Former industry dev going indie.

findmattgamesfindmattgames Member, PRO Posts: 100
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Hey folks! I'm thankful for GameSalad. It's a great option for a guy like me who used to be in the industry and now is in another career path, yet I still want to make small games!

I live in Lawrence, KS. I did a short stint in Seattle and worked on Destroy All Humans and the very first Scribblenauts. I did a small title in 2012 for iOS called Sticky Bees and its failure was actually a feature story in Game Informer. :) http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/05/29/risky-business-surviving-the-mobile-middle-ground.aspx

Now I am just making games myself on the side and hope to release my first GameSalad title within a month!

Comments

  • tatiangtatiang Member, Sous Chef, PRO, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 11,949
    Always great to have people here with game development experience. Welcome and let us know if we can be of help!
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    Very cool. Welcome!
  • findmattgamesfindmattgames Member, PRO Posts: 100
    Thanks folks. I'm excited to dive in deeper to the community when I can as well. I miss those days.
  • jamie_cjamie_c ImagineLabs.rocks Member, PRO Posts: 5,772
    Welcome!

    My son and I loved playing Destroy All Humans, he thought it was just plain fun and I loved all the old sci-fi movie references!
  • BazookaTimeBazookaTime Member Posts: 1,274
    Hello Welcome! My Dad lives in Lawrence KS. and I spent every Summer there as a kid.
  • freshworksplayfreshworksplay Member, PRO Posts: 67
    Welcome Matt, i live in The Netherlands somewhere on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean :-) ...
  • dgackeydgackey Austin, TXInactive, PRO, Chef Emeritus Posts: 699
    Welcome!

    Always nice to see "industry refugees" using GS (as many of us here are, too!)

    Best of luck and we hope to see some great games from you in the future!

    Dan
  • UtopianGamesUtopianGames Member Posts: 5,692
    Welcome to the mad house :)

    Darren.
  • TheGabfatherTheGabfather Member Posts: 633
    I'm excited to dive in deeper to the community when I can as well.
    Welcome to the community! You won't be disappointed! :D

    How long have you tried tinkering with the tool? I'm not exactly an industry veteran, nor am I a professional game developer, but as a professional traditional programmer I can tell you that your past (and present) programming know-hows will give you an edge when using Gamesalad :)

    I'm confident you'll get familiarised in no time.
    If you get stuck with something, just ask around and we'll be glad to help!
  • 8BitAvrin8BitAvrin Member, PRO Posts: 368
    Welcome! I've never played Destroy All Humans, but I'm a fan of Scribblenauts. I remember first hearing about it and thinking…..that sounds really unique….I wonder how it's going to work.

    Anyways, hope you enjoy GS. Looking forward to your future development.
  • lycettebroslycettebros Member, PRO Posts: 1,598
    Welcome!
  • JDuaneJJDuaneJ San Francisco Member Posts: 300
    Good luck comrade.
  • neomanneoman Member, BASIC Posts: 826
    Welcome and all the best with your development ;-)
  • HopscotchHopscotch Member, PRO Posts: 2,782
    Welcome, you will have fun. Good luck with your projects.
  • beefy_clyrobeefy_clyro Member Posts: 5,394
    Welcome, looking forward to seeing what you come up with :)
  • Braydon_SFXBraydon_SFX Member, Sous Chef, Bowlboy Sidekick Posts: 9,273
    Welcome! <:-P
  • mcrtommcrtom Member, PRO Posts: 147
    Thanks so much for sharing the article - fascinating read, and the enthusiasm from you guys in the behind the bees video was inspiring.

    How was this not a success!?
  • StormyStudioStormyStudio United KingdomMember Posts: 3,989
    @findmattgames‌
    Nice to have you join the masses. That's a great article on game informer. Really nicely written and one interesting journey you've been on to get here. Good luck with what ever you make and no doubt we'll see you around the forum.
  • findmattgamesfindmattgames Member, PRO Posts: 100
    Thanks everyone! The journey HAS been crazy for me, but games will never leave my blood. Again, it's great to have so many friendly people around here it seems!
  • LoadedLoaded Member Posts: 240
    Welcome @findmattgames‌

    Agree with @StormyStudio , really interesting read on GameInformer. Look forward to seeing what you come up with on GS.
  • tenrdrmertenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934
    Welcome, nice to see a fellow Kansan on the forums.
  • RuxelRuxel Member Posts: 12
    Welcome to the forums man!
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