Emily Sondering

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.

I didn't even contemplate what else I should do. When I decided I wanted to learn how to program, I didn't look into what is the best expensive course. I didn't look into getting back into college. I just was like, okay, YouTube University, I'm going to Google basic Unity tutorial and then I'm going to watch that and that's how I'm going to make my game.

I didn't even contemplate what else I should do. When I decided I wanted to learn how to program, I didn't look into what is the best expensive course. I didn't look into getting back into college. I just was like, okay, YouTube University, I'm going to Google basic Unity tutorial and then I'm going to watch that and that's how I'm going to make my game.

I didn't even contemplate what else I should do. When I decided I wanted to learn how to program, I didn't look into what is the best expensive course. I didn't look into getting back into college. I just was like, okay, YouTube University, I'm going to Google basic Unity tutorial and then I'm going to watch that and that's how I'm going to make my game.

So I feel like more of the doing, less of the thinking, honestly, is a big advice. The second big advice I would say is to make a lot of bad things and be proud of the fact that you made a lot of bad things. I hear a lot of developers want to make the next Stardew Valley as their first game. And like, yes, I guess, you know, Concerned Ape did do that.

So I feel like more of the doing, less of the thinking, honestly, is a big advice. The second big advice I would say is to make a lot of bad things and be proud of the fact that you made a lot of bad things. I hear a lot of developers want to make the next Stardew Valley as their first game. And like, yes, I guess, you know, Concerned Ape did do that.

So I feel like more of the doing, less of the thinking, honestly, is a big advice. The second big advice I would say is to make a lot of bad things and be proud of the fact that you made a lot of bad things. I hear a lot of developers want to make the next Stardew Valley as their first game. And like, yes, I guess, you know, Concerned Ape did do that.

But I'm not Concerned Ape and... You know, you're the point zero, zero, zero, zero, zero, one percent to be concerned. It was also in a very unique position because he didn't really make money during the production of Stardew Valley. He worked either not at all or part time at a movie theater and get a girlfriend who subsidized his life. So, like, unless you are in that extremely.

But I'm not Concerned Ape and... You know, you're the point zero, zero, zero, zero, zero, one percent to be concerned. It was also in a very unique position because he didn't really make money during the production of Stardew Valley. He worked either not at all or part time at a movie theater and get a girlfriend who subsidized his life. So, like, unless you are in that extremely.

But I'm not Concerned Ape and... You know, you're the point zero, zero, zero, zero, zero, one percent to be concerned. It was also in a very unique position because he didn't really make money during the production of Stardew Valley. He worked either not at all or part time at a movie theater and get a girlfriend who subsidized his life. So, like, unless you are in that extremely.

I'm having everything paid for. And all you could do is work on your game full time. That's probably not going to be you. But that's okay. I think when I was making games, I was doing a ton of game jams. Game jams are where you make a game from scratch in a short period of time. And... Yeah, they were bad.

I'm having everything paid for. And all you could do is work on your game full time. That's probably not going to be you. But that's okay. I think when I was making games, I was doing a ton of game jams. Game jams are where you make a game from scratch in a short period of time. And... Yeah, they were bad.

I'm having everything paid for. And all you could do is work on your game full time. That's probably not going to be you. But that's okay. I think when I was making games, I was doing a ton of game jams. Game jams are where you make a game from scratch in a short period of time. And... Yeah, they were bad.

And I honestly didn't care, actually, like because I would make them in a weekend and it was bad. I'd go, OK, on to the next one, on to the next one. And then eventually they got better because eventually I made A Taste of the Past, which actually started as a three day project. Actually, in fact, the vast majority of A Taste of the Past was made in three days.

And I honestly didn't care, actually, like because I would make them in a weekend and it was bad. I'd go, OK, on to the next one, on to the next one. And then eventually they got better because eventually I made A Taste of the Past, which actually started as a three day project. Actually, in fact, the vast majority of A Taste of the Past was made in three days.

And I honestly didn't care, actually, like because I would make them in a weekend and it was bad. I'd go, OK, on to the next one, on to the next one. And then eventually they got better because eventually I made A Taste of the Past, which actually started as a three day project. Actually, in fact, the vast majority of A Taste of the Past was made in three days.

All I did was polish it up a little bit, add a new scene, fix a couple of bugs. And then that's what led to the Steam release, which led to so many other opportunities in game dev. So, yeah, be proud of making bad things.

All I did was polish it up a little bit, add a new scene, fix a couple of bugs. And then that's what led to the Steam release, which led to so many other opportunities in game dev. So, yeah, be proud of making bad things.

All I did was polish it up a little bit, add a new scene, fix a couple of bugs. And then that's what led to the Steam release, which led to so many other opportunities in game dev. So, yeah, be proud of making bad things.

Yeah, so in terms of like maybe my next marketing beat, I don't know when it's going to happen, but I do have a demo that will be released publicly eventually. Actually, today is a very exciting day. So I'm hosting my first in-person Lily's World XD meetup where I'm giving a talk and then select participants will be actually to will be.