A Day in the Life of a Game Developer with a Full Time Job
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3 роки томуFollow along a day in my life as an Indie Game Developer with a full time job! I show how I balance a full time software engineering job while building a full featured multiplayer indie game!
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@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
Make sure to SMASH that subscribe button for games, wings, and better special effects than The Last Airbender movie! What special effects do you want to see next?
@ganeshterangwrongchaicho3089 3 роки тому
Lets create a game that others can merely dream_of😎. Keep it up 👍 Little brother’s love from India🇮🇳
@santhoshdeepu4293 3 роки тому
Need tutorials for game development using unity bro...... Need basic programming video for using c#
@aceorking31 3 роки тому
Yo man are you in Los Angeles ?
@AvatarNickGames 2 роки тому
@@Coneelfrancis I had someone draw it for me for my upcoming game :). The scene is of one of the climaxes of the first part of the story
@AvatarNickGames 2 роки тому
@@Coneelfrancis You can download it on my discord if you'd like =) discord.gg/cXyvjH9sZY. Still early but lots of good stuff coming soon!
@swallowedinthesea11 3 роки тому
I'm glad you didn't show yourself eating salads and drinking Starbucks 90% of the time, but actually showed your work. Great content, subbed!
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
Hahaha thanks! I've seen a few of the Starbucks and salads "Day in the Life"'s floating around 😂, got a lot more great stuff coming!
@SherrieE196 2 роки тому
Lmfao 🤣
@swallowedinthesea11 2 роки тому
@@SherrieE196 Merry Christmas, Christina!
@SherrieE196 2 роки тому
@@swallowedinthesea11 Merry Christmas to you as well ! :)
@swallowedinthesea11 2 роки тому
@@SherrieE196 Thank you!
@tyronereddy 2 роки тому
Working on your job, working on your own dreams,managing a UKposts channel and spending time with the family. Mad Respect Bro. Definitely got my sub
@AvatarNickGames 2 роки тому
Appreciate that =) got another crazy vid for ya'll tomorrow!
@renamons614 2 роки тому
Sorry to say, but this guy lives like a frat boy. Your bar for respect is pretty low.
@tyronereddy 2 роки тому
@@renamons614 lets see how you live and the type of work you do and the code you write. who knows you might earn my respect as well :)
@thepandaboySTanimations 2 роки тому
@@renamons614 Stop the negativity!
@matthewpicardi3816 2 роки тому
He’s a smart man! Now many who watch the video will check out his game. He’s marketing on top of everything you said, he’s going places
@Beandon926 Рік тому
1:48 can we all just take a moment and commend this guy for turning around and picking up his camera 10 times. Pure dedication sir.
@JC-hy3db Рік тому
lmaooo
@mattiecastle7105 2 роки тому
dude it's amazing how much you were able to balance so many things in your daily life I envy it!
@AvatarNickGames 2 роки тому
Thank you =) Many more videos to come!
@dreamisover9813 3 роки тому
Found the channel today through Reddit. Admirable to see people who do full time work and find discipline and will to work on something else like a game on the side. Also: "How can I horizontally center a div" is a classic, haha.
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
Haha those horizontal divs always get ya!
@vivarantx Рік тому
use a parent flex container with flex direction column and justify content center
@ecayeta Рік тому
@@vivarantx Or you can just use align items center without flex direction
@LoneWolf-gl8sk 2 роки тому
Love seeing people do what they really enjoyed doing. Thumbs up.
@GravityGamingCo 3 роки тому
This dude has a dream setup..... but then a family reunion lawn chair. That's the definition of I can do what I want.
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
Haha not to mention the 12 dollar mouse and keyboard from target
@vashstampede8523 2 роки тому
@@AvatarNickGames if it gets the job done and you are happy with it why not :)
@ikeys9633 2 роки тому
@@AvatarNickGames I mean target has pretty good mice
@sameerdas2468 2 роки тому
@@vashstampede8523 💯💯
@user-ky9qn4pg3w 2 роки тому
I had dumped 2 expensive gaming chairs for a 20$ function chair. Productivity through the roof. Gaming chairs felt too comfortable to the point of just me wanting to chill in them.
