Been playing games since the day's of Atari 65xe, 42 year-old now, started game development using unreal engine during the pandemic. No previous skills in art, music, or coding. Wish me luck.
I started working on my game in 2013 back then i wanted to have a huge open world mmorpg with a incredibly detailed world, optional quests, time limits... Over the last 7 years in between life popping in annoyingly the scale was toned down to a very manageable size of a 2D side view strategy platformer. What i can say from experience is that now there are a lot of programs which allow you to make a variety of different games with ease and with very little bugs. I know when i started there was a bug at every corner, free programs were very rare and not really good and even the bigger tittles like Unity and Unreal engine (3 not 4) had lots of problems and a high learning curve. Now is a great time to dive into game development.
Thank you for sharing your experience! Yes, right now is the perfect time to start game development. I see younger and younger devs (my little brother is trying to code a game at 12), which is a very good sign for the future of indie game development!
Great tips. I can attest that it's never too late to start. I began with no coding experience what so ever at age 31. The first year can be a bit of a slog as you know what you want to do but don't fully know how to do it. But over time, each of those experiences teaches you more and more. You just have to keep moving forward.
Thank you for sharing your experience! I thought you started earlier, your game looks GREAT! It definitely gives hope to those who may think it's too late to start game development
I am working on my own project right now and sometime it's very stressful,thank to your video now i feel more confident to keep working on my project (sorry if my english is very bad cuz im from vietnam)
Good luck with it man! Don't lose motivation 😉💪🏻 tell yourself that no matter how small you progress on the game, progress is always progress! Your English is pretty good! 🙌🏻
step 1... have a pandemic ground you at home step 2 have no kids during that time step 3 have income coming to survive during the Quarantine. step 4... start learn game development... 🙄🤣
Good luck with quarantine Johnny! It's really not easy if your job requires you to go to work to be paid! One of the good aspects of this situation is that we've got extra time and time is pretty precious
@@Ric_93 I work and in the office and at home... the problem is i have a small crazy female 🦁 lion at 3 running around the house driving you crazy since it needs 24h service as a baby! so there is actually zero work done nor time to do game development...🤣 but i did a small game for her 😁 and i plan doing more..the more she plays the more games i will make for her
I dropped coding a long time ago but I'm getting back into it and I want to make a game. I'm teaching myself Java right now but what coding languages should I learn to make the type of 2d games that you showed in this video? Love your channel btw
Hi ric, i have been working on my game dev journey for 3 mounths with literally 0 coding and any kind of tech knowladge. I am kinda demotivated because i am struggling to take it to the next level. Right now i am following couple of udemy courses. I am learning a lot but learning on games that i am not interested in sometimes gets me bored. I just follow the courses to learn as much mechanism and algorihm as possible. It help but kinda gets boring since there is no end for learning. What would you guys suggest ? Should i start my own project amd improve it step by step with my creativity or should i keep following pros and reimplement their technique on my future projects.
@@utkuyazc3597 bro ive been in that same cycle for 5 months. i jumped into gamedev with no second thoughts in gamemaker. i failed awfully then and lost a lot of motivation when i saw that i needed to buy it to export a game and i couldn't really afford anything. ive then looked into a lot of game engines when i came across godot but i was too intimidated to code so i kinda gave up for a while but now im back at this again you shud definately take up a project and work on it maybe participate in a game jam on itch.io thats where i got a lot of motivation to keep making games one thing id tell is... understand how and why things work all functions and nodes in godot are nothing but the main node with a lot of code try to understand why something does it rather than just use it also remember docs is ur friend :) if u need any help, you can head over to the godot discord server(if godot is what u plan on using). im pretty active there. and so are several other helpful members just hang in there! :D
A couple a months back before Qurantine I wanted to make a game but I realized how hard it would be but you motivated me to create my game and I thank you for that.
I've never written a game before, and you can get through most of my projects in less than 30 seconds. They're just student work, I'm just working the exercises.
Dude you spoke my mind. I'm in the same age as you and have been dreaming creating a cool game but know nothing about coding and still haven't made my first step yet. This video means a lot to me, just wanna say thank you.
big oofs what i do to make a backup is i send the file to my documents so it actually creates a copy not just a shortcut and when i fuck up so bad i just delete the one that i fucked up and make another backup from the backup that i made and use that one (i know it may not make sense) so far it has helped me a lot
I'm 30yrs old, the moment I played my first video game I knew what I wanted to do when I grow up, however the industry isn't that great where I'm from and things don't always work out the way you want to. I regret that I didn't try hard enough in my 20's. But what I've realised is that I have only this life and I'm responsible for fulfilment of my own dreams. So here I am learning to make games with absolutely 0 knowledge or expertise on the matter. This video was really nice and the kind motivation I needed right now. Thank you!
