Want to break into game development in 2024?

Want to break into game development in 2024?

Here’s how to start from scratch:

𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟 𝟬: Don’t spend a dollar on paid game design courses.
→ Focus on free, high-quality resources.

𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟 𝟭: 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗬
→ Use these resources to build your foundation:

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀:
🎥 Game Maker’s Toolkit (https://lnkd.in/eV8jiCC3)
🎥 Brackeys (https://lnkd.in/emePzUpy)
🎥 Thomas Brush (https://lnkd.in/e7NFK9vH)

𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘀:
📝 Deconstructor of Fun (https://lnkd.in/eMdVqAPZ)
📝 Gamasutra (https://lnkd.in/e2cFCDBe)
📝 Game Design Skills (https://lnkd.in/ewXVpJ6H)

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀:
📚 Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (https://lnkd.in/etk_WeP5)
📚 The Art of Game Design by Jesse Schell (https://lnkd.in/eFt9MRdf)
📚 Blood, Sweat, and Pixels by Jason Schreier (https://lnkd.in/ebvmm7Ty)

𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟 𝟮: 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘
→ Apply your knowledge in game jams every month:

🕹️ Ludum Dare (https://ldjam.com)
🕹️ itch.io Game Jams (https://itch.io/jams)
🕹️ Game Jam Central (https://lnkd.in/et3fqfrk)
🕹️ One Game a Month (https://onegameamonth.com/)
🕹️ Global Game Jam (https://globalgamejam.org/)
🕹️ GMTK Game Jam (https://lnkd.in/ecSD6V_K)

𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟 𝟯: 𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞
→ Connect with industry pros:

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀, 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄:
Sergei Vasiuk
Gökhan Üzmez
Jakub Remiar

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄:
Amir Satvat
Mayank Grover
Mirko Minenza