@citizengoose1342 3 роки тому
Looks like this channel has been blessed by the algorithm, God speed my friend
@marcnacionales7786 3 роки тому
That was a lot of hard work. Subscribed!
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
Thanks! I've got a lot of great stuff coming!
@Link-Link 3 роки тому
That's awesome man, I wish you the best of luck for your games, Im still young but I really wanna be a game designer when I'll be older, so watching that kind of videos gives me more hope to achieve what I want.
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
You can accomplish anything you put your mind too! It's going to be difficult and challenging, but it's incredibly rewarding in the end =)
@moscatelbotelho 2 роки тому
This is one of my favorite all time videos! I am also a Game Developer so this makes me so happy. I love the chips in the sandwich and I also love wings! Your game looks amazing Nick! Thank you for this video the music sets the perfect atmosphere :)
@AvatarNickGames 2 роки тому
:) thank you
@BME-dj1ox 3 роки тому
Ah yes, relaxing and satisfying content from a simple man. Absolutely love it. Ofc subbed.
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
Thank you :)
@rat3446 Рік тому
Thank you for this video I'm making a essay on game designers and this helped so much!
@hyperion9055 3 роки тому
your room seems like such a vibe spot
@Skip-bk4gg 3 роки тому
No over polished, the real Hard Life :D i like it, subbed and greetings from Germany.
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
Thank you! Welcome aboard, I've got a lot of awesome stuff coming =)
@KillerKingdom 3 роки тому
I subscribed for the reason you showed reality in entertainment manner,. I love it ♥️
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
Glad you enjoyed it :) I've got a lot more stuff for yall coming very soon!
@MusicProducerGameDeveloper 2 роки тому
As a independent game developer and game tester I approve this video
@charlize__ 2 роки тому
loved this, thanks for showing the real thing
@zecheriahdavinci508 2 роки тому
I really love your video and I love how relaxed your job is
@roxannafabiolastefaniuc3606 9 місяців тому
Glad to see a realistic life of an solo indie dev. Thank you for making this video. 💯🥰
@vogita78 2 роки тому
This was super refreshing to watch, thanks for this. I work in retail and I’m currently working on a fighter and I recently got all 6 of my characters working! I’m glad game dev is just fun for you! Cheers!
@gamerx4511 Рік тому
Keeping pushing man!! I hope the best for your game devolpment!
@F.Ray97 3 роки тому
Awesome video bro, would love to see more daily vlog type videos like this, subscribed 👍🏽
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
Thanks! Absolutely id love to do more of these types of videos, let me know if you have any suggestions!
@victorvinicius8907 2 роки тому
You are very good with it. Amazing!!! I'm from Brazil. I'm here understand life of games developer. Thanks for the content!!!
@DyLightedCatan 3 роки тому
Once again amazing stuff. I’m proud and confident to say that I’m here before you blow up! Well edited, well paced, and well shot (even with a meh camera). I know you’re going to succeed. Keep at it.
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
Haha gotta love that cell phone camera! Thanks for all your help, gotta keep pushing =)
@dreamcometrue3894 2 роки тому
Hard working man ! respect
@thecodingkeet 2 роки тому
Wow this is so inspiring! keep it up :DD
@michaelanthonygutierrez 3 місяці тому
New to this lifestyle, and trying to learn as much as I can so I very much appreciate this
@henschelinc.500 3 роки тому
Way to go Nicholas ... so Proud of You! Keep reaching for the stars 🌟 😘
@larrypendleton8195 3 роки тому
Talk bout a productive day! Great video! Subscribed!
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
Gotta get a lot done! Glad you enjoyed it!
@giv_cookie 2 роки тому
I remember when this video had like 100 views now it has 76k views just wow!!!! I remember when your channel had 770 subscribers now over 5k... Good job man and keep up the good work!
