewarding to share my knowledge and experience with others who are just starting in this field.
Overall, it's been a challenging but fulfilling journey, and I'm excited to see where the future of game development takes me.
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► What I believe: • What I Believe - Ігри
Guys thanks so much for watching :) Hope you learned a ton.
► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures
► Enroll in my 3D workshop, free!: www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-15-minute-3D-game
► Make your game instantly beautiful with my free workbook: www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-instant-beauty-color-workbook
► Get my 2D game kit, free: www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-2D-game-kit
► Join my 2D character workshop, free: www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-2d-character-art-workshop
► Wishlist Twisted Tower: store.steampowered.com/app/1575990/Twisted_Tower/
► Learn how to make money as a UA-camr: www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-indie-game-income-workshop
Tom you are a super cool dude 🤗 thanks for sharing your journey 🙏✨🐻 💚
Thank you once more for sharing all these with us Thomas! You really are a big source of motivation and inspiration.
Can you make a video on validating game ideas and competitor analysis? Using twitter as as a gauge and steamspy are pretty faulty ways to accurately come to a decision; one’s an echo chamber and the other simply gives inaccurate readings of player count
Bro what I am working on has almost nothing to do with your content but this message really resonated with me and I want to personally thank you for releasing this when you did. It really hit home for me.
Your working on a game?
Thank you for this message! I’m 28 and still learning how to embrace the cringe and be shameless about what work really pulls at my heart strings and brings me the most joy. You’ve always been an inspiration, so thank you for spreading such encouraging energy out into the universe. We are all better for it✨
Very brave and bold of you to share this with all of us! We are all so proud of you Thomas! ^.^
Seriously, probably my favorite video you've done in a while. Super down to earth. Love it!
At some point every game dev had no experience, they just started doing it! Video game creation is such a good example of a hobby you can commercialise. As long as you get into it from a place of passion, and not just chasing cash, there’s so much you can do by yourself or as part of a larger studio.
I’m doing my first pitch to publishers this weekend and this exactly what I needed thank you for this!!!!
holy moly, 25 years old. Man, I'm almost 25 and I just started seriously learn Unity and make games in my spare time. Seeing you starting your own path is very inspirational. Thank you for sharing, Thomas! (btw, I also listen 'Relaxing "Neversong" Music To Study To' while learning C#, heh)
You just keep surprising us in every new video. I wish i also started my developer journey that young
Absolutely fantastic explanation and visualization about what’s happening! Thank you 🙏🏻
6:47 “Blaze forward. With confidence.”
My personal story starts when I was a kid. Always playing games (which came to bite me in the ass later so I stopped). There was also that Nickelodeon show, Game Shakers, about some kids "making" games.
Around that time I tried Roblox dev, did not even think that it was gamedev. Fast forward, 2019 got my pc. Started playing Fortnite, and the game that changed my life both ways, Ark Survival Evolved. I used to watch the game and thought it was amazing, still do. So later in the year, started Unity Gamedev.
My main phylosophy was:
There is a tutorial for everything so why learn coding
Matter of fact I didn't even know you can learn coding or idk what it was.
So that failed.
Fast forward to 2022, I got onto self improvement, and started considering the financial side of it. So I was like programming, and then it clicked.
Gamedev.
At the time I had a weird view of it, thinking I will learn it and then make games, wtf was wrong with me, but anyways.
I started learning C# for Unity.
I did it for like 3 months and then,
I started "learning"
I met a person who is also a Gamedev, and he suggested I don't do the braindead thing I was going to.
January the 20th 2023, after getting with some friends, started our gamedev studio. And now, im 13.
In conclusion:
Any dumbass like me can start, but not everyone can stay and not quit.
Edit:
Shameless promo, you can find us on itch.io, twitter, instagram, discord and tiktok under DwarvenStudios.
If you are 13 now, you are the game dev of the future! Good luck brother! May you make lots of cool games for us and our kids!
@@AlexGorskov Thank you man, wish you luck on your Journey aswell!
I've wanted to make my own games since I was in high school but I was always afraid of what people would think of them. I've made some prototypes and even participate in a game jam but I've never had enough confidence to take an idea all the way. Eventually, I decided working in the games industry was good enough so now I work as a producer at a small indie studio but I still have the urge to make something I'm truly passionate about. This short video really resonated with me and has inspired me to give it an honest shot this time. Thanks Thomas, keep doing what you're doing.
