I am a game developer, seeking advice on what field should I switch to.

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Hello everyone! I am a game developer who has 2 years of professional work experience & I've developing games for the past 5 years.

For these past few months nag kakadeveloper identity crisis ako (Kung yun matatawag dun). I love game development. My dream is to be an indie developer that can sustain itself but unfortunately, medyo mahirap yun. The pay is not bad considering that I only have 2 years of experience but it is still not enough to provide for my family and to save something for myself para mag invest sa other things. basically, paycheck to paycheck ako. I kinda feel stuck sa situation ko or I don't know maybe I'm being impatient.

I've known people who are working in other tech industries and judging what they told me, Mas malaki bigayan dun compared to being a game developer. (For example: Web Dev, App Dev, Data Science). Being a game dev involves a lot of tedious task at walang sawang OT just to meet the deadlines. To be honest, It kinda takes out the spark na naramdaman ko when I created my first game. Ibang klase talaga pag nawala yung game dev virginity mo.

Hindi ko papakwalan ang game dev. I plan to switch fields na may competitive salary and Invest on properties until I can sustain myself kahit wala na akong job then continue to become an indie.
I tried studying Data Science but I think it's not for me. Nakakatulog ako sa pag tingin ng mga Data Tables.

Any advice on what field should I take on?

Posted Sep 29, 2023, 6:51 AM UTC

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