How I Got $10,000 With My Dream Game Idea
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มิ.ย. 2024
- Thanks a lot for watching this video, I hope you enjoyed it! If there are some French people here looking for funding solutions, you can check the CNC website for more information!
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Wishlist Hellspresso: store.steampowered.com/app/24...
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That's awesome, congrats!
Working on 2 projects at the same time is definitely very tricky, make sure you don't burnout. Best of luck!
Thanks a lot!
The timing is indeed a bit tricky. The current goal is to release Hellspresso as quickly as possible and then focus 100% on project 2. Hopefully eveything will be alright!
You're absolutely right that a setting in Eastern France would be nice and unique, it looks stunning! Best of luck with the game!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you like the idea! I really love this region
Getting $10,000 for a GDD!!!??? That's something that Canada can really use. I was able to get into an incubation program in Hong Kong with a GDD back in 2013, the program covered some of my expenses for hardware and software back then, but that's the only time I got as close as getting some financial support with a GDD.
Yeah, we're lucky in France to have this kind of support! I don't really know how Canada works, but I've heard it's a great country for game devs as well.
Canada as the Canada Media Fund which is basically the same thing. They fund movies, tv series and video games and you have to pitch your project to them to get funding.
I wonder if America has something similar @@RockyMulletGamedev
Some of my favorite indie games from outside the US were partly funded by the creators governments. That’s exciting to see!
Also thanks for sharing. The application is also useful to illustrate some important information people trying to pitch their games even if they’re not in France.
Thanks for your nice words!
Heard the accent, knew it was a French (or Montreal) government grant in the first 3 seconds. Congratulations!
Thanks ah ah, yeah I'm trying to speak without a French accent but it's not easy!
@@ElianeGameDev no there are plenty of Americans and Germans on TH-cam doing devlogs already, you don't need to suppress your accent. I'm just jealous of you having a government that supports the arts at all
i think alternating between two projects is really smart, if they are in different phases, as you did. When you get bored or stuck with one thing you can switch. And sometime i can find solutions to problems when doing something "totally" different like; wait here.. this could actually translate to and what if HEUREKA!?! just dont burn out or push way to hard. Dont force it, just give yourself the opportunitys to succeed and go forward and you will
It's not smart. I've done it. It might seem like a good idea to someone who didn't try it. There's a concept of attention switching, but not only that, you will not be able to effectively remember everything because focusing on one project for a while will make you forget a lot of things you planned for the other one. You can make it work, but only if you're very meticulous, organized, but it's not really the way to go. There's a reason it's not even in a category of a "best underrated tip for a game developer".
@@Haipeer well my friend i meant very broadly with all kinds of projects, also we are all individuals and functions differently. From my personal perspective though, forcing work when you got nothing and just putting hours in because you said so earlier is the death of a project or atleast the love for it. Sure you need to get to work sometimes, but force is a strong word for me as you can tell. Like; "look the door and no food until that homework is done" will never lead to a welldone homework
@@Phontoz what's the point of being broad when the video is about specifically making two games at the same time? That's literally muddying waters, it's not helpful, practically useless.
I disagree with practically everything you've said. Discipline is what makes games, not passion, nor love. Either you have it or you don't finish games. RimWorld creator when hiring developers literally had a requirement that said: "Have worked at least n-hours a day, every day, for a minimum of a year". Discipline is key, in anything humankind has ever achieved...
@@Haipeer simply because my comment was broad about projects in general (well creative/constuctive ones) and this video sure was about gamedevelopment, and searching for grants, juggling two different projects at the same time and and writing, storyboarding a new project, bringing in talented ppl you may know into your project and probably a few things more, been over 24 hours since i saw it now sooo. And i picked one point i resonated with and put in my humble opionion. Sorry if it didnt fit with how you prefer your world too look/feel and it ruined your day?
@@Phontoz dw nothing you can do would ever ruin my day. Keep posting random, easily provable wrong things, couldn't care less :D
You're amazing!!! I can't believe that something like that is possible!! 😮😮🎉
I wish you all the best luck for your projects! ❤❤ From the deep of my heart!
p.s. art style are gorgeous! Your cousin did absolutely stunning job! 🤩
I love your work
All the best for this project ELiane
Looking forward for the game
Oh, thanks, that's very nice 😊
Congrats!!!
