I’ve worked on a few ‘games’ here or there. Small projects and personal things that I never felt very attached to. Usually these took the form of pen and paper games or mods of existing things, but never anything too large. Never once during those had I ever thought of putting my name on it and having others view my work.
Just a second ago, I created the credits page on my first ever game. It was a very surreal moment. I’ve been looking to make games for years, and here finally, is my first ever game. In 10, 20, or even 30 years, this moment will be something I should remember. I could look back an reminisce on this project and be amazed. On top of that, here is a project I’ve been working on with my team for 11 weeks, and doing the credit page just signals that we’re close to finishing.
But there it is, my name alongside my teams’ names, on a screen in a game, that others can play.
Of course, that game is unlikely to see larger release other than being shown in our portfolios, but still, it’s a very meaningful moment to me.