#48. One Step Toward Gaming Industry

Insert "Been a while" comment here.

No, seriously. It has been a while and I have gone through whole lotta transition in my life. Something that I've never expected in my life, not at least in this kinda form.

Okay, long story short. Weirdo Whoever is now an employed member of a game developer/publisher, as an aspiring manager-in-training.

Before you ask (not that anyone care), it's not exactly a big company. But it's probably one of the best shot I could make, at least for myself. The people are nice (which is surprisingly hard to come by), what little that can be explicitly called as my "talents" actually pays off (in fact, the only reason they employed this n00b was those little "talents" that I have never appreciated in my life), and my office is near the station and some good eateries I've had since like last two years or so.

But most important thing is, I like the job. It's fun.

I had this sensation of actually learning something, something that I've been forgetting ever since I graduated high school. Even back in my freelance life, which I kinda sorta appreciated (probably the easiest way to feed yourself without tough works aside from overnight bonanza), I had this feeling that I was sucked into a vortex of ever grinding myself into a translator machine.

Not here. Everything I learn anew, and every single concept fascinates me. It's like I just wandered into a massive multiplayer online sandbox and suddenly stumbled into a developer's secret debugging room.

My boss is a nice person. No, that came out wrong. So far everyone in the job is a nice person. Most of them are experienced workers, some of them have actually kickstarted their own games once in their lifetime, and I'm just a newbie who get to see their ropes. Lucky me.

Hope it pays off in the long run, just like it already paid off in the short run so far. For like third or maybe like second time in my life (I can't remember the first, but I do know it's all over by now), I'm actually making progress. End transmission.