Like many, I got into computer science to make games. I released some shareware and freeware, and even worked on Flight Simulator 2002.
This video explains some of the differences between what you might expect about being a game developer, and what it's actually like. Also, it compares being a software engineer in games vs. general commercial development.
This is based on my 30 years as a software engineer, including 15 as a principal engineer at Microsoft, Amazon, and Google.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00 Introduction
00:43 My relevant experience
02:22 Why I'm not making games
02:59 Three main points
05:59 Playing games is different from making them
07:48 Fierce competition from colleagues
09:16 Less likely to ship / succeed
11:06 Summary and advice
13:24 Wrap-up
Gamasutra post-mortems: https://www.gamasutra.com/features/postmortem/
