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Confidence is HUGE with Reece Geofroy (Indie Game Developer)
#013 - Ever wondered what life is like as a self-motivated independent game developer and YouTube creator? Join Connor as he interviews Reece Geofroy about all things creative.
We cover quite a few topics:
- Reece's journey from lost youth to self-taught game dev
- Tips for self-learning
- Documenting a game's development on YouTube
- Why traditional education isn't a must-have in the indie community
- The helpfulness of qualifications
- How copying your favourite creations is the best learning curriculum
- Implementing structure in your learning
- Reaching out and networking
- Keeping connections intimate and personal, yet still respectable
- Appealing to people's humanity
- The creative process
- Committing to game development full-time
- Why you should think of your life in stages
- Balancing time between creating and marketing
- Dealing with burnout and depression
- Why we shouldn't idolize people (it's an excuse)
- Using college routines as a template for productivity
- The advantage of externalizing our ambitions
- Nurturing a personal support network
- Creating motivation
- The difference between motivation and determination
- Why determination is better
- Tonnes of productivity talk
- Taking mini-vacations and why it's productive
- Maintaining your sanity as an ambitious person
- Personal organization
- Why you should dialogue with your future self
- How we over-estimate short-term goals and under-estimate long-term ones
- How being your own boss is like being a kid with no parents
- Why being firm with yourself is essential
- The importance of style and why you don't want to settle on one
- Prioritizing your ideas
- Keeping consistent
- The evergreen advice Reece would give himself if he were to start all over again
You can learn more about the community behind Create With Us Productions or read our newsletter for creatives here:
https://www.cwupcommunity.com
Join the community, hit subscribe, and keep creative!
You can find this episode's show notes at:
https://www.cwupcommunity.com/keepcreative/reecegeofroy
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By Create With Us Productions#013 - Ever wondered what life is like as a self-motivated independent game developer and YouTube creator? Join Connor as he interviews Reece Geofroy about all things creative.
We cover quite a few topics:
- Reece's journey from lost youth to self-taught game dev
- Tips for self-learning
- Documenting a game's development on YouTube
- Why traditional education isn't a must-have in the indie community
- The helpfulness of qualifications
- How copying your favourite creations is the best learning curriculum
- Implementing structure in your learning
- Reaching out and networking
- Keeping connections intimate and personal, yet still respectable
- Appealing to people's humanity
- The creative process
- Committing to game development full-time
- Why you should think of your life in stages
- Balancing time between creating and marketing
- Dealing with burnout and depression
- Why we shouldn't idolize people (it's an excuse)
- Using college routines as a template for productivity
- The advantage of externalizing our ambitions
- Nurturing a personal support network
- Creating motivation
- The difference between motivation and determination
- Why determination is better
- Tonnes of productivity talk
- Taking mini-vacations and why it's productive
- Maintaining your sanity as an ambitious person
- Personal organization
- Why you should dialogue with your future self
- How we over-estimate short-term goals and under-estimate long-term ones
- How being your own boss is like being a kid with no parents
- Why being firm with yourself is essential
- The importance of style and why you don't want to settle on one
- Prioritizing your ideas
- Keeping consistent
- The evergreen advice Reece would give himself if he were to start all over again
You can learn more about the community behind Create With Us Productions or read our newsletter for creatives here:
https://www.cwupcommunity.com
Join the community, hit subscribe, and keep creative!
You can find this episode's show notes at:
https://www.cwupcommunity.com/keepcreative/reecegeofroy