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience! I'm getting close to 30 (27!) and I'm so glad I started now and not later. The problem is that we take time for granted! As you've said, we only have this one life and we gotta make the most out of it, so NO TIME TO WASTE! Plus, there's nothing to lose in just trying our best and keep moving forward ;) I'm glad the video got you some motivation, good luck with your own game dev journey! Take care!
I'm always thinking and planning about how to make game..But I haven't started yet. I decide to make my own game after watch your video. Thank you! Your video always make me to be diligent! I'm a student major in Game software. I hope I could make high quality game by myself!!
I'd suggest learning structure and concepts before even learning how to code, assuming you don't know either. If you know the concepts, and if you know how to structure a project, it'll also be a lot easier to code. Also, I'm just watching this because I need some inspiration to make another game. I've got a lot of stuff to do these days so I don't really have time for it at the moment, but once I'm done with the stuff I'm doing now, which should be done by the end of the month, I'm planning on starting another project. I did have a shoot em up game going, but I think I'll redo that from scratch in another engine. I'm not happy with how the engine worked.
I agree with you Cottidae! Knowing how to structure the project is possibly as important as coding (if you want to finish the project!). Good luck with your new game project 💪🏻
I am in school for game design but I am also self-teaching myself in between classes that don't focus on game design. I am going to start working on a game I thought of this year and hopefully will have it complete sometime in the next few months. Its a simple cube game but I think it is interesting. Thanks for the tips and good luck in your own endeavors.
I started on my gamedev journey last year thanks to getting motivated from my friends during last years Ludum Dare. Sure I may not have learned enough bout gamedev nor released it yet. But I have been thinking on going back to that project and actually get it going up from the ground and release it to take my first steps. :)
Man I remember making my first game, I followed a tutorial for the basics, but I got a couple bugs, that I actually turned into features. It was my favorite project and now I can’t ever find it again because it was lost when my nephew threw my laptop. So yea, backup everything guys!
12. I have been making games since 2008 and another important thing is to stick with it. Don't give up matter what. If things get difficult, stop and take a break. But, at some point get back in there and continue working. It gets easier as time goes on.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience man! My motivation is still pretty high thankfully, but sometimes things do get hard. That's when you take a short break and come back better than before 😎
Hey, I also recently started on my own first project (I've done one project with a course on udemy which had challenges too, which was totally awesome) , currently seeing what works properly for me, and scaling down the amount of work I'll do (for example reducing my sprites from 100x100, to 64x64, and now I'm considering scaling them down even more), I wanted to ask you, if I have in my opinion a very great Idea, that's not too complex, but I do want to work on it for longer than a month or two, is it OK for me to do that, even if it's my first project on my own?
Hey, Ric I am new to this channel and at the first view I fell in love with the channel. I am a 15y/o student and now I am working on my 1st 2D Platformer game and I am coding since age 10
Hello! Thank you so much for following! :) It's GREAT that you started this early, I wish I did the same (getting closer to 30 over here...). Do NOT ever let people tell you you're too young to do coding (or anything in general). Go for it and make that game happen ok? ;)
I am making a 2D platformer and can you tell me that how can I add a layer in which if my player falls then he would die just like any other Platformer game. Plz plz plz help
@@CodedRealityXR do you mean a endless pit in which the player died from when falling into? if yes, just make a hitbox at the bottom and when the player touches that hitbox he dies. if you are refering to fall damage which makes him die from falling from a high place, you just have to measure the players downwards velocity, then make it so if the player is falling downwards with a high enough velocity and then hits the ground, he dies. hope this helps!
