A Day in the Life of a Game Developer with a Full Time Job
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- Опубликовано: 5 янв 2025
- Follow 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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-- Social Media --
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-- PC / Desk Setup --
My headset: amzn.to/34f4Wto
Gaming PC Tower: amzn.to/3dDnZAA
CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 3800X: amzn.to/3o6bNx1
Motherboard - ASUS ROG Strix B550-F : amzn.to/34cUFxF
RAM - G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 32GB: amzn.to/34azn3O
GPU - MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 2070: amzn.to/34czsny
Hard Drive - Samsung (MZ-V7E1T0BW) 970 EVO SSD 1TB: amzn.to/3m3NPR4
Power Supply - Corsair RMX Series, RM750x: amzn.to/3jbiCtl
Microphone - Blue Yeti: amzn.to/3jhI5Bw
Webcam - Angetube Streaming 1080P HD: amzn.to/2IMXVYo
Speakers - Amazon Basics: amzn.to/37o3aIe
Disclaimer: The above links are affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission. Thanks for your support!
-- Music --
►Adventures by A Himitsu ( / a-himitsu )
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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?
Lets create a game that others can merely dream_of😎.
Keep it up 👍
Little brother’s love from India🇮🇳
Need tutorials for game development using unity bro......
Need basic programming video for using c#
Yo man are you in Los Angeles ?
@@Zeuswashington 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
@@Zeuswashington You can download it on my discord if you'd like =) discord.gg/cXyvjH9sZY.
Still early but lots of good stuff coming soon!
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!
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!
Lmfao 🤣
@@SherrieE196 Merry Christmas, Christina!
@@swallowedinthesea11 Merry Christmas to you as well ! :)
@@SherrieE196 Thank you!
Working on your job, working on your own dreams,managing a RUclips channel and spending time with the family. Mad Respect Bro. Definitely got my sub
Appreciate that =) got another crazy vid for ya'll tomorrow!
Sorry to say, but this guy lives like a frat boy. Your bar for respect is pretty low.
@@Bladebreak3r 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 :)
@@Bladebreak3r Stop the negativity!
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
This dude has a dream setup..... but then a family reunion lawn chair. That's the definition of I can do what I want.
Haha not to mention the 12 dollar mouse and keyboard from target
@@Nick-Games9 if it gets the job done and you are happy with it why not :)
@@Nick-Games9 I mean target has pretty good mice
@@vashstampede8523 💯💯
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.
dude it's amazing how much you were able to balance so many things in your daily life I envy it!
Thank you =) Many more videos to come!
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.
Haha those horizontal divs always get ya!
use a parent flex container with flex direction column and justify content center
@@vivarantx Or you can just use align items center without flex direction
Love seeing people do what they really enjoyed doing. Thumbs up.
Looks like this channel has been blessed by the algorithm, God speed my friend
That was a lot of hard work. Subscribed!
Thanks! I've got a lot of great stuff coming!
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.
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 =)
No over polished, the real Hard Life :D i like it, subbed and greetings from Germany.
Thank you! Welcome aboard, I've got a lot of awesome stuff coming =)
New to this lifestyle, and trying to learn as much as I can so I very much appreciate this
As a independent game developer and game tester
I approve this video
your room seems like such a vibe spot
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 :)
:) thank you
Ah yes, relaxing and satisfying content from a simple man. Absolutely love it. Ofc subbed.
Thank you :)
I really love your video and I love how relaxed your job is
I subscribed for the reason you showed reality in entertainment manner,.
I love it ♥️
Glad you enjoyed it :) I've got a lot more stuff for yall coming very soon!
Glad to see a realistic life of an solo indie dev. Thank you for making this video. 💯🥰
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!
Keeping pushing man!! I hope the best for your game devolpment!
Thank you for this video I'm making a essay on game designers and this helped so much!
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.
Haha gotta love that cell phone camera! Thanks for all your help, gotta keep pushing =)
Hard working man ! respect
That character illustration is amazing bro if you add more texture to the grasss it would look even crazier.
Love the special effects!
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.
Begin a game music composer is truly great! But it must be so cool to be able to make games!! Nice video!
Thank you =)
@@Nick-Games9 you're welcome, have a great week!
You are very good with it.
Amazing!!!
I'm from Brazil.
I'm here understand life of games developer.
Thanks for the content!!!
Wow... You are amazingly dedicated and focused
Thank you :)
thanks for sharing this with us
I love your monitor is way bigger then the TV 😂❤
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!
A lot has changed haha, lots of great stuff coming soon as well!
Talk bout a productive day! Great video! Subscribed!
Gotta get a lot done! Glad you enjoyed it!
I don’t know why RUclips suggested this but this video made me happy. Subscribed
=) Welcome aboard!
@@Nick-Games9 thanks Nick, apparently it’s been about a year since this video. How’s the game now?
loved this, thanks for showing the real thing
Awesome video bro, would love to see more daily vlog type videos like this, subscribed 👍🏽
Thanks! Absolutely id love to do more of these types of videos, let me know if you have any suggestions!
YES FINNALY THE FIRST GAME DEV THAT SHOWED HE USES STACK OVERFLOW!!!!
