11 Tips for Beginner Game Developers
In this video I go over a set of 11 tips I think are important useful for anyone just starting their game developer journey. Although I build on gamemaker, these tips are universal for all game developers using all game engines. I hope you find them useful!
#1 - Be humble with your first game projects.
#2 - Research game engines to find the right one for you.
#3 - Get involved in the community.
#4 - Don't be afraid to ask for help.
#5 - Take advice seriously but, with a grain of salt.
#6 - Push your tutorials.
#7 - Don't be scared to make your own art or edit other peoples.
#8 - Take your time with music and sound effects.
#9 - Don't let coding scare you.
#10 - Implement a form of source control.
#11 - Do a game jam!
As promised in the video, a couple links:
My video on game engines: • How I started in Game Dev and What I Wishe...
Github Desktop: https://github.com/apps/desktop
Intro: (00:00)
#1: (00:25)
#2: (1:28)
#3: (3:07)
#4: (4:07)
#5: (5:00)
#6: (6:53)
#7: (8:22)
#8: (9:55)
#9: (11:20)
#10: (13:20)
#11: (14:46)
Outro: (18:06)