It was also VERY fortunate that I already had a Steam page up when it went viral, so people could wishlist it. It definitely marketed itself for a time, and now there is an interested base of players. We've been so fortunate that Squirrel With A Gun went viral last August.
marketing side of things is where I'd really love to split myself in two – one to do the game and the other one to make interesting tweets and gameplay snippets. I personally could noodle shaders and lighting for a whole day, but those hours are usually better spent elsewhere. Since time is limited, you also need to watch out for "time sucks". Compounded, it takes a lot of time and makes it very difficult to estimate when you'll be finished with a level or mechanic. Instead, there are HUNDREDS of little tasks to complete. Indie game dev is interesting because there isn't usually one single issue you're spending a lot of time on. Even so, I continued to hold that candle for game development and kept developing my skills as a hobbyist. My first job after the DAVE School was in Los Angeles, doing VFX for a bug-monster movie called Infestation, and I've been doing visual effects ever since. At the time, courses were geared toward pre-rendered 3D effects. I studied at the DAVE School (Digital Animation and Visual Effects) in Orlando, FL. My first gamedev app was called the 3D Game Studio, in which I made a game where you shoot a bunch of Luigis. I've had a strong passion for game development since I was a kid. Luckily, many skills from VFX art transfer over, so dipping into indie game development wasn't 100% unfamiliar. I actually have no professional game development experience. We've worked on shows such as Teen Wolf, Dusk Till Dawn, Y: The Last Man, and What We Do In The Shadows. We do 3D visual effects primarily for TV and sometimes for feature films. Hi, I'm Dan DeEntremont! I work professionally as a 3D Artist at Muse VFX.
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