I actually stopped playing for maybe 10 years, like really almost none except for school or work related playing, but since a year ago the interest has come back and now I play almost daily, so I don't think it's something that dies when you get older. but yeah some stuff is more important.
I play basically none as well. I play the ones I worked on, but otherwise it's super limited, definitely less than an hour per week if you averaged it over a year. I don't see not playing games as a badge of honor though. i enjoy gaming, I honestly wish I could play more games more often, but I work on them full time and…
Answering to this from my perspective as environment artist since you mentioned it in the first group. To me it doesn't hurt to play, say the two newest and best looking games of the year. It's helpful for staying in touch with where things are heading, taking some notes and screenshots. Beyond that i don't see much…
I used to be really into this community and soent a good amount of time modelling and improving my skills but I always had a recurring problem. For every hour I spent modelling I'd soend an hour playing games. Soon I realised I was gaming far too often and quit cold turkey. That was 77 days ago and initially my desire to…
I have been playing a lot of video games while I was at high school but now I have not much time for that pleasure. I usually play at time to time just for few hours per week but I try to keep it at a minimum, because I could better improving my drawing skills than just playing games. Also there is a big difference about…
I've been in and out of the 'not playing games at all' thing in the past. Usually during tough deadlines, crunch time, etc. What I find is that it is important to me to go back to playing games from time to time because it helps me contextualize what I'm doing. I did spent months just working, not seeing friends, no video…
I think we are still in an infancy that might be accelerated with the billions invested in VR and the prevalence of Indie development. Where artists might to a lesser degree see themselves as cogs in the machinery. Where they do not aspire to be 3d modelers, Texture Artists, Animators or some other combination of visual…