I LOVE the artworks!
And your cats are soooooo cute ❤❤❤
Thank you so much!!
Woah working on 2 projects simultanously is something i don't even dare to try. Wish you all the best🎉🌟
great video I hope your game goes well. the art is amazing also
Thank you! You can follow the artist on instagram if you like it :)
Oh wow! Great video, and I had no idea we had such great grant schemes here for making games as a solo dev. I'll definitely keep this in mind when I gain a bit more momentum on my game project. Coincidentally, the core of my game's story is driven by the grief of losing my two cats ❤
Looking forward to seeing more of Katzala. Good luck from Bretagne!
Thank you so much, that's really nice and I'm happy to see other French devs here!
Good luck for your game as well and so sorry for your cats
Huge Congratulations Elaine
Thanks a lot! :)
Félicitations Elaine! Tes deux projets semblent intéressants et j'ai hâte de voir comment ils continuent
Merci beaucoup ! Je vais continuer à travailler dur et on verra bien ce que ça donnera !
Katzala is awesome! I think you already have the recipe to make it successful, just need to keep your discipline to see it through. Good luck!
Thank you so much, I'm glad you like it! You're right, discipline is key!
Simply astounding work. Game idea wonderful, game art simply gorgeous. You know how books have the cover art? Yeah, your game Katzala felt like a live book. I've seen a similar art style to that.
Thanks a lot! Yes, I love the artstyle too and I wanted something that feels a bit like a book. I love hand drawn video games!
So cool! Good luck!!
Thank you!!
Congratulations!
Keep up making unique games!
Though I expected something different like "I have a concept, and the company purchased it".
Also, at the beginning of the video, I thought you are an Indian (judging by the way you talk). So, I was surprised to learn that you are French!
Honestly the idea itself is a banger 😂❤
Ha, thanks, I'm glad you like it!
Really good video Eliane! I subscibed so I will not miss the next one 👀
Oh, thank you! I really like your work so I'm glad to see you here 😄
Gotta love a game where you get to be a cat! 😁 Congrats on getting a grant. (Be sure to thank you cousin as well!) The game looks good, and interesting. Also, the document to get the grant looks like it was harder to create than the game document will be. I hope to see a video or two about how the GDD is proceeding. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks a lot! Yeah my cousin did an amazing work, and I'm planning to commission art from her again in the future :) You're right, the document to get the grant was quite tricky to write, but it was definitely worth it!
Katzala looks amazing! Can't wait for it to come out! As an aspiring indie dev myself, is your GDD available online anywhere to read? Would love to read it 😊
Hello Eliane :). Super, merci pour la vidéo. Très intéressant de voir ton idée prendre forme et d'avoir aussi un peu des coulisses (dossier CNC etc). C'est dans ma wishlist ;)
Oh, merci beaucoup, c'est gentil !
@@ElianeGameDev Je t'en prie :) ♥
Magnifique, parcours très inspirant. Bravo et bonne continuation pour ce beau projet !
Merci beaucoup, c'est très gentil !
A youtuber who is an indie developer thats working on a (TWO) game(s) alone by themselves? And having a release date? You are rare these days.
J'ai hâte de voir le résultat, une belle promenade dans notre alsace natale à ce que je vois ! 🤩
Merci JJ ! Eh oui, normalement ça devrait être un chouette voyage par chez nous ☺
Congrats!
Thanks!
bravo Eliane 🚀 !!!!!!
Thanks!
I'm so happy that you got that chance! I hope you all the best!
Anyone knows if there is something like that in Italy?
Thank you! I don't really know much about how it works in other countries but I'm sure you can find something!
@@ElianeGameDev Thank you anyway!
congratulations 🎉
Thanks so much!
L'idée est superbe, c'est mérité !
Merci beaucoup !
so to get funding, you need to be french. Got it
My question is somewhat off the topic of the video but I was wondering how did you create your character? Like which you use in your videos!
I got it commissioned by an artist on Fiverr :)
@@ElianeGameDev Hey! I am also starting my journey as a game dev and as a high school student and 16 year old, Any advice? (not sure about the time there) and thanks for the reply...
