Emily Sondering

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.

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.

Sorry, I'm giving a talk at UCLA and afterwards select participants will be able to play the demo early. which is crazy because right now I've only showed the demo to my close friends. So this will be the first time where people I've never met in my life will be playing the game and giving their honest feedback, scared, but excited. Um, and yeah, Eventually, the game will come out.

Sorry, I'm giving a talk at UCLA and afterwards select participants will be able to play the demo early. which is crazy because right now I've only showed the demo to my close friends. So this will be the first time where people I've never met in my life will be playing the game and giving their honest feedback, scared, but excited. Um, and yeah, Eventually, the game will come out.

Sorry, I'm giving a talk at UCLA and afterwards select participants will be able to play the demo early. which is crazy because right now I've only showed the demo to my close friends. So this will be the first time where people I've never met in my life will be playing the game and giving their honest feedback, scared, but excited. Um, and yeah, Eventually, the game will come out.

I'm hoping for some time in 2026, but I don't want to say a date because if I don't say a date, I can't be late.

I'm hoping for some time in 2026, but I don't want to say a date because if I don't say a date, I can't be late.

I'm hoping for some time in 2026, but I don't want to say a date because if I don't say a date, I can't be late.

Yeah, well, I would say now financial success matters to me because I do this full time. Of course, I want to have the money to continue making games. But when I started making games, I would say that I measured the success in learning. So actually, in a lot of the early games I did, I would try different things. So in one game, I was just the artist. Another game, I actually did music.

Yeah, well, I would say now financial success matters to me because I do this full time. Of course, I want to have the money to continue making games. But when I started making games, I would say that I measured the success in learning. So actually, in a lot of the early games I did, I would try different things. So in one game, I was just the artist. Another game, I actually did music.

Yeah, well, I would say now financial success matters to me because I do this full time. Of course, I want to have the money to continue making games. But when I started making games, I would say that I measured the success in learning. So actually, in a lot of the early games I did, I would try different things. So in one game, I was just the artist. Another game, I actually did music.

I did music one time for a game and one game I did just the UI design. And so I was learning about all these different disciplines. which I actually do think now has helped me so much as a solo developer, as someone who now does every discipline. But I would definitely say, like, I'm the type of person where user feedback is super important to me.

I did music one time for a game and one game I did just the UI design. And so I was learning about all these different disciplines. which I actually do think now has helped me so much as a solo developer, as someone who now does every discipline. But I would definitely say, like, I'm the type of person where user feedback is super important to me.

I did music one time for a game and one game I did just the UI design. And so I was learning about all these different disciplines. which I actually do think now has helped me so much as a solo developer, as someone who now does every discipline. But I would definitely say, like, I'm the type of person where user feedback is super important to me.

I think there are certain developers who think, like, I'm right because I'm the one making the game and I have the expertise. But I'm one where, like, the player is right. So if I think a puzzle is amazing and creative, but all the playtesters don't get it, it's confusing. It's not creative and amazing. It's bad.

I think there are certain developers who think, like, I'm right because I'm the one making the game and I have the expertise. But I'm one where, like, the player is right. So if I think a puzzle is amazing and creative, but all the playtesters don't get it, it's confusing. It's not creative and amazing. It's bad.

I think there are certain developers who think, like, I'm right because I'm the one making the game and I have the expertise. But I'm one where, like, the player is right. So if I think a puzzle is amazing and creative, but all the playtesters don't get it, it's confusing. It's not creative and amazing. It's bad.

I remember when I made the Game Jam version of A Taste of the Past, one comment that I got was talking about how uh, this guy was playing all the games from other game jams. And he was like, I was, I went from playing a game about dogs to playing a game about dead mothers. And I'm crying like WTF is going on. And that is still one of my favorite comments to this day. I haven't screenshotted.

I remember when I made the Game Jam version of A Taste of the Past, one comment that I got was talking about how uh, this guy was playing all the games from other game jams. And he was like, I was, I went from playing a game about dogs to playing a game about dead mothers. And I'm crying like WTF is going on. And that is still one of my favorite comments to this day. I haven't screenshotted.

I remember when I made the Game Jam version of A Taste of the Past, one comment that I got was talking about how uh, this guy was playing all the games from other game jams. And he was like, I was, I went from playing a game about dogs to playing a game about dead mothers. And I'm crying like WTF is going on. And that is still one of my favorite comments to this day. I haven't screenshotted.