A Day in the Life of a Game Developer with a Full Time Job

Follow along a day in my life as an Indie Game Developer with a full time job! I show how I balance a full time software engineering job while building a full featured multiplayer indie game!
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[@AvatarNickGames]

Make sure to SMASH that subscribe button for games, wings, and better special effects than The Last Airbender movie! What special effects do you want to see next?

[@ganeshterangwrongchaicho3089]

Lets create a game that others can merely dream_of😎. Keep it up 👍 Little brother’s love from India🇮🇳

[@santhoshdeepu4293]

Need tutorials for game development using unity bro...... Need basic programming video for using c#

[@aceorking31]

Yo man are you in Los Angeles ?

[@AvatarNickGames]

@@Coneelfrancis I had someone draw it for me for my upcoming game :). The scene is of one of the climaxes of the first part of the story

[@AvatarNickGames]

@@Coneelfrancis You can download it on my discord if you'd like =) discord.gg/cXyvjH9sZY. Still early but lots of good stuff coming soon!

[@swallowedinthesea11]

I'm glad you didn't show yourself eating salads and drinking Starbucks 90% of the time, but actually showed your work. Great content, subbed!

[@AvatarNickGames]

Hahaha thanks! I've seen a few of the Starbucks and salads "Day in the Life"'s floating around 😂, got a lot more great stuff coming!

[@SherrieE196]

Lmfao 🤣

[@swallowedinthesea11]

@@SherrieE196 Merry Christmas, Christina!

[@SherrieE196]

@@swallowedinthesea11 Merry Christmas to you as well ! :)

[@swallowedinthesea11]

@@SherrieE196 Thank you!

[@tyronereddy]

Working on your job, working on your own dreams,managing a KZbin channel and spending time with the family. Mad Respect Bro. Definitely got my sub

[@AvatarNickGames]

Appreciate that =) got another crazy vid for ya'll tomorrow!

[@renamons614]

Sorry to say, but this guy lives like a frat boy. Your bar for respect is pretty low.

[@tyronereddy]

@@renamons614 lets see how you live and the type of work you do and the code you write. who knows you might earn my respect as well :)

[@thepandaboySTanimations]

@@renamons614 Stop the negativity!

[@matthewpicardi3816]

He’s a smart man! Now many who watch the video will check out his game. He’s marketing on top of everything you said, he’s going places

[@mattiecastle7105]

dude it's amazing how much you were able to balance so many things in your daily life I envy it!

[@AvatarNickGames]

Thank you =) Many more videos to come!

[@dreamisover9813]

Found the channel today through Reddit. Admirable to see people who do full time work and find discipline and will to work on something else like a game on the side. Also: "How can I horizontally center a div" is a classic, haha.

[@AvatarNickGames]

Haha those horizontal divs always get ya!

[@vivarantx]

use a parent flex container with flex direction column and justify content center

[@ecayeta]

@@vivarantx Or you can just use align items center without flex direction

[@LoneWolf-gl8sk]

Love seeing people do what they really enjoyed doing. Thumbs up.

[@citizengoose1342]

Looks like this channel has been blessed by the algorithm, God speed my friend

[@marcnacionales7786]

That was a lot of hard work. Subscribed!

[@AvatarNickGames]

Thanks! I've got a lot of great stuff coming!

[@GravityGamingCo]

This dude has a dream setup..... but then a family reunion lawn chair. That's the definition of I can do what I want.

[@AvatarNickGames]

Haha not to mention the 12 dollar mouse and keyboard from target

[@vashstampede8523]

@@AvatarNickGames if it gets the job done and you are happy with it why not :)

[@ikeys9633]

@@AvatarNickGames I mean target has pretty good mice

[@sameerdas2468]

@@vashstampede8523 💯💯

[@user-ky9qn4pg3w]

I had dumped 2 expensive gaming chairs for a 20$ function chair. Productivity through the roof. Gaming chairs felt too comfortable to the point of just me wanting to chill in them.

[@Skip-bk4gg]

No over polished, the real Hard Life :D i like it, subbed and greetings from Germany.

[@AvatarNickGames]

Thank you! Welcome aboard, I've got a lot of awesome stuff coming =)

[@moscatelbotelho]

This is one of my favorite all time videos! I am also a Game Developer so this makes me so happy. I love the chips in the sandwich and I also love wings! Your game looks amazing Nick! Thank you for this video the music sets the perfect atmosphere :)

[@AvatarNickGames]

:) thank you

[@BME-dj1ox]

Ah yes, relaxing and satisfying content from a simple man. Absolutely love it. Ofc subbed.

