10 Amazing Perks Of Being A Game Developer Nobody Talks About

10. We Get To Create Something For People To Enjoy, Every Day

Part of me is the eternal altruist - I love the warm fuzzies of knowing people around the world are happy. Laying there, in their wee baffies, drinking Ovaltine, watching Come Dine With Me.

... Happy.

But then there’s a part of me that needs to know I helped bring them that happiness. A selfish joy vampire who feeds off the knowledge that I brought them that glee; that the games they’ll be playing this evening as they scream on Xbox Live at a small Korean child... I helped make that.

It’s the same in every creative field, I’ll wager - cooks love watching people eat their food, game devs love watching people play their games, and YouTubers love watching people leave the same hurtful comments on their videos, again and again, slowly sapping their confidence until all that remains is the false shell of pleasance.

Some people only get to create something other people enjoy now and again - whether it’s Rice Krispie cakes for a bake sale, or an erotic sculpture for a grandmother-in-law’s birthday.

Game developers get to make something for people to enjoy, every single day.