Back

@amirrajan I love this talk! I was fortunate enough to see it in person. Jeff Vogel has some great blog posts on the subject of game creation.

@sbseltzer it’s one the common mistakes newcomers make. You have to have much more conservative/realistic expectations.

@amirrajan Lots of useful info for sure! It all really depends on what you're trying to accomplish. His development process isn't necessarily sustainable if you're trying to grow a studio of more than a few people, but if you plan to keep a tight outfit, this has a lot of essential philosophies and mindsets.

Also worth considering that he got into games at a time where there wasn't as much competition as today. If Jeff were starting now he'd have a much harder time. He's accumulated a big backcatalog and has steady audience to leverage.

@sbseltzer my spin on his approach: https://www.producthunt.com/stories/7-lessons-from-7-years-of-game-development

@amirrajan I'll have to take a look at that tomorrow. It's way past my bed time. :3