Is the journey required to have indie success…

I interview a fair amount of aspiring game developers that are working on games on the side while they do their “day job”…with the hope that they “get their chance”…and can turn game dev into something full time in the future.

I found this video on YouTube…it is one of those clips that went “viral”…about some old lady that went on one of those Reality TV shows to sing…she was an unemployed 47 year old… and during her audition, she mentioned that she wanted to be a professional singer…but she “never got the chance”…she dreamed of being as famous as Elaine Paige…the equivalent of Will Wright in the games industry.

Check out the video…
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Despite the audience’s doubts and hesitations about her situation…she is still optimistic and hopes to amaze them.

I find it interesting that her journey was probably a huge part of why the video went viral. If she was younger or any other thing going for her…I’m not sure what would have happened.

But…she did keep developing her talent. From the sound of her voice, she didn’t sound like she spent her years complaining…but preparing.