I think I already learn everything I need so, now I am making my first game in a week. I will be done next week, I am gauss. This is very interesting video about a game development
@@Ric_93 I'm 41 now and wanted to make games as a teenager. Back in the mid 90s there was no real internet, much less social media or learning/education platforms. So I sat at home with a fat 2-volume book of Borland Pascal trying to learn coding by myself. I knew no one else who was interested in coding or making games and when I couldn't wrap my head around a problem posed in the book one day I shut it down and never looked back. On top of that I didn't know how to do art or music, so how was I supposed to proceed with all this? I left it all behind, studied literature and film and never even had a working computer that didn't overheat and shut down when streaming or watching a movie. Then a month ago I built myself a PC for the first time in 20 years on a whim and am still catching up with all of this. I discovered Unreal and other game engines and the insane progress, tools, and technologies that have been developed since I gave up on all of that as a teenager. And also that it is completely free and available and super accessible for everyone basically without a budget. I only found your channel today and having seen a couple of your videos, your work and what you are sharing/teaching here is immensely helpful and important in making game development accessible to everyone. So thank you =) And sorry for the wall of text, but I'm extremely excited about all of this now!
@@thorsten8174 thank you so much for sharing your experience with us Victor! It's never too late to start and I'm glad to read you've decided to go back to this passion project of yours! We often forget how much more accessible everything is compared to before and today game development has truly become accessible to anybody, even with a very low budget. There has not been a better time to start! I truly wish you the best on your journey
ok, one of those videos. Some number of tips for beginners, bla bla bla. But this guy actually makes some really good points and dont try to sell the "dream" to you. Yes, start small and know that this skill, the completion of your project will take a lot of time. For example go read about very successful indie game developers. You will find out that they were working on their games like 2 or 4 years. So again start small, strip your project from all the fancy features you want to implement. Leave just a barebone project, main gameplay idea and work on your first prototype. The most important part is to finish your first project, do not loose motivation. And as a beginner you need to work on a small simple thing in order to make it easier for you to actually complete it.
Thank you for the support! I was probably 22/23 when I started thinking about game development, but I only started watching tutorials at 26 and I've been working on this project for a couple of months now (I'm almost 27)
You can start from zero! You can follow some tutorials for complete beginners which will help you understand the basics of coding. You learn coding by doing it 😉
Hey there i am completely new to game development i have never made a made full game before and i want to make a make that have been dreaming about lately. And i want to make this game not becuase i want game development to be massive part of my life i just want a really good game to come into existence :)
currently learning gdscript and im about a month in and i gotta say its so frustrating not being able to touch type or type fast at all ive been forcing myself to learn but now im typing slower than i normally would, at least i can look at my code or a tutorial while typing😂
I'm a 13 year old beginner programmer. I want to learn game development, but right now I'm learning Python. Now, why am I learning Python and not C#? Because I believe Python is easier and I can also learn a lot about programming through python. Plus, my old laptop can't really hold programs like Godot etc. Do you think that's a good idea? Starting with python?
If you want to I am happy to show you my game when I finish my game I will share you. Because I watched your video to understand how I great my game in the beginning of my journy
Mainly because my old PC could handle Godot very well (it's a very 'light' program compared to other alternatives), I also found gdscript to be very intuitive since I already knew Python!
@@itsmeric6729 oh no need to excuse yourself Riccardo, I don't really know much about Unity myself! In Godot you code in gdscript and C#, C++, not sure about Unity
I'm 11 (I'm turning 12 in june) and I'm pretty sure I'm a bit too young to understand code, this video inspired me to make a game but I think I need to try to code in some other way that's easier for me to understand so that I can get a general idea of coding. I have done block coding (like in Scratch) and I want to dive into actual text coding. Any suggestions?
It's never too early/late to learn any skill! If anything, the younger you are, the easier it is to assimilate new information ;) Coding is just like learning a foreign language and it's been proven that the earlier you start learning the language, the better! And just like learning a language, it all boils down to practice! If your goal is to code games, I suggest you follow a lot of tutorials for complete beginners which explain exactly what each line of code does. Do not limit yourself in terms of what you can/cannot understand! Coding isn't inherently hard to understand, it's just logic.
I think I got off with the wrong foot. For the past month, I tried to learn Python because I thought it would be essential in my journey to create a game. In hindsight, I should've probably watched this video first..
What it's the 1.very good 2d engine but not so so hard for c++ 2.a normal 3d engine buy not so so hard for c++ And 1.do I be still at c++ or go to another 2. If yes what is the another (Not so easy because im very good at c++)
Godot (the engine used in this video) is an open source engine that lets you make 2d and 3d games and supports a lot of languages; and, lucky for you, one of them is c++. Here's a link to let you know how to use c++ in godot: czcams.com/video/voXapBgDdts/video.html C++ is a very strong, effecient language so it's really good that you know how to use it. As much as I think it would be better for you to use GDscript(godot's own language) since it's easier and more readable, I think that you can make a lot of progress with c++ such as later on moving onto Unreal engine or even making your own engine!
