Staying Sane While Making Stuff

TheFuntastic

Here are the slides from my talk last night for anyone who's interested. I'd also like to post a blog series on it at some point to go into a bit more depth.

http://www.slideshare.net/petercardwellgardner/maintaining-sanity-whilst-making-games#

Dev stories (very much recommended):
Davey Wreden (Stanley Parable) http://www.galactic-cafe.com/2014/02/game-of-the-year/
Alexander Bruce (Antichamber) http://www.polygon.com/features/2013/9/11/4614458/antichamber-and-the-journey-of-life
Matt Gilgenbach (Retro/Grade) http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1017963/Obsessive-Compulsive-Development-Retro-Grade

ShadowBlade

Yeah, this sounds very familiar.. :\

Nitrogen

Very cool presentation! Watching Alexander Bruce's GDC talk was a big sobering moment and I think you hit the nail on the head about success != happiness.

CandyflossKid

Thanks for sharing this! :) Think I should keep it in case I get back to one of those moments of madness.