Emily Sondering
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And like, we, I was like, okay, let's just, you know, she tried to fix it. We couldn't fix it. And I was like, okay, let's just go to dinner. But at dinner the entire time I was thinking about this bug. Oh my God, why can't it get fixed? And I know like the bug was not the biggest deal in the world. And obviously I will get to it eventually, but it was just this nagging thing.
And like, we, I was like, okay, let's just, you know, she tried to fix it. We couldn't fix it. And I was like, okay, let's just go to dinner. But at dinner the entire time I was thinking about this bug. Oh my God, why can't it get fixed? And I know like the bug was not the biggest deal in the world. And obviously I will get to it eventually, but it was just this nagging thing.
And like, we, I was like, okay, let's just, you know, she tried to fix it. We couldn't fix it. And I was like, okay, let's just go to dinner. But at dinner the entire time I was thinking about this bug. Oh my God, why can't it get fixed? And I know like the bug was not the biggest deal in the world. And obviously I will get to it eventually, but it was just this nagging thing.
sense in me why does that error exist in the game when it didn't before who put that in there it was probably me because i'm the one working on the project um i i don't handle my stress well that's a good answer no i mean that's a good answer
sense in me why does that error exist in the game when it didn't before who put that in there it was probably me because i'm the one working on the project um i i don't handle my stress well that's a good answer no i mean that's a good answer
sense in me why does that error exist in the game when it didn't before who put that in there it was probably me because i'm the one working on the project um i i don't handle my stress well that's a good answer no i mean that's a good answer
and my wife will tell me a whole story and then I'm just like yeah wait what what and I have no clue what anybody said the whole time because I'm running through everything in my brain same but I will I will say sometimes like I remember there's been a few times where I've had a bug and then I was like okay I need to not be a disgusting human I take a shower and then in the shower I think about the solution and when I come back the solution comes shower thoughts are some of the most productive thoughts out there that you're really a moment when you fix it in your head and then you're like
and my wife will tell me a whole story and then I'm just like yeah wait what what and I have no clue what anybody said the whole time because I'm running through everything in my brain same but I will I will say sometimes like I remember there's been a few times where I've had a bug and then I was like okay I need to not be a disgusting human I take a shower and then in the shower I think about the solution and when I come back the solution comes shower thoughts are some of the most productive thoughts out there that you're really a moment when you fix it in your head and then you're like
and my wife will tell me a whole story and then I'm just like yeah wait what what and I have no clue what anybody said the whole time because I'm running through everything in my brain same but I will I will say sometimes like I remember there's been a few times where I've had a bug and then I was like okay I need to not be a disgusting human I take a shower and then in the shower I think about the solution and when I come back the solution comes shower thoughts are some of the most productive thoughts out there that you're really a moment when you fix it in your head and then you're like
I will say like, okay, I don't think this is a good thing, but I do think that my anxiety and obsessiveness is probably what makes the game good. Because I think to be a solo dev, you have to be very self-motivated.
I will say like, okay, I don't think this is a good thing, but I do think that my anxiety and obsessiveness is probably what makes the game good. Because I think to be a solo dev, you have to be very self-motivated.
I will say like, okay, I don't think this is a good thing, but I do think that my anxiety and obsessiveness is probably what makes the game good. Because I think to be a solo dev, you have to be very self-motivated.
So you need to be that type of person to think about the bug during dinner, because it's that important that you fix it rather than take things casually. Yeah. So I think it's good for the game, bad for my mental.
So you need to be that type of person to think about the bug during dinner, because it's that important that you fix it rather than take things casually. Yeah. So I think it's good for the game, bad for my mental.
So you need to be that type of person to think about the bug during dinner, because it's that important that you fix it rather than take things casually. Yeah. So I think it's good for the game, bad for my mental.
Yeah, I have a lot of advice on this. My first advice is to just start. And what I mean by that is I get so many people asking me questions like, what is the perfect game engine for me? Should I make 3D or 2D? And it's like, don't think about these questions.
Yeah, I have a lot of advice on this. My first advice is to just start. And what I mean by that is I get so many people asking me questions like, what is the perfect game engine for me? Should I make 3D or 2D? And it's like, don't think about these questions.
Yeah, I have a lot of advice on this. My first advice is to just start. And what I mean by that is I get so many people asking me questions like, what is the perfect game engine for me? Should I make 3D or 2D? And it's like, don't think about these questions.
Just pick one game engine, maybe read one article, watch one YouTube video about it, pick one, and then Google roll a ball tutorial game engine, and then just do that. And that's how you start. When I started making games, I never contemplated what game engine I should do because the people around me were just using Unity. So I thought, okay, I'm going to use Unity. No thought about it.
Just pick one game engine, maybe read one article, watch one YouTube video about it, pick one, and then Google roll a ball tutorial game engine, and then just do that. And that's how you start. When I started making games, I never contemplated what game engine I should do because the people around me were just using Unity. So I thought, okay, I'm going to use Unity. No thought about it.