@AvatarNickGames 2 роки тому
A lot has changed haha, lots of great stuff coming soon as well!
@armiesofganivar3320 3 роки тому
Love the special effects!
@mattiecastle7105 2 роки тому
amazing game it's looking great dude!
@Blinkers2007GameDev 2 роки тому
thanks for sharing this with us
@saveushiral 3 роки тому
Wow... You are amazingly dedicated and focused
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
Thank you :)
@JRHockeyTV 3 роки тому
This is my first time watching you and I already love you!!!!!!!!!
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
Welcome aboard! I've got more great stuff coming very soon :)
@seancstudio Рік тому
Watched Avatar TLA as a “farewell to Netflix” then IMMEDIATELY watched it again. The only other animation that gets this love is Transformers Prime. Thanks for this great “A day in the life…” vid.
@retrodad9390 2 роки тому
Nice stuff and impressive that u combining your passion with the daily job... my question is : what do u use for multiplayer the new unity 2021 stuff (still under development) or some external package?
@AvatarNickGames 2 роки тому
That will all be explain in the next video very soon ;)
@Adragos17 2 роки тому
This was really cool.. I often have wondered what a day in the life of a video game developer looked like. This was very inspirational and eye opening. 🤗
@raphaelramos4016 2 роки тому
you dont wonder how much I feel confortable as I looked at you surfing on stackoverflow lol Thank you!
@chester0415 Рік тому
That character illustration is amazing bro if you add more texture to the grasss it would look even crazier.
@neil9151 3 роки тому
i suggest you lower the background music when you talk.
@TheUntypicalGerman Рік тому
To me computers are just a miracle .. Who came up with the idea of shooting electricity through some plates and then we suddenly can play complex games with people from across the world in real time?! .. It's just pure magic
@makoakaleo4653 Рік тому
Nice video! Thanks for sharing :)
@reubenjacob4499 3 роки тому
YES FINNALY THE FIRST GAME DEV THAT SHOWED HE USES STACK OVERFLOW!!!!
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
Nothing beats a good ole stack overflow copy paste lol
@nierautomata9654 3 роки тому
Cool..love the art style.
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
Thanks! I'm loving the art as well :)
@mulexawikjo8207 2 роки тому
no way am rewatching it too now
@mauratenhoopen 2 роки тому
Begin a game music composer is truly great! But it must be so cool to be able to make games!! Nice video!
@AvatarNickGames 2 роки тому
Thank you =)
@mauratenhoopen 2 роки тому
@@AvatarNickGames you're welcome, have a great week!
@liolio1230 2 роки тому
Such a productive day. Almost no time goes to waste. Keep it up!
@brianwerner8718 2 роки тому
I never comment on videos. However, this video is AMAZING. Great music! I'm a fresh out of college Computer Engineer. I also train Jiu Jitsu and Avatar is amazing!
@AvatarNickGames 2 роки тому
Glad you enjoyed it! =D Haha BJJ is so much fun
@AnimalMother98 2 роки тому
Great video, but just a little suggestion: Sometimes it is hard to hear you speak over the music, so maybe for your future videos you could adjust the audio levels :)
@robertfrost765 Рік тому
You are so cool! I Love this.❤️❤️❤️
@rosannemaselli9539 3 роки тому
Great video !!!!
@madslab Рік тому
Just subbed ! Hey, im curious on your path of starting game dev. Were you self taught or did you go to school? Id love to see a video on your educational background. What you do is so cool and I appreciate your authenticity in this video and others ! Thank you
@hxh9472 3 роки тому
Hey dude..I am an Indian game programmer and I know how hard this work is...BTW..good luck for your games..❤
@lraoasisbottle3052 Рік тому
Yeah you wish
@hxh9472 Рік тому
@@lraoasisbottle3052 say what?
@lraoasisbottle3052 Рік тому
@@hxh9472 Who asked
@crakked6600 Рік тому
@@lraoasisbottle3052 why u so mean ?