Thanks, I am a 11 year old who wants to Code but every time I try it just makes me give up. I used unity but I am thinking of using Godot now looks less complex
Don't give up! Coding is not that easy at the beginning, but everyone can learn how to code :) I wish I started when I was 11 too! It's never too early or too late to start! I recommend starting with the basis, following step-by-step tutorials which explain the basics of coding. Remember that coding is just like language learning: it's hard at the beginning because your brain can't figure out what each word means within a given context, but the more you practice, the more you'll get 'fluent' in that language :)
You're right, it's never too late! I'm 56 and starting to work on my own game, good luck to you!
It never is!
Good luck on your own game dev journey ;) I wish you a lot of success!
Cool I am 12
I am on my death bed, bouta make undertale 3
Good luck to you sir
Forcemaster2000 that’s awesome, wish you all the best. I am 39 now and just started learning how to make my Ken game.
Been playing games since the day's of Atari 65xe, 42 year-old now, started game development using unreal engine during the pandemic. No previous skills in art, music, or coding. Wish me luck.
I started working on my game in 2013 back then i wanted to have a huge open world mmorpg with a incredibly detailed world, optional quests, time limits... Over the last 7 years in between life popping in annoyingly the scale was toned down to a very manageable size of a 2D side view strategy platformer.
What i can say from experience is that now there are a lot of programs which allow you to make a variety of different games with ease and with very little bugs. I know when i started there was a bug at every corner, free programs were very rare and not really good and even the bigger tittles like Unity and Unreal engine (3 not 4) had lots of problems and a high learning curve.
Now is a great time to dive into game development.
Thank you for sharing your experience!
Yes, right now is the perfect time to start game development. I see younger and younger devs (my little brother is trying to code a game at 12), which is a very good sign for the future of indie game development!
@@Ric_93 so one question! How do I market my game Ric?
Better to learn programming or use an engine ?
@@budsyremo you have to learn to program to use the engine. depending on which engine. if its unity you will want to learn C#
Great tips. I can attest that it's never too late to start. I began with no coding experience what so ever at age 31. The first year can be a bit of a slog as you know what you want to do but don't fully know how to do it. But over time, each of those experiences teaches you more and more. You just have to keep moving forward.
Thank you for sharing your experience! I thought you started earlier, your game looks GREAT! It definitely gives hope to those who may think it's too late to start game development
The man the myth the legend
I am working on my own project right now and sometime it's very stressful,thank to your video now i feel more confident to keep working on my project (sorry if my english is very bad cuz im from vietnam)
Good luck with it man! Don't lose motivation 😉💪🏻 tell yourself that no matter how small you progress on the game, progress is always progress! Your English is pretty good! 🙌🏻
step 1... have a pandemic ground you at home
step 2 have no kids during that time
step 3 have income coming to survive during the Quarantine.
step 4... start learn game development... 🙄🤣
Lets do it!
Good luck with quarantine Johnny!
It's really not easy if your job requires you to go to work to be paid!
One of the good aspects of this situation is that we've got extra time and time is pretty precious
@@Ric_93 I work and in the office and at home... the problem is i have a small crazy female 🦁 lion at 3 running around the house driving you crazy since it needs 24h service as a baby! so there is actually zero work done nor time to do game development...🤣 but i did a small game for her 😁 and i plan doing more..the more she plays the more games i will make for her
or be a 13 year old stuck with a love of coding and gaming that has like only a bit of free time over the summer like me XD
@@serenabrowne4517 yes
Also thank you for 750+ subs!
Oh boi
Im ur new subscriber nd like no.750 :)
It is the result of your hard work... keep it up
wow 750 to 15k in 2 months
Good luck on your own game dev journey! 💪🏻
Are you working on a game/do you plan on working on one soon? 😉
@DoorHallGames good luck with your project man! 😉💪🏻
I dropped coding a long time ago but I'm getting back into it and I want to make a game. I'm teaching myself Java right now but what coding languages should I learn to make the type of 2d games that you showed in this video? Love your channel btw
@@Ric_93 ive been working on my dream game in godot for 1.5 years
Hi ric, i have been working on my game dev journey for 3 mounths with literally 0 coding and any kind of tech knowladge. I am kinda demotivated because i am struggling to take it to the next level. Right now i am following couple of udemy courses. I am learning a lot but learning on games that i am not interested in sometimes gets me bored. I just follow the courses to learn as much mechanism and algorihm as possible. It help but kinda gets boring since there is no end for learning. What would you guys suggest ? Should i start my own project amd improve it step by step with my creativity or should i keep following pros and reimplement their technique on my future projects.
