I'm pretty sure this response I sent scared them off but I think this is maybe the most fundamental thing I'd indicate to absolutely anyone looking to get into Art Jobs in any form; if you love making stuff for you that may be an indication you're good at making stuff for other people too but it doesn't necessarily mean you'd enjoy doing so, vs, like, finding it makes you miserable, and that's an important distinction
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in reply to @MOOMANiBE's post:
Iβm reading a book right now thatβs about exactly this topic and itβs extremely refreshing (and devastating) to see someone so clearly lay it all out like that
The Videogame Industry Does Not Exist by Brendan Keogh. Up for free here: https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5572/The-Videogame-Industry-Does-Not-ExistWhy-We-Should
And this podcast interview is a good summary if you prefer listening to a conversation about it: https://www.critical-distance.com/2023/10/06/brendan-keogh-keywords-in-play-episode-31/
Many plus ones as stated above for sure, I experience this regularly in my non-games professional experience. Gets really weird in non-creative spaces when decision making and vision are held by people who don't care, games probably doesn't have this problem too bad.
Maybe I'm projecting on or mischaracterizing this interaction, but I get wigged out by Idea Guys being like "I have this idea to make something, how do I do it?" in a social media space. Buddy, learning is step zero. The info is out there! No stray DM will get you where you're trying to go any faster!