My 1 Year Game Dev Journey - From School to Sea of Thieves

In this video, I share my 1 year game dev journey, which took me from school to Sea of Thieves.
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In this video I share with you my 1-year game dev journey of how I went straight from school to working on Sea of Thieves.
Sea of thieves is a AAA game developed by Rare and published by Microsoft Studios.
I hope you find my 1-year game dev journey insightful and interesting, if you did, please consider subscribing, and liking the video so that I am motivated to create a video detailing what it was like being a game dev on Sea of Thieves.
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[@mrhotdogs7623]

is rare planning to port the game to playstation?

[@MyGameDevPal]

@@mrhotdogs7623 They're an xbox games studio, so I doubt it

[@commonertooth2708]

@@MyGameDevPal when fix hitreg?

[@badbanana9894]

Your story is inspirational ❤️ Really glad you've told it here and with the pictures as well really helped me imagine your journey. Thank you. I'm inspired to finnish this project and enjoy the next 😉 ✨️ 😊

[@trondso9008]

Quite inspiring story, I think most of us would be definitely interested in getting to hear a 2nd part of your journey.

[@Zkel__]

I totally agree!

[@devynhendley8102]

Yup

[@gadreptile1]

Well he hasnt played the 2nd part yet :)

[@lukejohnstongamedev]

As as a Games student in my first year of college, this has really inspired me to keep pushing myself. Keep it up mate!!

[@MyGameDevPal]

Glad to hear it Luke! Good luck with college!!!

[@lukejohnstongamedev]

​@@MyGameDevPal Cheers!

[@Alchemistbtw]

where do you study?

[@ProtosHeis94]

Game dev was bad for me. Even though I did well there's nothing out there. My friend who got top marks and I mean 100%, works in a supeemarket

[@sorgii]

What’s the specific name of your major?

[@SirGary]

I've just started working at the game industry after studying gamedev too and it's amazing that I can see myself in your story :) (Although I don't work for a AAA studio, but time will tell)

[@suwirodkantawang6799]

I hope we can see great game coming from you!

[@goated8209]

You will eventually work for them. If you don't mind me asking. What game company do you work for?

[@FlatThumb]

Everybody has their own path. Some paths are clearer than others. Do not judge your progression based on how other people are doing. Congrats and goodluck everyone!

[@nyexo3192]

Needed to hear this, thank you brother and good luck on your journey

[@_boof]

You have no idea how motivating this is. I’m not even in the games industry but I really feel like I could apply it to me in my current situation. Sometimes persistence and simply just doing what you love will get you there sooner or later.

[@5MadMovieMakers]

Congrats!

[@MartinJnr]

Really happy to hear someone’s game design dreams come to fruition. Personally, I have always wanted to get into game design but ended up in the more fintech side of things. I’ve always wanted to work on a game that would give someone the joy I experienced growing up playing certain games. All the best and keep up the hard work!

[@nuk4lear]

A friend recommended this video to me to inspire me to work harder on my course in level 3 games design. From level 2 i figured it'd be quite easy but damn i was mistaken. This video has fully inspired me to push more and research more of my course! So thank you for this 1 year journey it was very inspiring and keep it up!

[@MyGameDevPal]

I'm really happy to hear my story has inspired you to keep working hard! Feel more than welcome to join the discord and share your progress going forwards!

[@nuk4lear]

@@MyGameDevPal I will consider doing that, thank you!

[@austinschaap8739]

That's incredible and it really highlights just how much effort you have to put in yourself to learn the skills and tools necessary to hold your own at pretty much any development beyond simple tools. Thank you so much for this, definitely inspiring me to work towards my own goals (I am but a first year undergraduate, we shall see how I go)

[@jc3777]

Great. I loved it. I actually got emotional when you were offered the job. So happy for you. May you continue to be blessed 😊

[@jamdonut]

lovely story and also the way the company got you down to meet you shows a real company who cares with a great leader. best of luck in the industry you'll smash it

[@iangerken7287]

Great video sir, recently been wanting to go back to school. Didn’t know exactly what I was wanting to do. Realizing I love playing games and over the years my love for them has only grown stronger. I really did some complicated math and put 2+2 together… and man oh man it finally clicked. Starting school this semester with big dreams and even bigger motivation! 🙏🏻

[@MegaGangsta4life]

You are EXTREMELY intelligent and disciplined. PLEASE! Never lose that spark/drive you have, youre gonna go far in life brother

[@GloryOfNight]

I've been working in game dev for 4.5+ years and it seems the best job offers comes not from HRs / tech interviewers / skill evaluations, but the people that just understand what exact people they need in their team and just invite you over. At least from my experience in east Europe. Also, when comparing your UK College/University experience to what we have in east Europe, you are in a intergalactic space age.

