Game developers lack confidence in programming skills
13 posts across 3 communities in the last 30 days; 77% from r/gamedev.
“I'm wanting to be a solo game dev one day. I'm a sophomore in high school, and I haven't gotten in a coding class yet, but I'm hopping to next semester. I'm using gamemaker and completed the rpg tutorial. (though something happened because I have a weird computer and I can't…”
“Hello, I have decided to make my own game, I plan to use rpg maker or in any case game maker to do it and libresprite for art, it is basically an rpg of history and bullet hell type combat, I have almost the whole story made and some songs but the problem is that I know…”
“Hi, I'm 19 and somehow never learned to code while everyone else who wants to be a gamedev is somehow coding circles around me. For my whole life I've wanted to be a game developer and make people have fun, laugh, and inspire hope in their darkest moments. 1 main problem, I…”
Multiple game development students and aspiring developers express feeling overwhelmed and lacking confidence in their programming abilities, even nearing graduation. They struggle with understanding concepts and constantly rely on external resources to complete tasks.
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“I need experience to make job hunting easier in the future, I know godot and made good progress on some systems, enough progress for me to be able to confidently say I can finish the entire project with my current skillset, But I feel like…”
“Hi I'm new to this sub and I'm new to game dev. I have ZERO prior experience I have very minimal coding experience other than Python in my school days 6+ years ago. I want to ask, does anyone have any advice for me to start learning. Obviously game development can be daunting to a newbie such as myself but for those of you that have been in the industry for a while do you have any good sources for learning. Obviously following youtube tutorials will likely be a relatively highly suggeste”
“I need to preface this by saying that this is an honest request for assistance, not some kind of pity post. I'm extremely new to game dev, like one year in. I started with a small certificate that focused on game design and I spent all of it focusing on level and narrative design. I know 0 code and honestly struggle to even understand the most basic concepts of it. I'm a literature major and know fuckall about programming. When doing my final assignment, the programmer that had agreed to”
“Hi everyone! I’d really like to make a game, but I honestly have no idea where to start. I’m interested in making something focused on visual storytelling, point-and-click elements, and exploration. Games like OMORI are a big inspiration for me. I’m not completely new to programming: I know some Python and C. But when it comes to art, game design, and the actual development process, I’m starting from basically zero. Do I need to learn how to draw? What should I learn first? I’ve tried looking fo”
“I'm wanting to be a solo game dev one day. I'm a sophomore in high school, and I haven't gotten in a coding class yet, but I'm hopping to next semester. I'm using gamemaker and completed the rpg tutorial. (though something happened because I have a weird computer and I can't find the project) I originally planned to use ai to help small things only for my personal/experimental coding projects, not any of the main stuff or any of the graphics, but after some feedback, I de”
“A friend and I are working on our first video game, so we have very little experience in the industry. Our game takes place in an old-school computer terminal that requires players to use a command-line-like interface. It’s begging for a tutorial, but we’re really trying to resist the urge to put one in. Are we being foolish? Here’s a little backstory that’s necessary, I think: When we first sat down to start brainstorming ideas for our game, we decided on a puzzle game. We both love puzzle game”
“I am interested in game dev but i don't know anyone and none of my friends and relatives know anything about it. what should i do like where to begin submitted by /u/soulsPleased [link] [comments]”
“Hello, I have decided to make my own game, I plan to use rpg maker or in any case game maker to do it and libresprite for art, it is basically an rpg of history and bullet hell type combat, I have almost the whole story made and some songs but the problem is that I know absolutely nothing about programming, do you really recommend rpg maker to do it? What good tutorials or courses are there on YouTube to learn from literally 0? submitted by /u/Cinnamonnia [link] [comments]”
“I ended up learning 3D modeling, rigging and animating, try’d dozens of game engines, but could never figure out CODE. Whenever I watch a tutorial it sounds like someone speaking in a foreign language, I don’t understand any of the functions they speak about. I want to learn python or java, and make a free web rhythm game. My question: How did you learn? Was there a different mindset that changed everything? Am I looking at it from the wrong angle? Any suggestions on how this particular predicam”
“i really love to make games but im so scared of the fact that just learning unity and coding wont be enough to make ends meet. all im asking is that by doing gamedev can i learn enough C# coding to get a corporate backend job just incase i fail to make a good game or find a job in a game company? i have 0 experience in any of these and would love to hear how you guys followed your passion and made a decent living submitted by /u/AMM_MINER [link] [comments]”
“Hi there. I've been doing more programming on GMS, and I've been enjoying it even though it's kinda confusing me sometimes. I do wanna learn to do my own games and prototypes because im most on the game design and art part. But sometimes I understand 70-80% of what I've done; the game works, but I'm like, "mmm, should I get super into it to understand all of it?" At the end, what I want is the game to work. Just curious about others' experience. Have a good one!”
“Hii! I have created a game which is very basic I think as a no knowledge in game development creating a game that fees amazing. Please guide me is this right or should follow a proper path if I want to learn game dev and earn something out of it or should follow the same workflow using agents to create games and earn ? submitted by /u/Professional-Gene844 [link] [comments]”
“Hi, I'm 19 and somehow never learned to code while everyone else who wants to be a gamedev is somehow coding circles around me. For my whole life I've wanted to be a game developer and make people have fun, laugh, and inspire hope in their darkest moments. 1 main problem, I don't know where to start. Other than two engines I'm planning (Unity and Godot) on possibly trying I done know anything. I tried jumping in off YT and found 101 videos and got confused where to start. I'v”
“i have had an idea for a long time for a game and i want to make it, it will have procedural generation simple enemies and active ragdolls and of course like health and stuff i dont know where or how to start, submitted by /u/DovahkinnPlays [link] [comments]”
“Hello everyone, I’m just concerned the fact that I’m on my final year of game programming and still have no clue on how to do anything, I constantly feel overwhelmed and having to look things up all the time. Is this normal or am I cooked fellas. I plan on doing my own project in the summer as with my semester starting I rather focus on that while keeping a good mental health (edit: mental health is towards the college itself not coding) submitted by /u/alanlyal [link] [comment”