Hi Steemit,
I'm Zapa, a game developer that freelances as a writer in-between projects to fund his next game! A friend of mine who interviews game devs recommended me to join the community to see if my contributions could help ease the pain of freelancing.
I'm not going to lie, I went through a tough time starting my business and finishing my first game without the shackles of a publisher, but things somehow worked out! I'm hoping that by doing live streams of my work, articles on the development process and income reports on how my game performs will help me keep the lights on while I focus on my creative endeavours.
I'm joining Steemit with a single desire: show the community how I run a game development business, how I develop my games and, in case I fail and go under, to perpetuate the lessons I learned!
I have been making games since 2007 and activated as a professional in the industry (making money from game dev) since 2010! I started at Gameloft working on Asphalt 6, N.O.V.A 3, the Dark Knight Rises and moved on to other studios as a freelancer or full time creative programmer. Heck, I even took Disney and Frozen: Free Fall for a spin for a few years.
Nowadays I find myself in Iasi, Romania with my own apartment and two cats. And a business called Bearded Giant Games. And I'm happy to meet and hopefully be of some assistance to you all!