[@MyGameDevPal]

I completely agree with you on this, it's why I always tell younger devs looking for their first job to find great leaders at a young age, rather than highly recognised brands. It's likely they'll gain better experience that way...

[@parsa26]

you cant even imagine what feels like to be a guy who interested in game dev in middle east ..... THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT GAME DEV IN UNITVERSITY and u should learn everyhing in YT and u cant even buy online course beacause your country is sanctioned by US ....... GOD DAMN IT 😥😥😥

[@Headik]

@@parsa26 Self education still exists... Until US close the intenet for us

[@computergames3918]

@@parsa26 Why!? Why did the USA sanctioned your country... what happen!? 😱

[@ashez002]

@@computergames3918 War in Ukraine happened

[@nock5th]

I'm still trying to find my way into the industry, but your video helped shed some light on areas that may be holding me back. Thanks for telling your story!

[@roseflower2806]

thank you for sharing this story its so inspiring, i always go back to watch this video everytime i need some motivation

[@charlesbwilliams]

What an awesome story, thanks for choosing SOT to put your efforts towards!

[@thomvanderent3785]

yo man great video i think i found something to study, i was still not sure what to study after this year but this peaked my interest, thank you

[@diabolic_edits_27]

it's been a year you released this video and it really helped me to think about becoming a video editor professionally than my current freelancing video editor tag. Note I just watched your video today. Thank you for creating it

[@adrianmeyer2157]

I'm 40 years old just finally starting to getting round to learning programming and unity, completely new to it but really enjoy watching these types of videos, gives me more motivation, I'll probably never learn as much as you would have going to uni and stuff, but it's all fun and learning. even if I just make some shitty 2D games, that'll be cool haha

[@MyGameDevPal]

It's never too late to learn Adrian ^_^ And to be honest, you probably won't have the freedom to research as much as I did at the time (literally 16+ hours a day of focused intentional work), but there are plenty of fantastic resources online to help push you forward in your journey at the pace that suits you! I'm looking forward to seeing your creations in the discord showcase channels!

[@adrianmeyer2157]

@@MyGameDevPal Yeah you're right, never too late, what I've done now is stop playing games all the time and just try and hammer learning this stuff, I've been trying on and off for years haha. I'll join your discord if I can, I'm sure that will give more incentive to try harder too.

[@BloodCatters]

I am a bit in the same situation. I have finished my mechanical engineering degree and I am working for a famous car company but there is a part of me that wants to toss everything and start a clean sheet in the gaming industry. I started looking at unity for more than a month now and it is fun but it is hard to learn new stuff after 12 hours at the factory :( I can only look for about 30 minutes to an hour if I am not that tired. If I am tired I just skip it since it will not be efficient.

[@Macferny]

It doesnt care what you study,its the effort you put in,on the game industry you are literally an artist,and well you can guide someone but you can't teach them how to create something,its all about technique and being different from others

[@adrianmeyer2157]

@@BloodCatters Yeah same here, I work all day and try get at least a couple hours of learning in, I have loads of little projects I'm working on but I guess it's all just getting to grips with how it all works.

[@CyberWolf755]

Amazing story. Makes me regret wasting so much time during collage when I knew I wanted to develop my game dev skills.

[@Dailyfiver]

Same man. I went towards a CAD design degree for “stability” and now all I think about is starting an indie game studio. I’m learning as I go and finishing my first little project someday soon so hopefully I can accomplish some of these goals I’ve set for myself.

[@YuyinSports]

Wow man this is insane, what an adventure! Congratulation on all your hard work and keep it up! I would definetly love to see more content. Greetings from Mexico!

[@Skeffles]

Fantastic to hear your story! At the start of the video I expected you to be working at Rare, now I know about Coconut Lizard. That's very cool.

[@oscarmoxon102]

As a student at Southampton, it's crazy to think we work at the same level. Edit quality is incredible. Best of luck.

[@Rob-hm4jx]

This was so awesome to watch, I'm going to Southampton for computer science next (academic) year as well, and I've been making (rarely complete) games for a while so it's cool to see an example of what's possible. Really inspiring video, thanks!

[@Frag2xx5]

as a big fan of sot, gotta say i appreciate your and your teams work on it, truly an amazing game.. also, this video was indeed inspiring even though i dont plan on becoming a game dev

[@yadav-r]

Yeah, that's very inspirational. Thanks for sharing man.

[@matu.ayrton]

a truly inspiring story, thanks for sharing

[@IsmaelVazquezJr]

this video is really well put together. aside from that, wow man. huge inspiration.

[@Lexyvil]

Very inspirational video! It makes me want to learn more on what I don't know about making games or any other software for various uses. Thank you for sharing your story.