@LusionXL2K 2 роки тому
Definitely my dream 🔥
@wightclaudia 5 місяців тому
I was gonna say “I hope this dude works out” and then boom you put on the gi
@kinggstergaming4136 3 місяці тому
I love your monitor is way bigger then the TV 😂❤
@DylanKGreen 3 роки тому
Putting chips on sandwiches? Absolutely the best! Great video Nick!
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
Gotta love chips on sandwiches! Thank you!
@MladenMihajlovic 2 роки тому
Hahah the life of any developer (especially in these days working from home): typing and eating. Love the disposable plates too so no clean up necessary lol
@yofayo3239 2 роки тому
amazing video hope to learn more from you♥️. do you have any recommendations for pc setup and monitor? for a student who really want to pursue game development and will use that pc even after graduation
@AvatarNickGames 2 роки тому
I personally really like a gaming PC if you can afford it, it helps so much by speeding up tasks that can add up in time
@mohammadtausifrafi8277 2 роки тому
Your music choice is very good. Usually music is entirely terrible, or only one track is good, the rest are terrible. All the tracks in this video is good, which is very exceptional.
@putulbaidya5384 3 роки тому
I too want to be a game dev. Great vlog keep it up
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
Thank you! A lot more to come
@nicecutie Рік тому
can you make a really violent video game? those are fun. i think video game developers are amazing. you guys bring so much fun and enjoyment to people. thank you
@casta1776 2 роки тому
Nice Vid!
@user-dnwls3023 2 роки тому
낭만이 넘치네요
@Cyrus_Shokan 2 роки тому
Hi Nick. I just discovered your channel. Thanks for this interesting video. I am considering a career change. I am in my early forties and hope its not too late ! Definitely subbing. Id love to see more videos on game development. I'm wondering can i get into this world myself? Maybe you could do a video on the required qualifications? Thanks again.
@AvatarNickGames 2 роки тому
Hi Jason! The gaming industry is definitely tough but if you don't know any software engineering I would definitely play around with gamedev just to learn software :) The best way to do that is to download Unity3D which is a graphics engine for making games and is what I use
@Cyrus_Shokan 2 роки тому
@@AvatarNickGames Thank you !
@fartnugget4220 3 місяці тому
Good video man
@onepiece9937 3 роки тому
bro that sofa look so goddamn comfy 2:39
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
Its the best! Haha
@josephvanwyk2088 2 роки тому
Do you mind giving us a pipeline process video. When starting a new game, what comes first 1, 2, 3... the ABCs. Even if it's a powerpoint presentation?
@matteopepe28 2 роки тому
Very cool!
@Redlegion. 3 роки тому
Nice work this inspired me to keep working towards my dreams
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
Glad I can inspire! Always a good time to learn and follow your passion!
@kintory444 Рік тому
Woow the quality of the voice 💥💥
@wood4234 2 роки тому
dude really awesome! subbin!!
@kobelowery7525 2 роки тому
how long did it take to get back home with all the camera shots lol! good video man
@AvatarNickGames 2 роки тому
hahah a long time actually!
@ZorelankLoL 3 роки тому
Deberías tener más subs, sigue así!!!
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
Gracias!
@rvmb 2 роки тому
I don’t know why UKposts suggested this but this video made me happy. Subscribed
@AvatarNickGames 2 роки тому
=) Welcome aboard!
@rvmb 2 роки тому
@@AvatarNickGames thanks Nick, apparently it’s been about a year since this video. How’s the game now?