@@utkuyazc3597 bro ive been in that same cycle for 5 months.
i jumped into gamedev with no second thoughts in gamemaker.
i failed awfully then and lost a lot of motivation when i saw that i needed to buy it to export a game and i couldn't really afford anything.
ive then looked into a lot of game engines when i came across godot but i was too intimidated to code
so i kinda gave up for a while but now im back at this again
you shud definately take up a project and work on it
maybe participate in a game jam on itch.io
thats where i got a lot of motivation to keep making games
one thing id tell is... understand how and why things work
all functions and nodes in godot are nothing but the main node with a lot of code
try to understand why something does it rather than just use it
also remember
docs is ur friend :)
if u need any help, you can head over to the godot discord server(if godot is what u plan on using). im pretty active there. and so are several other helpful members
just hang in there!
:D
A couple a months back before Qurantine I wanted to make a game but I realized how hard it would be but you motivated me to create my game and I thank you for that.
I've never written a game before, and you can get through most of my projects in less than 30 seconds. They're just student work, I'm just working the exercises.
I love the way he explains and encourages subscribed
Thank you man!
Dude you spoke my mind. I'm in the same age as you and have been dreaming creating a cool game but know nothing about coding and still haven't made my first step yet.
This video means a lot to me, just wanna say thank you.
So I learnt music production for 5 years and now I can merge that skill with game dev. So nice to see the amount of creativity in this field.
The algorithm brought me here, so I guess this is a sign that I really should start applying these tips and start making a game. Wish me luck 🙏
big oofs what i do to make a backup is i send the file to my documents so it actually creates a copy not just a shortcut and when i fuck up so bad i just delete the one that i fucked up and make another backup from the backup that i made and use that one (i know it may not make sense)
so far it has helped me a lot
I'm 30yrs old, the moment I played my first video game I knew what I wanted to do when I grow up, however the industry isn't that great where I'm from and things don't always work out the way you want to. I regret that I didn't try hard enough in my 20's.
But what I've realised is that I have only this life and I'm responsible for fulfilment of my own dreams. So here I am learning to make games with absolutely 0 knowledge or expertise on the matter. This video was really nice and the kind motivation I needed right now. Thank you!
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience!
I'm getting close to 30 (27!) and I'm so glad I started now and not later.
The problem is that we take time for granted! As you've said, we only have this one life and we gotta make the most out of it, so NO TIME TO WASTE! Plus, there's nothing to lose in just trying our best and keep moving forward ;)
I'm glad the video got you some motivation, good luck with your own game dev journey! Take care!
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@@bhallu9250 India se.
Lots of good tips here! Yes, GIT... beginners... use GIT! Get in the habbit of it from the start.
Thank you! 😁 Yes, it took me too long to use GIT 😅 I thought it was complicated to use and procrastinated, while in reality it's very easy to use!
I'm always thinking and planning about how to make game..But I haven't started yet. I decide to make my own game after watch your video. Thank you! Your video always make me to be diligent! I'm a student major in Game software. I hope I could make high quality game by myself!!
I'm glad to read you found the motivation to work on your game. Good luck with it, I wish you the best 🙌🏻
I'd suggest learning structure and concepts before even learning how to code, assuming you don't know either. If you know the concepts, and if you know how to structure a project, it'll also be a lot easier to code.
Also, I'm just watching this because I need some inspiration to make another game. I've got a lot of stuff to do these days so I don't really have time for it at the moment, but once I'm done with the stuff I'm doing now, which should be done by the end of the month, I'm planning on starting another project. I did have a shoot em up game going, but I think I'll redo that from scratch in another engine. I'm not happy with how the engine worked.
I agree with you Cottidae! Knowing how to structure the project is possibly as important as coding (if you want to finish the project!). Good luck with your new game project 💪🏻
I am in school for game design but I am also self-teaching myself in between classes that don't focus on game design. I am going to start working on a game I thought of this year and hopefully will have it complete sometime in the next few months. Its a simple cube game but I think it is interesting. Thanks for the tips and good luck in your own endeavors.