Last words were just beautiful. I cheer and hope you will never gave up. You seems to be such a good person. Thanks for motivation and believing. Keep going and develop. Best for you
Thanks Thomas! You're an inspiration man! Love yah and wish you and your fam the best!❤🔥
Thanks for the insights Thomas. Great Video as usual. Still new in my game dev journey, and so far it's doing well. Even my devlogs are doing fine and the channel is gaining momentum. Got a lot of tips from you and other game devs who share thier experience. Thanks a lot for sharing your experience to us newbies. 😊🙏
Mad crazy respect to share all that with us! As a FTGD student can vouch for this. One thing I have learned about having work that is cringe is that if you experience cringe as you look at older pieces of work than that means that somewhere you've improved.
Wow Thomas! You really have come so far! I remember the first time I watched Jacksepticeye play Pinstripe, and I instantly wanted to learn game development. So I started learning C# and watched way to many Brakeys tutorials. But this was about 6 years ago, where am I now? Well, I totally lost all interest in game dev, and went back to just playing games. I tried getting back into it a few times, but it never resulted in anything good. In fact, I had only made 1 game at that point, and it was pretty bad. But one day, I was watching some UA-cam, and I saw a little game called Once upon a Coma, and I was instantly hooked. When I found out it was made by the same person who made the game that motivated me to begin game dev, I knew I had to try this game. Then I saw Jacksepticeye play it, and WOW, I couldn't stop thinking about it. So all that to say, thank you for everything, I've been watching your channel ever since, and continue to learn. I am now working on a huge project that has come so far. Thank you again :)
Great Thomas thanks to you I started developing a game your advice is precious
Thank you so much Thomas for motivation. 😀🙌🏻
Thanks again Thomas for another great and helpful video!
All these sort of motivational videos help me push through. Currently working on my on game for the first time and your video keep my motivation high! Keep it up.
I've been told a lot that its way too hard to make games and I,ve been impressing people with my progress after only 4 months.
You are kind of part of this journey without knowing it!
How's it going now?
@@danielzareil2079 its going pretty well. Made huge progress in the last few months but its still a lot of work doing this alone. Im hoping to release by the end of the year but seeing as we're already 25% into the year, I have doubts. Theres a few videos uploaded to my youtube channel now!
@@danielzareil2079 its going well! My core mecanics are there. They need refining but its pretty good. I'm currently building levels and this is taking so much time alone (about 3 weeks for a map). This is an area where eventually, I will need to hire someone. I dont have the money for it right now and I believe in fair pay. Time is hard as I'm a father of 2 small kids and not interested in going with publishes for now!
Thanks for asking!
Thank you for this!
Great motivating, funny and in some parts relatable video!
Great video, I really appreciate the openness and inspiration! ❤
Those animation looks so cool!
I always felt game development was the best way to teach someone programming. It has a ton of tools to make the programming super easy, while still giving access to deep dives into algorithmic design, graphics, sound, hardware, etc.
It also isn't boring AF like doing school projects where they force you to do such a cookiecutter basic website design. Sure there are a few boring things here and there but the schoolwork was just awful
you created The Coma!! when I was kid in middle school sick and at home I found this game randomly while playing flash games whole day which most of the kids did while sick and not in school lol... anyway, it completely bewitched me and stuck with me for such a long time, I remember that day and this game in such details and I'm 27 years old now. So great to find this video now :)
This type of thinking is the reason I pushed so hard and released my first game. I ... just should've done the kickstarter and publisher thing, too. I'll do that with this second one. Thanks Thomas
6:40 trying to develop my first video game and this is the first video came to find some inspiration. Great video😃
My nephew is 3 years old, he got a Nintendo Switch for Christmas and he LOVES video games. I'm watching these YT videos to figure out how I can get him to start making his own video games soon.
You're always so positive and encouraging. 👍 So ... back to the grind (for me).
I began my personal journey into the world of making games 2 years ago. I started out by writing a story for a poorly made visual novel for the SBIG jam (So Bad It’s Good jam) of 2021. That sparked something in me. Immediately after I tried another jam but solo. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to submit a game since I spent so long trying to learn how to make character art, but that began a personal project for me with a story idea I love. I’ve been slowly getting ideas for the game, however it kind of fell flat. I have so many game ideas, but I don’t know how to go about making them. This past month I was able to get back into game jams. I’ve built a little bit of a portfolio with some writing samples since 2021. I joined the Adventure Jam and created a small demo of a platformer that is very story heavy. The people I worked with and I have agreed to continue working on the game because it has such a good story with unique gameplay. As of right now I decided to try my hand at game art so I can build skills for when I continue one of my many personal projects. Sometimes I look at other people’s games and think “Man what I’m making is kinda weird” or “I wish my game looked that good”. This video motivated me to work harder, and to keep making short little games that have odd stories. Thank you
Hey Thomas! Thanks for everything!