[@AvatarNickGames]

Thank you :)

[@Link-Link]

That's awesome man, I wish you the best of luck for your games, Im still young but I really wanna be a game designer when I'll be older, so watching that kind of videos gives me more hope to achieve what I want.

[@AvatarNickGames]

You can accomplish anything you put your mind too! It's going to be difficult and challenging, but it's incredibly rewarding in the end =)

[@MusicProducerGameDeveloper]

As a independent game developer and game tester I approve this video

[@Pulpified]

your room seems like such a vibe spot

[@KillerKingdom]

I subscribed for the reason you showed reality in entertainment manner,. I love it ♥️

[@AvatarNickGames]

Glad you enjoyed it :) I've got a lot more stuff for yall coming very soon!

[@zecheriahdavinci508]

I really love your video and I love how relaxed your job is

[@charlize__]

loved this, thanks for showing the real thing

[@rat3446]

Thank you for this video I'm making a essay on game designers and this helped so much!

[@F.Ray97]

Awesome video bro, would love to see more daily vlog type videos like this, subscribed 👍🏽

[@AvatarNickGames]

Thanks! Absolutely id love to do more of these types of videos, let me know if you have any suggestions!

[@thecodingkeet]

Wow this is so inspiring! keep it up :DD

[@roxannafabiolastefaniuc3606]

Glad to see a realistic life of an solo indie dev. Thank you for making this video. 💯🥰

[@larrypendleton8195]

Talk bout a productive day! Great video! Subscribed!

[@AvatarNickGames]

Gotta get a lot done! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@victorvinicius8907]

You are very good with it. Amazing!!! I'm from Brazil. I'm here understand life of games developer. Thanks for the content!!!

[@DyLightedCatan]

Once again amazing stuff. I’m proud and confident to say that I’m here before you blow up! Well edited, well paced, and well shot (even with a meh camera). I know you’re going to succeed. Keep at it.

[@AvatarNickGames]

Haha gotta love that cell phone camera! Thanks for all your help, gotta keep pushing =)

[@vogita78]

This was super refreshing to watch, thanks for this. I work in retail and I’m currently working on a fighter and I recently got all 6 of my characters working! I’m glad game dev is just fun for you! Cheers!

[@gamerx4511]

Keeping pushing man!! I hope the best for your game devolpment!

[@dreamcometrue3894]

Hard working man ! respect

[@JRHockeyTV]

This is my first time watching you and I already love you!!!!!!!!!

[@AvatarNickGames]

Welcome aboard! I've got more great stuff coming very soon :)

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

thanks for sharing this with us

[@mattiecastle7105]

amazing game it's looking great dude!

[@makoakaleo4653]

Nice video! Thanks for sharing :)

[@saveushiral]

Wow... You are amazingly dedicated and focused

[@AvatarNickGames]

Thank you :)

[@neil9151]

i suggest you lower the background music when you talk.

[@michaelanthonygutierrez]

New to this lifestyle, and trying to learn as much as I can so I very much appreciate this

[@giv_cookie]

I remember when this video had like 100 views now it has 76k views just wow!!!! I remember when your channel had 770 subscribers now over 5k... Good job man and keep up the good work!

[@AvatarNickGames]

A lot has changed haha, lots of great stuff coming soon as well!

[@TheUntypicalGerman]

To me computers are just a miracle .. Who came up with the idea of shooting electricity through some plates and then we suddenly can play complex games with people from across the world in real time?! .. It's just pure magic

[@seancstudio]

Watched Avatar TLA as a “farewell to Netflix” then IMMEDIATELY watched it again. The only other animation that gets this love is Transformers Prime. Thanks for this great “A day in the life…” vid.

[@retrodad9390]

Nice stuff and impressive that u combining your passion with the daily job... my question is : what do u use for multiplayer the new unity 2021 stuff (still under development) or some external package?

[@AvatarNickGames]

That will all be explain in the next video very soon ;)

[@armiesofganivar3320]

Love the special effects!

[@barryallen8217]

Great video!

[@matteopepe28]

Very cool!

[@nierautomata9654]

Cool..love the art style.

[@AvatarNickGames]

Thanks! I'm loving the art as well :)

[@raphaelramos4016]

you dont wonder how much I feel confortable as I looked at you surfing on stackoverflow lol Thank you!

