aka. “My life sucks, but I want to make games!”

Dealing with adversity (as a Game Dev Student)

Table of contents• Who is this guy!?

• Why is he here?

• Three tips to start conquering the world

• Summary

• Questions

Who am I?This is a talk by

Vlad MicuDid freelance journalism, consulting, game production, event

management and research. Recently was PR Manager at

Gramble.comAlso used to be the Managing editor of

Gamesauce.orgDid production, game design and creative direction for

arkavis Siam co. ltd. in ThailandWrote for many other international outlets includingTechInAsia.com, PocketGamer.biz, Control

Magazine, Gamer.nl, XBLAFans.com, Casual Connect Magazine and many more.

Challenges of a game dev student

• Still in college, have other classes (blegh, Swedish)

• Lack of experience

• Limited timeframe per project

Mandatory classes• Think outside of the

box

• Bend the rules to your favor

• When all else fails, help each other to pass them.

Dealing with adversity• Every time you fail,

you grow.

• If you’re gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough.

• Adversity brings opportunity!