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I know exactly what you mean I went the other way from webdev to working in games and in my experience it really is as fun/interesting as it sounds, the satisf
by superconduct123 2y ago
I know exactly what you mean
I went the other way from webdev to working in games and in my experience it really is as fun/interesting as it sounds, the satisfaction of the work is so much higher and the ceiling/depth of the topic is very high.
Been doing it for 4 years so far and I've never hit a wall of boredom like I did in webdev
Nothing beats coming in to work on monday, opening up the engine editor, seeing the mini world you're working on being rendered, and thinking about what cool feature you'll add next
- jayd16 2y agoPersonally I think opening up steam and see your game (shipping) can beat opening up the editor but I agree that it's a very fulfilling industry.
- torben-friis 2y agoYeah, the ceiling part is key for me. There are interesting challenges in web dev, but it's mostly related to scale, architecture and organizational complexity - realistically, no one is going to have their mind blown reading your loginController. Game programming does have a lot more space for wizardry, you can code a shader or a mesh splitting algorithm that feels like black magic to others, and it's just you with a code editor. There are still many reasons for me not to regret my move, mostly related to the realities of the market - lower salaries, crunch, the seasonal/project based employment, limited choice of OS/dev tools, etc. But credit where credit is due, that field is super fun.
- nickpadge 2y agoHow were you able to make the transition?