Thread by @delaneykingrox

#Gamedevtip
Add 'tutorial videos' as a daily food group. I consume anywhere between 3 to 20 tutorial videos a day, often saving and going back over them quickly to lock things in.

Taking time out of your day to learn stuff from other disciplines is a great idea, as it allows you to build a common language with other members, and give insights into the challenges they face.

As a game developer you must work the learning muscles constantly, because everything is changing, and new techniques and tools appear every day.

Taking time to learn them means a huge time savings down the track. It isn't wasted time.

Had I not learned substance painter, I would still be hand painting curvature into my models.
Had I not learned visual scripting I wouldn't have shipped a VR project at all.

Had I not learned clip studio vector layers I would be spending months cleaning up strokes.

Learn as much as you can, constantly, a little each day.

Also take time to explore adjacent fields, like set design, acting, and stop motion, make up or manufacturing design- look for things that you can bring back to your craft. That's how new stuff is born.

For game artists and animators- a big shout out to @FlippedNormals as a great source, as well as Proko, artstation, gumroad, blender store and even youTube (especially if you are poor).

Set aside some pocket money to throw at the wonderful teachers out there making content.

In gamedev, you either constantly learn, or you are left behind.
That may sound daunting, but think of it like surfing.
Be at peace whilst waiting in the water, looking to catch that wave. Enjoy the process, relax, let the information you know wash over you.