Nothing beats a good ole stack overflow copy paste lol
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!
Glad you enjoyed it! =D Haha BJJ is so much fun
Wow this is so inspiring! keep it up :DD
This is my first time watching you and I already love you!!!!!!!!!
Welcome aboard! I've got more great stuff coming very soon :)
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
So what happened to the game, was it ever published? It says on steam "Coming out soon" and "Note: Armies Of Ganivar is no longer available in the Steam Store." which are contradictory
amazing game it's looking great dude!
When you have a black screen at 2:42 , you start explaining to an imaginary person and forgot to setup your mic lol
Way to go Nicholas ... so Proud of You! Keep reaching for the stars 🌟 😘
1:14 ah yes, only the best off full time programmers search how to centre a div xD
What's a div? XD
no mechanical keyboard, you deserve my like
Haha love it! Some people have been trying to get me to get a mechanical key board, but I like my simple stuff
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
Good video man
Cool..love the art style.
Thanks! I'm loving the art as well :)
bro that sofa look so goddamn comfy 2:39
Its the best! Haha
I was gonna say “I hope this dude works out” and then boom you put on the gi
Putting chips on sandwiches? Absolutely the best! Great video Nick!
Gotta love chips on sandwiches! Thank you!
"Good morning USA. I have a feeling that it's gonna be a wonderful day."
This only shows you staring at a screen 30sec, then tons of material where and what you eat :/ would have been nice if you explained what you are actually doing and working on
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.
What programming languages are used to build games ?
Nice work this inspired me to keep working towards my dreams
Glad I can inspire! Always a good time to learn and follow your passion!
no way am rewatching it too now
Bro. This was my dream job. I want to start my own game developing company. I would like to made games like GTA.
Man loved your show. Amagine
Hey dude..I am an Indian game programmer and I know how hard this work is...BTW..good luck for your games..❤
Yeah you wish
@@lraoasisbottle3052 say what?
@@hxh9472 Who asked
@@lraoasisbottle3052 why u so mean ?
How can you code so much without burning out? @_@
Gotta keep going if I want to finish the game!
Such a productive day. Almost no time goes to waste. Keep it up!
i suggest you lower the background music when you talk.
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 :)
bro has a full time job, sick proructivity setup, and still a folding lawn chair
Did you really just copy some CSS and then ask "What's a DIV???", lol! Love it!
Deberías tener más subs, sigue así!!!
Gracias!
Great video !!!!
What is your full time job like? I'm always interested in what languages people are using in their day-to-day software jobs.
Also, LOVE the content :D
At my job a ton of Javascript / Python but for everything else I use C#. I absolutely love C# and likely will do everything I can with it =)
Thank you =) more great stuff coming!
@@Nick-Games9 I definitely want to learn more :) just learning HTML and CSS now with sights set on JavaScript next. Then C# for Unity.
@@Nick-Games9 My pleasure :D Can't wait to see more.
Knew it was Study town the second I saw those floors + squirrels. Maybe we’ll run into each other one day!
Ah we've moved to Hoboken since! But Stuytown was a great place!
Who knew making games was chilled
I also subbed
=)
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
Playing games seeps into my daily routine as well! 😅
Nice video! Thanks for sharing :)
At 6:53 Why do you turn off your monitors and then your PC instead of just turning off your PC and letting your monitors turn off by itself?
Woow the quality of the voice 💥💥
I too want to be a game dev. Great vlog keep it up
Thank you! A lot more to come
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. 🤗
You are so cool! I Love this.❤️❤️❤️
you dont wonder how much I feel confortable as I looked at you surfing on stackoverflow lol Thank you!
Great video!
If it wasn’t for College, I’d be doing this type of things. Can’t wait for this lifestyle during break 😁
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... 😅
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
@@Nick-Games9 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
Nice Vid!
Stackoverflows: How to center a div?
Him the next second: Wtf is a div?
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.
That's coming 2 videos for now! And it's EPIC!
One question with the training for developing games. Do they teach the tools of cyber security and so fourth I mean it’s all the computer world so don’t you learn everything even coding and programming and hacking or something?
Is it a stressful job? Good content btw :)
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.
What would you do if you have free time? playing video games or watching tv shows?
I rather play video games...
how much do you earn in this game developer job.....
I usually code videogames 😅
@@Nick-Games9 yeah you do but am asking you what will you do if you are free. like playing video games or just watch some movies or anime
@@Nick-Games9 and am planning to become a game developer so that is why am asking that how much is the salary?
Dope video. You have a new subscriber.
Welcome aboard!
That's the same keyboard I use. hehe :D Great video bud.
Haha thanks! One time my keyboard broke so I stock piled 4 of them in my closet 😂
@@Nick-Games9 Dat's a good idea XD
How many hours do you usually work on the daily? Just a simple curious question
Hahahah, the clasic feeling when the bug it is fixed, at the minuto 6:42, i really know that feeling...
The best feeling
Can you please tell us your journey of learning game development and what resources you used
love your setup but man the keyboard killed me
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?
I’m currently attending Full Sail for Game Design, and I’m looking for tips before my first semester is over
Do we have a playable version yet Avatar Nick Games? Patiently waiting