I started on my gamedev journey last year thanks to getting motivated from my friends during last years Ludum Dare. Sure I may not have learned enough bout gamedev nor released it yet. But I have been thinking on going back to that project and actually get it going up from the ground and release it to take my first steps. :)
Man I remember making my first game, I followed a tutorial for the basics, but I got a couple bugs, that I actually turned into features. It was my favorite project and now I can’t ever find it again because it was lost when my nephew threw my laptop. So yea, backup everything guys!
if only i watched this 1 day before my computer set on fire lmao :D
Thank you very much :) The last tip hit me really hard
Thank you Artur! Go for it, it's never too late to start 😉
12. I have been making games since 2008 and another important thing is to stick with it. Don't give up matter what. If things get difficult, stop and take a break. But, at some point get back in there and continue working. It gets easier as time goes on.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience man! My motivation is still pretty high thankfully, but sometimes things do get hard. That's when you take a short break and come back better than before 😎
Thx dude! Very nice video and also very realistic. Im ready to start my crappy game project 👍👍😄
Hey, I also recently started on my own first project (I've done one project with a course on udemy which had challenges too, which was totally awesome) , currently seeing what works properly for me, and scaling down the amount of work I'll do (for example reducing my sprites from 100x100, to 64x64, and now I'm considering scaling them down even more), I wanted to ask you, if I have in my opinion a very great Idea, that's not too complex, but I do want to work on it for longer than a month or two, is it OK for me to do that, even if it's my first project on my own?
Hey, Ric I am new to this channel and at the first view I fell in love with the channel. I am a 15y/o student and now I am working on my 1st 2D Platformer game and I am coding since age 10
Hello! Thank you so much for following! :)
It's GREAT that you started this early, I wish I did the same (getting closer to 30 over here...). Do NOT ever let people tell you you're too young to do coding (or anything in general). Go for it and make that game happen ok? ;)
@@Ric_93 Yeah you are right and I too believe that everyone can code bcoz in coding age dosen't matters.
I am having a problem in my game can you make a tutorial on it
I am making a 2D platformer and can you tell me that how can I add a layer in which if my player falls then he would die just like any other Platformer game. Plz plz plz help
@@CodedRealityXR do you mean a endless pit in which the player died from when falling into?
if yes, just make a hitbox at the bottom and when the player touches that hitbox he dies.
if you are refering to fall damage which makes him die from falling from a high place, you just have to measure the players downwards velocity, then make it so if the player is falling downwards with a high enough velocity and then hits the ground, he dies.
hope this helps!
Why didn't i find this channel..long ago😭.. thanks man💜
Very useful video, as a beginner I would like to thank you.
I am just here to say that I am starting to make it. My progress is slow, but it will be worth it. To me and those buying it.
I think I already learn everything I need so, now I am making my first game in a week. I will be done next week, I am gauss.
This is very interesting video about a game development
It's a simple 3d game (Side scroller game in unreal engine). I use 3ds max, substance painter, and unreal engine to create my first game
These tips are very helpful. Thanks a lot.
Good message big brother. I recently started to make my own games because I'm curious and I like to tell stories...
I'm glad it helped! Good luck on your own game dev journey man, keep it up and don't lose motivation 💪🏻
@@Ric_93 Thank you so much
Thank you, man. I needed to hear all of this =)
You're welcome Victor!
@@Ric_93 I'm 41 now and wanted to make games as a teenager. Back in the mid 90s there was no real internet, much less social media or learning/education platforms. So I sat at home with a fat 2-volume book of Borland Pascal trying to learn coding by myself. I knew no one else who was interested in coding or making games and when I couldn't wrap my head around a problem posed in the book one day I shut it down and never looked back. On top of that I didn't know how to do art or music, so how was I supposed to proceed with all this? I left it all behind, studied literature and film and never even had a working computer that didn't overheat and shut down when streaming or watching a movie. Then a month ago I built myself a PC for the first time in 20 years on a whim and am still catching up with all of this. I discovered Unreal and other game engines and the insane progress, tools, and technologies that have been developed since I gave up on all of that as a teenager. And also that it is completely free and available and super accessible for everyone basically without a budget. I only found your channel today and having seen a couple of your videos, your work and what you are sharing/teaching here is immensely helpful and important in making game development accessible to everyone. So thank you =) And sorry for the wall of text, but I'm extremely excited about all of this now!