@@rockerstudio09 Hey! Congrats on starting your game dev journey! You're in luck to start so young, you hopefully don't have big responsibilities yet so you can make the most of your free time. Focus on making quick and short games to learn as much as possible. If you don't know how to program yet, I'd advice you to choose one of the three most commons engines (Unity, Godot, Unreal) and find a complete course about it. You can find free courses on TH-cam, or very cheap courses on Udemy. Start by following them and then try to make some changes by yourself. Once you're comfortable, decide on a small game you want to make, and try to make it quite quick (one month). You can also participate in game jams (you can find them on itch.io:) as it's usually a few days, it will make you progress a ton! The important thing is to learn by doing, so try to experiment a lot and also try to finish games, it's easy to make prototypes but it's really better to make small games that anyone can play from start to finish :)
Good luck on your journey!
@@ElianeGameDev I'm going to use unity and going to watch the beginner tutorial by CodeMonkey! And thanks a ton for replying as a senior that means a lot to me! Also best of luck to you too for your upcoming games! May you achieve a lot of success !
Congratulations, well done!
Is there a chance you could share a structure or example of your document for a grant?
Thanks!
You can find a lot of these here: www.cnc.fr/professionnels/jeunes-professionnels/scenariotheque/scenariotheque-jeu-video
@@ElianeGameDev thank you!
congrats 🎉 is this for europe or worldwide?
Thanks! It's only for people living in France, but I'm sure other grants exist in other european countries
Let's just hope this is not like the Australian cinema industry grant.
Best of luck!
Thanks! I don't know much about how Australian grants work, but I feel lucky :)
i think i know what Jadis is referencing. Indie dev was about to get a grant but read fine print and wasn't ready to accept a contract that technically would give all/most rights to his work. He and aus gov sent few mails back and forth but the contract remained too open. They probably aren't gonna do anything with the projects they fund but the contracts would allow some scummy moves. Thankfully (how i understand) most eu art funds are pretty much just free money and no strings attached. Creator of game keeps all rights. Iirc many of these funds have just mandatory credit being added somewhere but some funding programs leave that as optional thing. Aka game (or movie) doesn't even have to tell where the money came from to viewer/player (but i think many or most do want mention in credits).
Thanks for the explanation, I didn't know about that!
Yeah in my case, I just have to put the CNC logo on official trailers and on the game credits, but I keep 100% of the rights.
Great, the game look's interesting. I guess i will look in to game dev, but i alway's wonder why most indie game dev focu's on 2D rather than a 3D game, I guess coding it might be a little bit complicated especially with the physic's that involve's in it, Hoever, i wish you good luck with this two game's.
Honestly I find that 2D and 3D are quite similar regarding the coding involved, for me the difference is mainly for the graphics. You can find a lot of models for free in the stores, and you can also learn to model basic things in Blender. Plus, with some lighting, shaders and post-processing tricks, your can quicklly have a game that looks good. It's much more difficult to draw, and unless you make a pixel art game, it's hard to find 2D assets in a coherent style. But that's just my personal experience :)
Awsome. I have been impressed with your journey. Can you share me your 50 pages with details of your game? I want to learn from yours
Thanks!
I can't really share it for now, but you can find a lot of GDD online, that really helped me write mine :)
Congrats
Thanks!
What if they don't like your design document, or if you simply abandon the idea? Do you have to return the money received?
The only requirement is to give them the design document that corresponds to what you said for the application, and it should show that you really worked on it. After that, you could abandon the idea, they don't really care from what I know. But yes, if you don't return the game design document, you have to give the money back.
@@ElianeGameDev great initiative!
I really think you gdd has so much more potential to do well
Thank you! We'll see how it turns out!
too lucky to be depressed 2:44
Super, mon mail t'a inspiré la vidéo ou c'est une coïncidence ?😂
Coïncidence, elle était déjà presque finie ! Mais oui c'est drôle 😁
@@ElianeGameDev ah, c'est marrant 😆, merci pour la vidéo
Nice accent though, but je suis de Martinique 😂
I dont see whats unique about it, its just overcooked but with a ghost theme??
It's not the game I got the grant for :) The grant is for a narrative game with quite unique concepts. Hellspresso is based on Overcooked but with some roguelite elements as well, it's more like a mix between Overocoked, plate up and diner dash.