Ever wanted to make your own 3D game? Read my story and start making one!
Being a 14 year old kid I found a game engine in a local store. It seemed cool to me to make my own games. Though after several weeks of reading and trying, I stopped, because of my lack of programming skills and the high level of complexicity. A lot has changed since I first started with game making. Some years later I started again, and now with success. I have a big gaming website (with flash and made several 3d games and plan to make many more! I do it just for fun, but if you want to go commercial, you should also read this.
The big commercial games (GTA, C&C and ithers) are made by teams of specialists (usually 20+ employees). They are specialists in one part of the proces (so for example somebody with 10 years of game texturing experience). It is hard (read impossible) to compete with the commercial teams that sell their games for millions of dollars. Just forget that when you start in the game business. Though, what you could aim for is a nice income (by getting a job at a gaming company or by distributing your own games).
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