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For every professional YouTube person and professional video game player there are thousands upon thousands of aspirants who don't get lucky and who can't suppo
by tmtvl 2y ago
For every professional YouTube person and professional video game player there are thousands upon thousands of aspirants who don't get lucky and who can't support themselves that way. It's like game development: Notch got lucky and made it big, thousands of indie studios either just eke out a living (like Jeff Vogel's Spiderweb Software), or don't even manage that.
- moregrist 2y agoYou’re spot on about the chances in a hit-based industry. That said, Jeff Vogel has spoken at length [0] about how he’s stayed in business for 30-ish years with a middle class lifestyle. Including the lean times. I think it’s pretty inspirational that there’s a way to make game development work if your primary goal isn’t getting rich, but to have a comfortable life and enjoy what you do. [0] https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=stxVBJem3Rs https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=stxVBJem3Rs