I'm a solo dev who's also trying to make it work in this world!
Keep it up, my friend! :D
That is so cool nice designs
I completely agree with you expecially for the last part of the video.
Fantastic video Thomas! 😊
i just officially released my first crappy game on itch thanks to you. I have a YT channel where I post devlogs and an instagram where I post updates. Thanks for your courage and advice! It inspires and makes it easier to make courageous decisions.
I’m a writer fundamentally, and I have these ideas for stories that I believe would be best told through a video game.
When I tell you I have no experience, I mean I barely even play video games. But I want to learn so I can create my vision in the best way possible.
For a long time I was scared to do things that were “outside of my skill level” as though the point isn’t to improve over time. If you want to make video games because you want to be a video game designer, that’s really awesome. And if you want to make video games because you think it would be fun, that’s cool too.
Watching this while thinking up of a game idea I’m getting too into
Omg I wanna play all of those games, they're so cool!
the most legit Unity Dev/ UA-camr out there, thanks Thomas for enlighing us!
Thank you! you breathtaking guy!
The editing + thumbnails on these videos is getting scary good
Really amazing story about self-building for literally ages! It inspires to create more and more, thank you for such a cool content, dude!
P.s: ur my new idol now, best wishes!
amazing story bro god bless
This was good. Very good. 🍻
keep carry on brother! I also like you, learning from scratch myself, totally waste of money in academy.
Great Video Thankss
I mean it's more like do the best you can and you'll go places one step at a time. But yeah thanks for sharing!
you are an inspiration sir
Thank you
Hi Thomas,
I'm a big fan! I wanted to ask a question: I know you said in one of your videos that my first indie game should not be my dream game, but I'm really putting a lot of work into it and also I made a lot of games, even if I didn't publish any of them. Thank you very much!
thanks for sharing, gl with twisted tower
I’m considering making mobile games as a 13 year old but don’t have much experience apart from computer science lessons where we would make games but never actually learnt anything because it was just moving coloured blocks and my teachers weren’t great (we used scratch for computing) but this has given me some hope that over time I will be able to achieve what I want to achieve
Starting now will make you so far ahead of anyone else by the time you’re an adult
THAT WAS INSPIRING!!!
Yo Thomas,, can you do a vide about planning a game like your thought and planning process, such things like how to decide how long is the game and what elements how controll that
Dude I still use Flash (Harman AIR now). I used to for 15 years and because I used it for making App's I gave it a shot for making a cool game. 3 year's later I got something cool to show.
Who did your thumbnail for this video. It’s amazing.
Crazy because I’m an aspiring music producer and just randomly woke up wanting to learn how to make a game
Hi Thomas i was watching your older videos and you say you use spine 2D for your animations i was just wondering id the essential version is good for game developing as i cannot afford the professional one.
I am Working on a RPG where players assume the roles of four distinct animatronics. The captivating storyline revolves around a spirit who unveils a dire situation: their friends are in desperate need of rescue. As these 4 animatronics embark on an epic quest, they will engage in intense battles against a variety of monsters and creatures kinda like earthbound. while unraveling the enigmatic secrets surrounding the spirits....How does it sound..(any advise ?
Great video! My videos take a lot of inspiration from you! Thank you for this!!
what are your views on mobile game dev vs pc game dev? which one would you suggest for begainer?
Hey thomas, thanks for the video guide. I am a 23 year old web developer working at a service based company and it was always my dream to become a game developer since I was a child. I understand the journey is not easy but how do I get started?
I mean, should I be publishing my own games in Steam or should I be joining a Game Studio Company at an Entry Level? And if so, how do you apply for that. I would really like a shift in my domain.
I always tell people I can't deal with more than groups of me plus two more lol I feel that
Hey your video is amazing...I was wondering if you can help me out...I am try to use shader graph 2D but when i add my texture which had come with my water sprite from photoshop...the texture is not covering the full screen which is making the shaders to come out wrong...is there a way of resizing the texture...
Thank you. I have been working on my first indie game on and off half-assed for 4 years now. It’s not really something I’m proud of so it’s hard to put time into it and finish it. It started off as a small project with a buddy of mine because “haha funny” and then we just added waaaaay too much. I’d love to finish it and make a game I’m actually passionate about. Thanks for motivating me to release my cringe game so I can finally get SOMETHING out there and get some experience before moving onto worthwhile stuff.
