Tools & Techniques For Staying Motivated & Productive When Creating Video Games Or Apps.
If you have a technical or creative project that you want to finish (or start!), this course will help you to identify why you are getting blocked, how to stay on track and ultimately help you FINISH IT (your project that is).
We often use the word "motivation"Â to summarise the process of staying focused and getting our work done. But finishing challenging projects requires far more than just motivation - it requires systems, strategies, tools and planning.Â
In this course we start at the high level and explore how this project fits into your overall career or life goals. We look at what, exactly, your final product will look like and why on earth you are even working on your project. Often its not for very powerful reasons which can lead to some funky unproductive behaviour on our part.
We continue to drill down through your project to look at what are your very next actions, where you are blocked, what you plan to accomplish this week, this month and the next 90 days. You will learn techniques such as:
The Very Next Thing tecnhique
The Clear Your Cache technique
Your own personal approach to Finding Flow
The Work-Or-Dont-Work philosophy
The Work Breakdown Structure technique
The Accountability Buddy approach
And many more techniques for success
The goal of this course is very simple: Get you to Finish your project.
Some examples of projects that our students are working to finish are:
Video game project
App development project
Portfolio building project
Online course / study project
Looking for specific technical content? Check out our comprehensive range of game development courses.
The course follows a step-by-step Workbook which will guide you through your specific set of circumstances and help you finish your project.
The instructors of this course have spent years studying and teaching personal development. They have completed many projects as well as not completed many projects and have an acute understanding of what it takes to achieve success when you are in charge of your own milestones and deadlines.
You might be working solo on your project, but you don't have to do it alone. Come and get plugged into our communities of amazing developers on Facebook (nearly 20k), in our own TA-curated Community (17k views/day), and our student chat group (10k live at any one time).
We hope you allow us to contribute to the completion of your project!Â
Come join us now, you won't be disappointed!
Specific strategies for finishing your technical and creative projects.
Methods for identifying why you are getting blocked on your project and what to do about it.
The What-Why-Who-How-When process for professionally completing projects.
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As an instructor, Rick has taught more than 1 million students, creating more than 20 of the most popular online courses here on Udemy. He is a founding partner of the GameDev-tv team whose mission is to helping aspiring game developers to create and grow.Rick has a long history of managing teams, growing businesses and teaching technology. For more than...
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Excellent!
Here we talk about how we can realize our own projects. However, the projects I make do not belong to me, but to the company I work for. I am obliged to do whatever they say.
And unfortunately I cannot do the project I want. I have to accept whatever they give.
I also have trouble focusing. If I can focus, I already have technical competencies. I have no shortcomings in terms of technical competencies. But I just can't focus.
I have done what is described here before. But I still can't focus.
On the course's third video, alongside the workbook that was provided, I've already made massive planning and "unblocking" progress with my project. It's straightforward and well-thought, having me yearning to get the course done, which by itself is a major win coming from a procrastination master.
5 stars. Truly a great course!
To the gamedev.tv team - please make a videogame marketing course! This is something that practically nobody teaches, despite it being in high demand!
Need to set a clear goal for my career path based on my experience
Thanks for this course. Was able to find some direction, motivation, set goals and priorities.
I definitely needed all the positive, enthusiastic energy, and wisdom from this course more than I even knew! It makes it simple to implement good habits, although it's very challenging to do so. The course teaches you how to enter the flow and how to maintain it, no matter how difficult it may be. I feel that my life is about to change drastically in the next few months. Thank you, Rick!
clear and concise so far, instructor has great energy and keeps my attention.
In all honesty so far I’m liking the course and even if it’s the first lesson I have a good feeling about it. I also love the fact he created a google doc for us with “homework” to actually practice what he is teaching. (I will update if my opinion changes)
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Simon
Excellent course on how to finish a project. Very thorough and comprehensive. Highly recommended.