Indie games are closer to art.
Although commercial games also contain rich artistic elements. But when these artistic elements are integrated into the game through the efforts of hundreds of people, he is more like an industrial work. Indie games, on the other hand, pay more attention to their own expression, so I say that independent game production is closer to artistic creation.
Compared with art forms such as music, literature, and art, games are closer to movies. They are comprehensive art, including music, literature, and art. Games have one more content than movies, and that is interaction. Developers are not required to master the creative ability of music, literature, and art, but only have good discrimination and imagination. For game developers, it is very difficult. This is especially true for this generation of Chinese, we know how poorly we are educated in the arts.
Even more frightening is that a prerequisite for becoming an independent game maker is to be proficient in game programming, which itself is a process that requires a long period of practice. It's so hard to be proficient at programming and at the same time understand art.
If you already have the quality of programming, music, text, and art, and you don't engage in independent game production, it is indeed a waste of time. But if you don't have these qualities, don't force it, otherwise the game you make will only be an inferior imitation, or just a "game".
Besides, you have to afford to lose. Do you have a stable source of income or savings to support your indie game production?
Finally, you have to let go. The indie game I'm talking about here refers to a game with an "independent personality", not all games with small teams can be called indie games. The primary goal of an indie game is self-expression, and monetization is a secondary goal. Money has a powerful temptation for everyone. When you make profit as your primary purpose, it is inevitable to cater to players and no longer focus on self-expression.
Just as it is difficult for China to produce good movies, it is also difficult for China to produce good independent games.
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