Basically it’s a top-down 2D game where you run around a house eating as much food, and smoking as much weed as possible, all while trying to avoid your parents. It’s funny but embarrassing to me because I’m nothing like that in real life, and I was worried that a game like this would stick to my name negatively somehow. Idk. I’m just a ball of anxiety I guess lol.
So basically Pacman but, a stoner lol. That sounds like a decent game honestly.
@@AlexLawSG yeah exactly! I appreciate the encouragement 😁
@@Dailyfiver Yeah man keep exploring making games I think you have some great ideas and oh what you said about anxiety I feel on another level. I have anxiety too. I'm constantly overthinking everything!
For anyone who lacks self-confidence at their craft, check out the Dunning-Krugger effect. It will make you feel better for being so self-critical.
I don't know what i m doing, but this helps
awesome thumbnail!
Do somebody know where i can find codes for me to copy and paste for my hack and slash game??
This isn't how you made games with no experience, you just described spending years getting experience.
No experience working in a studio sure, but like most any career it's time spent in it and basically just getting lucky out at the end of the day.
I ain't got any experience because I was a kid I didn't have a computer or even a phone now I am older I have a laptop and phone but no idea how to make things and when I do try I don't know how to start I get scared that I m wasting my time.I want to make a 2d game like ratchet and clank going mobile or soul knight but I don't know what to do.I also can't remember stuff also because I have attention problems is the course you teaching will it Teach me everything about 2d games.I m 21 years old.I decided to not make Game when I saw your harsh truths video.
This was an outstanding talk and I loved it. Especially when you talked about your family.
I often look back at things I've made and I feel that cringe factor about it and beat myself up. I need to stop doing that. Thanks Thomas!
Great video, although my problem isnt shame but lack of believe that I could ever learn game dev and make my own games.
Is the game dev course something with scheduled classes or is it something you can work into your own schedule? I have a full time office job so I can't just attend classes whenever.
You do it as you please.
I bought mine years ago and only now I'm getting back to it, due to life.
I'm a full time professional enterprise app developer, looking for a right moment to do a switch into gaming industry... Game development sound exciting to me but I have lots of doubts about it.
I am a therapist at the youth detention center in omaha nebraska. I'm not good at drawing or animation but I would like to partner with someone who is and work on a therapeutic virtual reality game for the youth at my facility.
Hey! Thomas, I'm a 3d artist and currently I'm working as a 3d instructor at an Institute. I've also woked in a gaming Studio cuz I always wanted to make videogames. And I've been trying to make a game for around 2 years but I still see no progress. I don't know how to code and how to start. Please share your thoughts...
Just noticed the shot behind you is from one of my favorite movies Spirited Away. Something about that scene really resonates with me. Is that true to you too?
I'm still pissed at learning action script 3 for flash to be killed a few years later
I've had a similar attitude with making UA-cam videos. Some of them are going to be a bit bad and possibly cringe, but I just have to get over it and be ok with it.
Tom you are a super cool dude 🤗 thanks for sharing your journey 🙏✨🐻
“Trying being funny didn’t work” but your horror make my day
Hey Thomas, I am in the Full Time Game Dev Programme. Could I use the art that you show in the course... what I mean by that is, could I make a website, twitter, etc with the art that we are using in the Full Time Game Dev programme. I'm planning on using the art that we are making and not changing anything. So thats why I'm asking if i could use it. Thanks in advance!
We’re the same age. Sometimes it feels too late.
Do you switch on unreal engine or still in unity
The only thing harder than Solo Gamedev on this planet is Solo Gamedev itself.
My dream is to make games but honestly i dont know if im smart enought for it ive tryed to learn code for 10 years now even buyed 3 books and… i cant remmember even a single line of code or what it do. Im also tarrible at math… is there eny hope for me?
So if I wanted to just start a project almost 100% from no knowledge about game and world creation. Where would I start. I'm not looking into making a big profit over what I create. I just want to make something. Something to take time and keep me interested in. Something to let me give to a community. I just want to create with almost no imagination. So where can I start.
having a full time job while making a video game and have no idea where to start? lol i hope we can all do this, just keep going
I'm at this same point
Bro went from grape juice to finely aged wine, in both looks and skills.
HELLO BOSS!!🎉🎉
4:24
Why did I find this so funny
When is your next live stream?
Please do more music ;D
My man you are kool in real life one of the koolest
Damn he had a glow up
I am literally wearing those boxers right now