An Overwhelmed Game Dev…

Hey,

I’ve just launched a second YouTube channel and I really wanted to highlight the struggles that went into creating the most recent devlog. Feelings of overwhelm, impostor syndrome and lack of motivation. I go into how I managed to overcome these issues on this occasion and talk through what that process was like. It’s different to my normal game dev videos but it’s quite a personal video and I hope you’ll enjoy it as you get to know me better.

Thanks,
Tom

Devlog: Plok Remake! – Adding New Levels & BEES!

Hey there! I’m back from a *cough* 5 month break and I’m back with a new video featuring new enemies, new platforming mechanics such as rotating platforms. I’ve finished of the garlen beach stage and also finished the new level ‘Sleepy Dale’. Check it out!

Learning to be OPEN about my YouTube Channel

I’ve had a presence on YouTube since in some format since 2011. Around this age I assumed all the content I put out was great and would share it with people at school to the point of adding everyone in my friends list into a chat and sending out a video link to my comedy series “life sucks”, I did podcasts and even sang on YouTube on the same channel. My sense of embarrassment didn’t seem to be present.

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Game Design: My Idea Generator

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So I came up with a system last year which I used for a period of time over summer. It allows you to come up with self created ideas which should be triggered by asking you simple questions. I managed to come up with a few ideas I might share one day using this system I made.

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