[@WhoLeb7]

This is the most incredible story I’ve ever heard… very, very impressive!

[@Wishbone_Games]

As someone making their first commercial release, this video gives me a lot of hope for the future

[@samansamani4477]

it was nice to hear your story hope to see next part...

[@kierancooksley1768]

Inspiring story and video. I just finished my first year at university studying Games Design in the UK. Sea of Thieves is my all time favourite game, and Rare is my dream studio to work for. Hopefully I'll get there some day.

[@InternetAliass]

Very cool! I interviewed for sot years ago. Was not a fan of the 7 hour technical interview challenge so left it but looked like an amazing gig Amazing story you shared ty

[@ZERO__SENPAI]

Hearing the Shire song won my heart and imediatly subed 🥰

[@AxXis--]

That was awsome! It made me so motivated to reach my goals, wich is to become a game dev in a high skill around the level you are :) I guess we can say that I look up to you now!

[@madebyaaron]

Love this. Thanks for sharing

[@statictunes000]

This video is so inspirational. as I am currently studying Game Design and next year starting IT.

[@Rextonification]

Congrats and Thank you for sharing!

[@MasthaX]

Great story! I bet it's a great work atmosphere to be in and also a great company with much experience and many AAA titles under the belt.

[@DereC519]

I'm about to go into cs and randomly found this on my recommended. While I'm not going into game dev, it's still an extremely inspirational story

[@antonstepanov1682]

I'm very happy for you! It's cool when there are good gaming companies in the country where you live, in mine, unfortunately, there are very few of them.

[@nono5412]

Insane Story man ! Congratz on the job it's insane ! :)

[@GilbusTheCoder]

About to swap out of my cybersecurity major to get that undergrad games dev degree. This popped up at the perfect time, thank you.

[@mathisgauthey01]

Man that's inspiring, best of luck to your future. I sure hope I'll be able to stick to my learning journey as well o/

[@Mpumpz]

This was an amazing video very inspirational to me because i live in Southampton and not many people from here end up doing anything cool as this

[@alidevjourney9041]

thanks for the awesome inspiring video. it's been 3 years since I started studying my bachelors in electrical engineering. I like it. but after the pandemic I realized I like game development as well. it's been fun to learn and make games and I hope one day I'll be able to publish my own game.

[@edoardomicci7425]

bro this is crazy! hard work pays off

[@monkeydgoofy8074]

Your journey from a Cs student to a Game Dev is really interesting , thanks for the motivation!

[@FadiFlashi]

Super inspiring! Thank you for sharing!

[@christiandk09]

Thank you so much for helping create my favourite game of all time.

[@minecraftprovie5076]

Yes. Sot is a really good game, but I think pve is to boring. There also should be more world events

[@karma3040]

This was so inspiring; being in my first year of college. You literally made it into my favorite game wth XD

[@fourplenty]

I always love seeing how devs develop their skills over time

[@alvinpoly2781]

Thank you for the motivation!

[@_xotik7425]

I started going to a game development college very recently since i have always been interested in how games are made. I have several prior years of experience with c, c++ and c# which has been really helpful. I must say this video gives me so much hope for the future and that i'll be able to get my dream job when i graduate!

[@damian3k]

Great job! Awesome video and story

[@samuraidom6542]

As a sea of thieves player, thank you for your dedication to this beloved game

[@jero3295]

this is such a classic success story. part hard work and grit and part luck and knowing the right people. thanks for sharing your journey, wish me luck for mine DX

[@Ruffzn]

Wow. Thank you for this Video :)

[@dinodev7956]

How did I not see this video earlier, IT WAS AMAZING!! you should post more videos like this in the future, keep up the good work :)

[@MyGameDevPal]

Thank you! Will do!

[@omerrudnick8195]

I've recently finished an associate's degree in game design. Now I hope that I can force myself to sit down and work on my portfolio so people can notice. May your story inspire me and others!

[@FritzLuchsinger-zo5ui]

That's a lot of work, well done!

[@majorsquidgaming6965]

You have inspired me so much with this video

[@koolkevin2357]

Learn something everyday - NO Matter what you do in life (and then teach it to others). After 40+ years of purposely doing this - I get a big heartfelt grin inside when I hear others doing the same. It is a fantastic way to live. And remember, Attitude is and always will be the number 1 maker or breaker of ALL you do. Good luck to you all! (but seriously - you don't need luck if you have a good attitude).

[@NoodleSloop]

Good work! Now you can finally be the hero to fix the hit reg problem!

