Is it really bad that if I want to work in the game industry, but rarely find enough time after work/doing tutorials/watching documentaries to play the bunches of awesome-looking games that are out there? Is that important research I'm sadly missing?
As a freelancer i work more than 8 hours a day, and too many weekends included sundays for certain projects, but i still have time to play games for 2-4 hours as much (instead of watching the tv news, or a film, i prefer to play a good game). And i have not so much free time as many may think. Being freelancer does not…
You're only going to have so much time in a day. I used to play games all the time. Now I have to juggle my free time between work, spending time with my wife, spending time with our newborn daughter, working on portfolio/ increasing work skills and some sleep....somewhere in there. I get some time to play games but it is…
I play games because i love them. I love how they work, i love how they come together, and that is the main reason i wanted to make art for games. To make something that works with code and design. So like Easter said, i disect how games work, i find interest in how they solve problems, or approach art in code and design.…
Yeah don't worry too much about it, what you do or don't do during your free time shouldn't matter so much, I rarely play games and never owned an xbox or a ps3, but I do look at a lot of gameplay videos while i work, keeps me up to date and I can have some fun as I work
to be honest, you could easily turn that around, a good and successfull freelancer, never needs to work more than 8 hrs a day, doesn't have to take care of his taxes or legal stuff, can hire specialized people for solving tech issues and doesn't need special promotion stuff to aquire new clients. I wouldn't call it a…
I'd say it's pretty normal, to be honest. I played a lot of games growing up but as soon as I made the decision to enter the industry, I quit playing regularly. Work-life balance is crucial to staying afloat in any career, especially a creative one. I think it's important to keep up with games and to play here and there…
Well if you really want a job, you should spend your time working on your portfolio anyway. It's pretty much up to you, if you feel that playing/researching games will make you a better artist then go for it.