[@robertfrost765]

You are so cool! I Love this.❤️❤️❤️

[@fartnugget4220]

Good video man

[@henschelinc.500]

Way to go Nicholas ... so Proud of You! Keep reaching for the stars 🌟 😘

[@reubenjacob4499]

YES FINNALY THE FIRST GAME DEV THAT SHOWED HE USES STACK OVERFLOW!!!!

[@AvatarNickGames]

Nothing beats a good ole stack overflow copy paste lol

[@MladenMihajlovic]

Hahah the life of any developer (especially in these days working from home): typing and eating. Love the disposable plates too so no clean up necessary lol

[@mulexawikjo8207]

no way am rewatching it too now

[@mauratenhoopen]

Begin a game music composer is truly great! But it must be so cool to be able to make games!! Nice video!

[@AvatarNickGames]

Thank you =)

[@mauratenhoopen]

@@AvatarNickGames you're welcome, have a great week!

[@hxh9472]

Hey dude..I am an Indian game programmer and I know how hard this work is...BTW..good luck for your games..❤

[@lraoasisbottle3052]

Yeah you wish

[@hxh9472]

@@lraoasisbottle3052 say what?

[@lraoasisbottle3052]

@@hxh9472 Who asked

[@crakked6600]

@@lraoasisbottle3052 why u so mean ?

[@wood4234]

dude really awesome! subbin!!

[@kinggstergaming4136]

I love your monitor is way bigger then the TV 😂❤

[@casta1776]

Nice Vid!

[@yofayo3239]

amazing video hope to learn more from you♥️. do you have any recommendations for pc setup and monitor? for a student who really want to pursue game development and will use that pc even after graduation

[@AvatarNickGames]

I personally really like a gaming PC if you can afford it, it helps so much by speeding up tasks that can add up in time

[@chester0415]

That character illustration is amazing bro if you add more texture to the grasss it would look even crazier.

[@brianwerner8718]

I never comment on videos. However, this video is AMAZING. Great music! I'm a fresh out of college Computer Engineer. I also train Jiu Jitsu and Avatar is amazing!

[@AvatarNickGames]

Glad you enjoyed it! =D Haha BJJ is so much fun

[@DylanKGreen]

Putting chips on sandwiches? Absolutely the best! Great video Nick!

[@AvatarNickGames]

Gotta love chips on sandwiches! Thank you!

[@madslab]

Just subbed ! Hey, im curious on your path of starting game dev. Were you self taught or did you go to school? Id love to see a video on your educational background. What you do is so cool and I appreciate your authenticity in this video and others ! Thank you

[@wightclaudia]

I was gonna say “I hope this dude works out” and then boom you put on the gi

[@Pulpified]

im impressed that he almost never looks at internet for his codes

[@LusionXL2K]

Definitely my dream 🔥

[@davidhamelehh]

Amazing

[@tsheposepadile]

Dope video. You have a new subscriber.

[@AvatarNickGames]

Welcome aboard!

[@putulbaidya5384]

I too want to be a game dev. Great vlog keep it up

[@AvatarNickGames]

Thank you! A lot more to come

[@Riodragon1]

no mechanical keyboard, you deserve my like

[@AvatarNickGames]

Haha love it! Some people have been trying to get me to get a mechanical key board, but I like my simple stuff

[@Adragos17]

This was really cool.. I often have wondered what a day in the life of a video game developer looked like. This was very inspirational and eye opening. 🤗

[@onepiece9937]

bro that sofa look so goddamn comfy 2:39

[@AvatarNickGames]

Its the best! Haha

[@Theoneaboveandbelow]

blind bandit!!! best episode.

[@AvatarNickGames]

Gotta love Toph's intro, one of the best! Haha

[@AnimalMother98]

Great video, but just a little suggestion: Sometimes it is hard to hear you speak over the music, so maybe for your future videos you could adjust the audio levels :)

[@rvmb]

I don’t know why KZbin suggested this but this video made me happy. Subscribed

[@AvatarNickGames]

=) Welcome aboard!

[@rvmb]

@@AvatarNickGames thanks Nick, apparently it’s been about a year since this video. How’s the game now?

[@TORQUETRIBE866]

Awesome

[@Blaze_796]

Who knew making games was chilled

[@Blaze_796]

I also subbed

[@AvatarNickGames]

=)

[@liolio1230]

Such a productive day. Almost no time goes to waste. Keep it up!