[@ragzzytv]

phew!!! finally! can we have VR support for sea of thieves now? ha ha just kidding mate. just woke up today morning and saw this video in recommendation, this is so wholesome and made my day. congrats on the Job. Waking up on a Monday morning and driving to do something we love is such a great feeling. Wish you more and more success. Also seriously! convince the team for VR support :')

[@TheResilence.StoneyPepsi]

Thanks for the motivation!!

[@rise6471]

This was on my recommended and I'm stunned lol. I just finished the same course at Newcastle. Now working in an indie team based 5 minutes from central station!

[@thelt4255]

Super dope dude! SOT was one of my first games i got when i got my xbox!

[@ericwadebrown]

I love hearing stories of good interviewing experiences.

[@YanntastischGER]

This is inspiring. Tooo inspiring for somebody like me, who has been making video games for 6 years straight alone.

[@SpaceKebab]

bro thats amazing happy for u bro

[@AM-qk7ox]

Good on you. This is a great story and I wish you nothing but success!! You've earned it!

[@MyGameDevPal]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@WhoovieCOD]

your vid is hitting the algorithm. congrats bro great vid :)

[@MyGameDevPal]

Thank you! Seems I have been blessed by the algorithm gods :)

[@TarrZahn]

You put in lot of hard work, are very skilled and got a littlw bit lucky. Great Story

[@MyGameDevPal]

Thank you :)

[@puppy7911]

Newcastle CS student here! I cannot express how much this inspire me, keep doing what you doing man!

[@MyGameDevPal]

Send my regards to Graham, Rich and Garry (and Dale if he’s still around!) Good luck with the rest of your degree mate!

[@AUS7EN]

The most experience I have with coding is using command blocks in Minecraft lmao, but nice to know that the creator of this video has worked on Sea of Thieves which is one of my favorite games to play with a group of friends. Looking forward to see what you do in the future with other games and projects!

[@MrA6060]

truly fantastic story, good job.

[@Zaxjz]

I'm a high school student who really wants to become a game developer in the future. I found your videos one of the most inspiring ones on the internet, and I'm so glad someone would share how they become a game developer from scratch. I am really motivated by how hard-working you are, and I finally have a better view of my dream career. I really enjoy your videos and am very excited to see more!

[@user-yv3jo1lh6u]

First, it was the most inspiring video that I have ever seen. In addition, I am a student and I still intend to do what you say "learn something new every day"

[@PektraMom]

I play warzone, league of legends with my friends and we use discord. funny enough, 3 of my friends are playing sea of thieves together. I'm a car mechanic for almost 8 years and found interest in game development industry. so I did a bunch of research (so far, for a couple weeks) and now stumbled on your video about how you helped develop sea of thieves. I watch my friends play and It's an interesting game. good luck to you for the future!

[@KitKalvert]

Really interesting thanks for sharing!

[@ssea3942]

wow my experience is really similar to yours. inspiring journey!

[@SMABSYSTEMS]

WoW this devlog is actually different from the rest ❤️

[@jekster]

Hard work pays off. Enjoyed the story.

[@AztechHydra]

As a ex game development student myself It really fills me with hope seeing this story. I'm on a gap year currently working on my 3d skills. I've also been playing Sea of thieves a lot recently and really want to be a part of the team but i will have to work much harder first.

[@mch1tr3g13]

So inspiring... Sea of Thieves is such a beautiful and sweaty game... Good luck!

[@redhoundoom]

Your work ethic is insane

[@petrospintilie1919]

thats so fucking cool man, keep it up

[@computergames3918]

Woahhh your video overall is of high quality! I am really enjoying your story 😃 Right now you have 4.21K subscribers while this video has 115,794 views... and 5.4K likes! 😝 as of June 16, 2022 4:54 PM (PH-TIME) You have huge views, many people have watched this now and you just provided us a very valuable insights, and these might be a big help for us beginners! 😊

[@realericanderson]

Very heartwarming story thank you :)

[@GhostOfBrown]

I don't if you know the Sidemen but they played your golf game. I regularly watch the Sidemen and this video had popped up in my recommended. When I saw you show the game I shocked to have a coincidence like this. Absolutely unimaginable! Great job btw!!!

[@AverageDev]

Thanks for motivation

[@CoolJ4zz]

Super underrated, love your stuff dude!

[@MyGameDevPal]

Much appreciated!

[@gunwookim4047]

you are so good! I think I am at a similar situation where I'm getting to end of my undergrad years and not completely sure on what I want to do with a CS degree

[@anthony8346]

I’m a big fan of boost myself, never thought I’d find someone else who likes it

[@SimonSMedium]

Wow great video, you are really underrated! I wish you luck for your future projects

[@MyGameDevPal]

Thank you so much! 🙏

[@davidcarlton2513]

That was like watching a movie and just as it's getting interesting the power cuts out