@AnnamariiBerta Рік тому
Is it a stressful job? Good content btw :)
@hyperion9055 3 роки тому
im impressed that he almost never looks at internet for his codes
@lilydelacour 3 роки тому
Cool video. It‘s great to see a realistic day in the life. ☺️ and is it just me, but somehow you remind me of Joey from friends? 😄 Maybe I should just stop binge watching the series... 😅
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
Haha ill take that as a compliment 😂! Glad you enjoyed the video! I'll probably make another video like this once the whole pandemic situation is over
@lilydelacour 3 роки тому
@@AvatarNickGames Awesome news! :) And yeah, it is meant as a compliment. Perhaps I should have said that your looks remind me of him and not his character :D
@johnpage8956 2 роки тому
really dude you just made my mouth watery
@GamerMickey87 2 роки тому
I like your videos very much. You should start a devlop, following a personal project, so we can see how you progress on it and publish it.
@AvatarNickGames 2 роки тому
That's coming 2 videos for now! And it's EPIC!
@tsheposepadile 2 роки тому
Dope video. You have a new subscriber.
@AvatarNickGames 2 роки тому
Welcome aboard!
@edoardomicci7425 Рік тому
love your setup but man the keyboard killed me
@Sparow41 2 роки тому
So this is how my life will be like in the near future.. great!
@Riodragon1 3 роки тому
no mechanical keyboard, you deserve my like
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
Haha love it! Some people have been trying to get me to get a mechanical key board, but I like my simple stuff
@Theoneaboveandbelow 3 роки тому
blind bandit!!! best episode.
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
Gotta love Toph's intro, one of the best! Haha
@joy8_0boy_youtube 10 місяців тому
Nice work i wish i can be like you be a game developer
@kenk684 3 роки тому
Holy crap! Do you really turn off the PSU switch on top of just shutting down? If so, I'm impressed. I can't be bothered to do anything beyond put my system to sleep lol.
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
I actually do hahah, my friend who builds these computers said it would help it last longer so I just made it a habit. Haven't really looked into if its true though 😅
@Orichalchris 3 роки тому
How can you code so much without burning out? @_@
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
Gotta keep going if I want to finish the game!
@kushalnepal9938 2 роки тому
Yoooo mans is caked tf up
@Blaze_796 2 роки тому
Who knew making games was chilled
@Blaze_796 2 роки тому
I also subbed
@AvatarNickGames 2 роки тому
=)
@Ricebow11 2 роки тому
Can you share what programming language, skills, and etc you use for your job as a game developer? I'm really interested to learn more.
@TheARTY50 2 роки тому
heyo! fellow game developer here. this is almost exactly what i do on a day to day aswell. except i end my workday cursing technology and vowing to quit to go live in a forest... and then i just play games all night. i try gym, take walks and read often to b "hEaLtHy" here and there but most days ...make games, play games lol
@AvatarNickGames 2 роки тому
Playing games seeps into my daily routine as well! 😅
@rawcontent5166 Рік тому
How many hours do you usually work on the daily? Just a simple curious question
@ppatabox 2 роки тому
Thank you for upload like this Can i ask you something? I'm korean game programming student I'm trying to learn game programming But i'm not goot math, but i trying hard When you was first learn game programming Do you automatically think about how to build it and how to code it? And When I try to make something, I'm not sure how to code it or how it should be constructed. Should I memorize the programming? Also, if you have to know physically and mathematically, how should you study?
@TemiBabs_official Рік тому
Nice! What's the name of the software you used to make this?
@USELESSFACTSDAILYDAY 3 роки тому
Now this the legit life of a game dev nice polish game hope one day I'll be making game like you 9-9👍 sub grate video keep doing update on your game
@AvatarNickGames 3 роки тому
Thank you I appreciate it! Welcome aboard :) got a ton of awesome gamedev stuff coming
@yeshwanthsai885 2 роки тому
Hi there Nick, I'm very much interested in C++ & gaming industry. While I'm proficient in C++, I have no clue about gaming industry or the prerequisites to do a job as game developer. I'm looking to pursue masters in U.S coming year. If I hope to be a game developer after graduating with M.S degree, is it necessary to graduate in game development specialization or do you suggest something else? Your words of advice are highly valuable. Kindly suggest you to guide me on this, as you have already walked this path and became a game developer yourself. Thank you ☺️
@yoshidababies4222 2 роки тому
Toph is a beast!
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