I have always wanted to know exactly how much time it will take to create a game. Of course, I have never properly tracked the time spent on my hobby projects. However, now I have decided to try it on my next project. I have been planning to work on a larger game for a while, and I think it’s the perfect project for this development blog. Who knows, maybe it will help someone or inspire them.
I plan to do everything myself, although I’m not starting entirely from scratch. I have been programming for some time and have created some smaller mobile games, you can try the latest out on apple app store and google play But I have never worked on a game of the scope I am planning now. I have never created a 3D game, a multiplayer game, or a first-person shooter 🙂 So, I will also count the time I spend studying and figuring out how things should be done.
I will not count the time spent writing this blog or on any potential marketing activities because, although they are part of game publishing, I believe they have nothing to do with development. I also won’t count the initial brainstorming about what the game will be about, as I have been planning this game for a while, and it has evolved over time, making it difficult to determine how long it took.
Please also consider that this is not my full-time job but a hobby project, so the time will not accumulate very quickly.
I will go into what this game will be about next time, probably in a week or two, when I hope to have at least the basic outlines of the individual components that need to be worked on.
update :
It’s been 10 months since this post, and I haven’t even started. I could blame it on changing jobs, falling into depression, or who knows what else, but the truth is that maybe only now the time is right. 🙂 So, the clock is still at zero seconds, but in the coming days, that’s going to start changing, at least by a couple of hours each day. 🙂
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