What most people cannot keep up with is the pace of entertainment. When you get into game development on your own as an indie game developer you have to become an entertainer. If you do not entertain at a high pace you basically go unnoticed and are simply a programmer. There are many programmers in the world, be something better, something more.
I call it the pace of entertainment. You have to be willing to do things at a pace that isn’t just on the weekends or when your favorite TV show isn’t on. It’s called sacrifice learn to love it. If you do not, you will just be a programmer. Why is being an indie game developer so high paced you ask? It isn’t if you don’t mind failing. You can just be a programmer and code a game that doesn’t sell. That is your choice. You can also entertain daily, if not hourly, and begin to reap rewards of sales later on.
I know it is not all about money, but do you like working at that grocery store, that bank, that oil change place? Probably not. Make it your life’s mission to entertain while coding your game. Blog about things, post on twitter even when there is nothing to sell. Don’t just wait until the last minute and hope for the best or lean on another to carry something forward. Be the one person that makes your dream come true, if you do not you will die without ever seeing it happen.
If you want to be a real indie game developer, not just a programmer of games, entertain at the pace of entertainment. Stop saying you are busy, stop being the same guy or girl as yesterday and make it happen. Start today, I know you think you are not entertaining, or this stuff is not my thing. Trust me, I hate doing it too, get over it. Stand up and entertain with me.
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