'everyone can learn to make games' is a *great* message. Some people mishear it as 'everyone can make making games their day job'. That can be a trap. Compare 'anyone can learn to draw' 'anyone can learn to play guitar'https://twitter.com/Enichan/status/1141240279065866240 …
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exactly this. The bedroom coders of the 80s set an expectation that making a game in your spare time could make you rich. I've met plenty of teenagers who think they'll have a music career but I don't think it looks as intuitively plausible, cos guitars predate the music industry
Yeah, I'd say the expectation was also reinforced by the burst of solo indies in the mid 2000s too, and recent high profile successes (e.g Stardew). In a sense, most know it's incredibly unlikely, yet everyone still secretly thinks / hopes that their game will be the exception
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Especially since IIRC Stardew was a success after the creator had spent like five years living on the income of his very patient partner, right? Nobody ever puts "find partner with well paying job" on their business plan!
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(I will disclaim that "rely on partners with well paying jobs" has explicitly been part of Dreamwidth's plan at several points in our ten years, heh)
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