You mean I can actually write games for a living?
Post: #1
After all the time I spent convincing myself this would never happen, I now write video games for a living! 
I'm the first employee / third coder at a startup that makes a game that currently resembles LEGO + The Sims on the web. 
I just wanted to write a quick thank-you to everyone here who has answered my questions and kept me motivated with contests and competition. This community has been a big part of why I still have a passion for game development. Names I can think of offhand are Will Hogben, Dan Lurie, Keith Bauer, FlamingHairball (whose real name I can't remember), Alex Sikora, Andy Korth, Marin Saric (creator of METAL BASIC, whom I've now actually met!), Alex Diener, Seth Willits, and of course Carlos Camacho.
The game itself is in a very, very, very early stage, but you can check out the current iteration here: http://multiplayer.graffitilabs.com/worl...1514000000
We're currently in the phase where we post sandbox worlds on specific forums as small-scale, quick play tests for feedback. I made the one above for iDG, but if you want to see what a larger community has done, you can look at the Something Awful world: http://multiplayer.graffitilabs.com/worl...7481000000
There are a few navigation, building, and community-related features under development (e.g. farther zoom-out, copy/paste, galleries, etc) so I might update when we deploy those changes. Anyway, have fun!
(I guess this doesn't have anything to do with Mac game development, but I think I've paid my dues in that regard.
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((I hesitated before I submitted this post because now I won't have 666 posts anymore.))
I'm the first employee / third coder at a startup that makes a game that currently resembles LEGO + The Sims on the web. I just wanted to write a quick thank-you to everyone here who has answered my questions and kept me motivated with contests and competition. This community has been a big part of why I still have a passion for game development. Names I can think of offhand are Will Hogben, Dan Lurie, Keith Bauer, FlamingHairball (whose real name I can't remember), Alex Sikora, Andy Korth, Marin Saric (creator of METAL BASIC, whom I've now actually met!), Alex Diener, Seth Willits, and of course Carlos Camacho.
The game itself is in a very, very, very early stage, but you can check out the current iteration here: http://multiplayer.graffitilabs.com/worl...1514000000
We're currently in the phase where we post sandbox worlds on specific forums as small-scale, quick play tests for feedback. I made the one above for iDG, but if you want to see what a larger community has done, you can look at the Something Awful world: http://multiplayer.graffitilabs.com/worl...7481000000
There are a few navigation, building, and community-related features under development (e.g. farther zoom-out, copy/paste, galleries, etc) so I might update when we deploy those changes. Anyway, have fun!
(I guess this doesn't have anything to do with Mac game development, but I think I've paid my dues in that regard.
)((I hesitated before I submitted this post because now I won't have 666 posts anymore.))
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Post: #2
Congrats, man. I hope you learn many new and interesting things! … And then make even cooler games for contests and awesome articles for iDG. 
Post: #3
Dude, congrats!
Justin Ficarrotta
http://www.justinfic.com
"It is better to be The Man than to work for The Man." - Alexander Seropian
Post: #5
Congrats! It's always great to hear about other friends who are making the leap 
Howling Moon Software - CrayonBall for Mac and iPhone, Contract Game Dev Work
Post: #6
Great to hear! I went full time (albeit not in games, but independent development) about a year ago, and I have zero regrets.
KB Productions, Car Care for iPhone/iPod Touch
@karlbecker_com
All too often, art is simply the loss of practicality.
Post: #8
Keep us up to date on how it goes man! Good luck and enjoy it! We'll have to grab dinner again next time I'm in SF (I'm already craving a Pearl's burger).
Alex
Alex
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