April Monthly Checkup

Has it been simply about other whole month?!? Where does the fourth dimension go? Here's my electrical flow goals checklist on my journeying towards becoming a Game Developer.

Create a finished game.
I did simply about proficient move on my SkyCop demo, endure getting a playable demonstrate posted. I programme to pattern a smaller-scale (possibly 2D) game at simply about betoken but involve to move on learning to a greater extent than fundamentals first.
 
Use personal projects to examination unlike rendering techniques together with programming methods.
Check! See the SkyCop reference above.
 
Continue learning together with live competent plenty to explicate pattern decisions.
In addtion to keeping upwards on the latest feeds for major game sites together with participating inwards a dyad forums, I've purchased five novel books! Admittedly 3 of them were recommended for Ian Schreiber's Game Design Concepts course. The i I'm likely close excited to dig into is Game Coding Complete, which I'm hoping volition live a proficient reference for proper construction together with best practices.

Despite these positive steps, I can't score this especial completed simply yet. I am nevertheless learning, after all.
 
Start networking!
I'm staying active inwards a dyad forums together with planning to participate inwards a local IGDA chapter. The solely work is the local Columbus chapter (which I would nevertheless live a dyad hours away from) appears to non live coming together at this time, together with thus I may bring to facial expression to participate amongst the Triangle chapter after nosotros movement to NC after this year. Attending the SIEGE conference is nevertheless a possibility, or I mightiness take in a see dorsum upwards this means to banking concern fit out the GameX Games together with Media Expo.
 
Play to a greater extent than games!
I haven't bought a shiny novel game to play yet, but I bring tried out simply about independent games on Armor Games. Crush the Castle, where yous acquire to role a trebuchet to destroy castles, is genuinely a lot of fun! Nonetheless I intend I involve to acquire amend versed inwards newer games to score this especial completed.
 
Update the outdated resume.
This is a novel goal together with a worthy i I intend volition assistance me focus fifty-fifty amend on my target. Darius Kazemi has simply about keen tips on writing a resume for a game company together with I programme to update my resume soon.

"If yous wanna live rich, yous gotta produce rich people stuff." - Dave Ramsey
"Wanna live a Game Developer? Do Game Developer stuff!" - Me

See whatsoever holes inwards my programme or bring useful tips/pointers to assistance acquire me farther along? Post a comment!

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