AiryShelf - KamJam Games

Back in the Day

I started learning to make games around 18 years ago when I was a teenager in Visual Basic, and then GameMaker.  I started a handful of projects, with a couple small 2D games that were playable.  I don't think I ever really shared them online much, and only a dozen or so friends and family ever played or saw them.  I remember struggling to grasp certain concepts, and not knowing where to turn to find the right information.  

Years lived

After high school I was rushed into University and even though I did not follow my major I ended up taking a Computer Science class along the way.  I loved it, but ended up going with a different career.  Many years went by where I always had a passion for video games, and dreams of games I would make if I had the skills.  

Diving back in

One day in early 2024, I decided to dive right in and give it all a solid shot.  After getting my feet wet again with coding on some mobile apps, I took Harvard's free CS50 class over a couple months and absolutely loved it!  Mutant Mayhem was actually born as the final project for that class!  So, I did a few weeks of Unity and game programming tutorials on Udemy before starting work on Mutant Mayhem.

Mutant Mayhem

I was able to put just under 1000 hours of work into the game in 3 months, and had a pretty decent grasp of things before a 2 month break for family, and going back at it again.  This time around, though, I've got 2 part time jobs to keep me surviving with as much free time as possible for development and learning.  I plan to finish and ship Mutant Mayhem on PC, Mac, Linux and Android.

That's where I am as of October, 2024.

I have almost zero developer friends, so I'm always open to talking game dev or comparing notes.
Check out my work and tell me what you think!  Share some of yours if you're a creator!