If at first you don’t succeed …..
And then you still don’t succeed on the second and third attempt, then it’s probably best to ask why.
The video in the course materials was interesting …
https://www-gdcvault-com.ezproxy.falmouth.ac.uk/play/1020866/Game-a-Week-How-to
… in that it high lighted that App Development is for the long haul. Coincidentally I had to do a voiceover about Shenzhen in China and its high tech sector. It hammered home the extent of the competition out there - not just from the Western developers determined to come up with a game-a-day, but also the millions of others, desperate for success.
[Narrative]
“As darkness falls, Shenzhen puts on its fancy dress and shows another face. Almost everyone has a reason for working overtime. People start to work at 9:00 in the morning and finish at 9:00 at night. They repeat this schedule six days a week. This lifestyle, dubbed the 996 work schedule, has long been normal in Shenzhen.
But today, the 996 schedule is being replaced by a new 716 schedule, which means working seven days a week, 16 hours a day. Data from ride-hailing and food delivery apps shows that the Kexing Science Park is the building in which people have the longest working hours in China.
On a flyover 500 meters from the science park, Wang Peng is thinking how to pitch his mobile application for red envelope sharing to clients he is about to meet. “
But… being the positive soul that I am … I do believe that if you’ve got the right idea, and can see the process through, then you beat the competition.