Re: Hard times

> Hey all,
>
> I know things are looking pretty glum at the moment, especially for those
> amongst us who are copping it financially due to recent events. I also know
> that lots of people are trying their own indie things and some have met with
> success and others have met with less success. I myself have found it really
> hard to get together the time and motivation to keep my pet project going.
> Making games is fun, but it's also hard. I just wanted to say that I think it's
> obvious that our little game dev community is behind you 100% no matter what
> situation you are in, and I know we'll bounce back as a community because of
> that. It's so great to watch how friendly and supportive everyone involved is.
>
> Look at where we are now compared to where we were just a few short years
> ago:
>
> * The last Let's Make Games event was HUGE. I didn't realise our game dev
> community in this little corner of the planet had grown so big. A few years ago
> our groups and gatherings of game developers only had 5 or 10 people!
>
> * We're not as afraid of failure as we used to be. We're going out on a limb
> and making small companies and groups and trying stuff out. Check out the list
> of 'Local Game Developers' on letsmakegames.org. What fertile grounds! Many of
> these ventures will fail, but we're small and fast, and agile enough to try
> again. Which is exactly what we should do.
>
> "Fail cheap. Fail fast. Fail often. Always make new mistakes."
>   - Esther Dyson
>
> * We definately got some net positives out of the Interzone experience:
> 1. Some of us got big game company experience we might not have otherwise got
> in Perth. 2. We got a life lesson to remember (ouch!). 3. If Interzone hadn't
> come here and employed a bunch of us, we might never have all met. I think it's
> so great that some people came to Perth who might not have otherwise, and other
> people stayed in Perth who might have left, and that we all got to meet so many
> great like-minded people. To me that last point is the biggest benefit of all.
> What a great community we have now. You guys rock!
>
> * Look at all the great groups and events we have now. Let's Make Games,
> GameJam, IGDA, OneTwenty, Nullarbor, GO3, (hope I didn't forget any) not to
> mention all the new courses at the universities keeping things fresh in recent
> years. It's awesome.
>
> Anyway, I just wanted to put that out there. I hope nobody gets so
> disillusioned from this experience that they give up on game dev completely. My
> deepest condolences to those who are in a hard place because of this, but there
> are some up sides and I think those will become clear as time distances us from
> all of this.
>
> Hope you are all well, and stay awesome!
>
> Chris.
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