[@lilydelacour]

Cool video. It‘s great to see a realistic day in the life. ☺️ and is it just me, but somehow you remind me of Joey from friends? 😄 Maybe I should just stop binge watching the series... 😅

[@AvatarNickGames]

Haha ill take that as a compliment 😂! Glad you enjoyed the video! I'll probably make another video like this once the whole pandemic situation is over

[@lilydelacour]

@@AvatarNickGames Awesome news! :) And yeah, it is meant as a compliment. Perhaps I should have said that your looks remind me of him and not his character :D

[@PobzebArmerding]

Did you really just copy some CSS and then ask "What's a DIV???", lol! Love it!

[@edoardomicci7425]

love your setup but man the keyboard killed me

[@mohammadtausifrafi8277]

Your music choice is very good. Usually music is entirely terrible, or only one track is good, the rest are terrible. All the tracks in this video is good, which is very exceptional.

[@johnpage8956]

really dude you just made my mouth watery

[@NexusAMV1]

Wow! This is awesome. May I ask, what were you making your game on at the start?

[@AvatarNickGames]

Unity C# :)

[@NexusAMV1]

@@AvatarNickGames okay thanks! Is it a free download?

[@NexusAMV1]

@@AvatarNickGames also. Can you publish to game to others or is it just for yourself?

[@kushalnepal9938]

Yoooo mans is caked tf up

[@TemiBabs_official]

Nice! What's the name of the software you used to make this?

[@kenk684]

Holy crap! Do you really turn off the PSU switch on top of just shutting down? If so, I'm impressed. I can't be bothered to do anything beyond put my system to sleep lol.

[@AvatarNickGames]

I actually do hahah, my friend who builds these computers said it would help it last longer so I just made it a habit. Haven't really looked into if its true though 😅

[@Orichalchris]

How can you code so much without burning out? @_@

[@AvatarNickGames]

Gotta keep going if I want to finish the game!

[@Cyrus_Shokan]

Hi Nick. I just discovered your channel. Thanks for this interesting video. I am considering a career change. I am in my early forties and hope its not too late ! Definitely subbing. Id love to see more videos on game development. I'm wondering can i get into this world myself? Maybe you could do a video on the required qualifications? Thanks again.

[@AvatarNickGames]

Hi Jason! The gaming industry is definitely tough but if you don't know any software engineering I would definitely play around with gamedev just to learn software :) The best way to do that is to download Unity3D which is a graphics engine for making games and is what I use

[@Cyrus_Shokan]

@@AvatarNickGames Thank you !

[@anakinskywalkerrr]

Thank god, i finally know how to ceenteer a div

[@AvatarNickGames]

Hahhaa stack overflow to the rescue!

[@TheARTY50]

heyo! fellow game developer here. this is almost exactly what i do on a day to day aswell. except i end my workday cursing technology and vowing to quit to go live in a forest... and then i just play games all night. i try gym, take walks and read often to b "hEaLtHy" here and there but most days ...make games, play games lol

[@AvatarNickGames]

Playing games seeps into my daily routine as well! 😅

[@zaccheuswilson5297]

How to horizontally center a div lol man. Awesome video

[@Bhairab_roy]

Great by the way which company you are working on?

[@josephvanwyk2088]

Do you mind giving us a pipeline process video. When starting a new game, what comes first 1, 2, 3... the ABCs. Even if it's a powerpoint presentation?

[@caitlinsam8879]

Knew it was Study town the second I saw those floors + squirrels. Maybe we’ll run into each other one day!

[@AvatarNickGames]

Ah we've moved to Hoboken since! But Stuytown was a great place!

[@AnnamariiBerta]

Is it a stressful job? Good content btw :)

[@kintory444]

Woow the quality of the voice 💥💥

[@ZorelankLoL]

Deberías tener más subs, sigue así!!!

[@AvatarNickGames]

Gracias!

[@chiranjitdey1430]

That's the same keyboard I use. hehe :D Great video bud.

[@AvatarNickGames]

Haha thanks! One time my keyboard broke so I stock piled 4 of them in my closet 😂

[@chiranjitdey1430]

@@AvatarNickGames Dat's a good idea XD

[@MEGA_TREE]

I like it

[@gabejona7832]

What programming language do you use? Btw great vid man

[@AvatarNickGames]

Thanks! I use C# which is easy to code in and super fast as well :)

[@gamemakingkirb667]

Everyone: … Me: NO DONT RUIN THE DESK WITH THE WINGS-

[@AvatarNickGames]

NEED MORE WINGS

[@Sparow41]

So this is how my life will be like in the near future.. great!

[@darthkai3621]

If it wasn’t for College, I’d be doing this type of things. Can’t wait for this lifestyle during break 😁