Why did I do it?
My friends and I always talked about making our own video game, so
once we somewhat knew how to program, we decided to give it a shot.
What did I accomplish?
Me and one other friend collaborated to use Unity to make a
simple game. We made a 2D bullet hell with custom sprites, music,
and a (hopefully) exciting gameplay loop.
Click here to try it out!
What did I learn?
I got much better at programming in general. My previous experience
was just my highschool "Introduction to Computer Science" course
so it was in this project where I learned about problems that are
bigger than a single function and got my first taste of software
development. I also started thinking about video game development
as more than a natural progression of "I like playing video games."
Today, I see game development as a really exciting intersection
between physics, computer science, computer graphics, and art.