@@thorsten8174 thank you so much for sharing your experience with us Victor! It's never too late to start and I'm glad to read you've decided to go back to this passion project of yours! We often forget how much more accessible everything is compared to before and today game development has truly become accessible to anybody, even with a very low budget. There has not been a better time to start! I truly wish you the best on your journey
Nice tips! Thanks 😄
Thanks for the tips!
You're welcome! I hope they'll help a bit ;)
Wow 10 minutes I see you're working hard congrats
Thank you Kanav! Yes, trying to make longer videos now 😎
Great tips!
Very inspiring, thank you!
You're welcome Cesare!
Thanks for this words man.
You're welcome Kevin!
I am curious could you please share dev tools, hardware you use, trainings you had till this date. Happy to learn and contribute.
Hello! I plan on releasing a video about all the softwares and tech I use for game dev! 😉 It should be up on the channel soon 🙌🏻
ok, one of those videos. Some number of tips for beginners, bla bla bla.
But this guy actually makes some really good points and dont try to sell the "dream" to you. Yes, start small and know that this skill, the completion of your project will take a lot of time. For example go read about very successful indie game developers. You will find out that they were working on their games like 2 or 4 years. So again start small, strip your project from all the fancy features you want to implement. Leave just a barebone project, main gameplay idea and work on your first prototype. The most important part is to finish your first project, do not loose motivation. And as a beginner you need to work on a small simple thing in order to make it easier for you to actually complete it.
Thank you sir for this work you
I really really really need these tutorials for game developing ...
I dig this guys Dell G5
Thank you Jackob! I really like the G5
How old are when you first got inspired to start this dev journey? Thanks
And I subscribed because i like your attitude and creativity.
Thank you for the support!
I was probably 22/23 when I started thinking about game development, but I only started watching tutorials at 26 and I've been working on this project for a couple of months now (I'm almost 27)
I've learned to code in java but I don't know what engines I should work on. Do you have any recommendations?
Go with Unity, C# and Java are so similar it will not take you longer than 1 hour or two to feel like home :)
00:02 hard to open, almost bend the monitor 😄
iqbal ali I was thinking the same thing. The screen is bending like crazy
It's actually a very nice feature! The monitor can be set at basically any position and it'll stay fixed that way
Gonna start to learn unity. After 7+ years of iOS native development)
The video was super great. Can you suggest us few tutorials that you took on doing this game?
How much promgramming knowledge i need to gain to work on my very first game? please tell me.
You can start from zero! You can follow some tutorials for complete beginners which will help you understand the basics of coding. You learn coding by doing it 😉
@@Ric_93 Thanks!😁 I have learned the basics of Python and C . So I will start working on a game project soon. 😁
C# and unity are the best for beginners
@@Gamer-uf1kl thanks.
I am learning c++ for games. That is a good thing? Or c# is better? Witch language is better for game developer?
isack Mendes c# can be used for unity
Awesome tips
Thank you man!
I want to make games even I'm only 15 thanks for this tips :)
Go for it Raymund 💪🏻
@@Ric_93 Thanks Ric😊 I just recently subscribed
Hey there i am completely new to game development i have never made a made full game before and i want to make a make that have been dreaming about lately. And i want to make this game not becuase i want game development to be massive part of my life i just want a really good game to come into existence :)
I AM subscribing...
Thank you for the sub 🙌🏻
currently learning gdscript and im about a month in and i gotta say its so frustrating not being able to touch type or type fast at all ive been forcing myself to learn but now im typing slower than i normally would, at least i can look at my code or a tutorial while typing😂
Thanks for inspiration! :))
Which languages we should learn to start our own game
Your this video was very motivational.
Thanks very much
You're welcome!
I'm a 13 year old beginner programmer. I want to learn game development, but right now I'm learning Python. Now, why am I learning Python and not C#? Because I believe Python is easier and I can also learn a lot about programming through python. Plus, my old laptop can't really hold programs like Godot etc. Do you think that's a good idea? Starting with python?
If you want to I am happy to show you my game when I finish my game I will share you.
Because I watched your video to understand how I great my game in the beginning of my journy
I mean I will share it to you if you want
Ciao Riccardo, why did you decide to go for godot over Unity?
Mainly because my old PC could handle Godot very well (it's a very 'light' program compared to other alternatives), I also found gdscript to be very intuitive since I already knew Python!
@@Ric_93 pardon my ignorance, does unity works only with C# and godot with python?
@@itsmeric6729 oh no need to excuse yourself Riccardo, I don't really know much about Unity myself! In Godot you code in gdscript and C#, C++, not sure about Unity
Deserve a sub, bro.
Thank you!
Ric you don't mouse?
Thank you.
You're welcome! 🙌🏻
thank u very much
Your pc specs please
What are your favourite IDE?
I'm 11 (I'm turning 12 in june) and I'm pretty sure I'm a bit too young to understand code, this video inspired me to make a game but I think I need to try to code in some other way that's easier for me to understand so that I can get a general idea of coding. I have done block coding (like in Scratch) and I want to dive into actual text coding. Any suggestions?
It's never too early/late to learn any skill! If anything, the younger you are, the easier it is to assimilate new information ;)
Coding is just like learning a foreign language and it's been proven that the earlier you start learning the language, the better! And just like learning a language, it all boils down to practice!
If your goal is to code games, I suggest you follow a lot of tutorials for complete beginners which explain exactly what each line of code does. Do not limit yourself in terms of what you can/cannot understand!
Coding isn't inherently hard to understand, it's just logic.
@@Ric_93 thanks for the advice! I'm excited for what my future may hold! :D
Wow, it is good!
Thank you Focus!
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Cybercafe effects!!(just joking bro) nice video
Lol I have the exact same laptop for gaming must be good!
Which programming language is most useful for game designing?
You can also check out free game development course on Edx by Harvard X
great vid ! maybe let the text sit there a bit .it disappear pretty fast
Thank you Jannik! I'll keep it in mind 😉 still learning how to edit those! 💪🏻 Work in progress as usual 😎
Which software in which you made the game
The game is made in Godot!
What’s your lab top model?
Which laptop did you use in the video
Hello i have completed the basis of c# what should i do next ???
How did you learn pixel art? I'm struggling with it, I've been learning Godot
Which laptop is this? And what is the configuration??
What laptop are you using in this video
Hello can you tell software Name start for beginning.....
I am about to make my first game that almost like grometry dash. Do u guys think that is a little bit too ambitious for a beginner like me ?
using unity ✌.. wish me goodluck!
Good luck! 🍀💪🏻
I think I got off with the wrong foot.
For the past month, I tried to learn Python because I thought it would be essential in my journey to create a game.
In hindsight, I should've probably watched this video first..
👏👍
Thank you so much sie
You're welcome!
What it's the
1.very good 2d engine but not so so hard for c++
2.a normal 3d engine buy not so so hard for c++
And
1.do I be still at c++ or go to another
2. If yes what is the another
(Not so easy because im very good at c++)
Godot (the engine used in this video) is an open source engine that lets you make 2d and 3d games and supports a lot of languages; and, lucky for you, one of them is c++. Here's a link to let you know how to use c++ in godot:
czcams.com/video/voXapBgDdts/video.html
C++ is a very strong, effecient language so it's really good that you know how to use it. As much as I think it would be better for you to use GDscript(godot's own language) since it's easier and more readable, I think that you can make a lot of progress with c++ such as later on moving onto Unreal engine or even making your own engine!
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Will an 8gb laptop with i5 3320 good enough or one needs higher ?
Bro if I never study code befor. What is the language code should I study befor I create my own game?:)
first music name? 00:00
Does anyone have any solution for losing motivation ?! Please help me
Yes you are right I am 11 years old
What game engine are you using to build your 2d game?
I use Godot, it's an open source game engine, highly recommended
Ric awesome I’ve recently been looking into game development thanks
Thanks, I am a 11 year old who wants to Code but every time I try it just makes me give up. I used unity but I am thinking of using Godot now looks less complex
I am 12 year old I also like game development
Don't give up! Coding is not that easy at the beginning, but everyone can learn how to code :) I wish I started when I was 11 too! It's never too early or too late to start!
I recommend starting with the basis, following step-by-step tutorials which explain the basics of coding.
Remember that coding is just like language learning: it's hard at the beginning because your brain can't figure out what each word means within a given context, but the more you practice, the more you'll get 'fluent' in that language :)
Go for it! Good luck 💪
Ric I will start when my pc is fixed
Magatsukami San nice
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Ciao Cri! 😉
Which laptop you have
Dell G5 15