TDLR: After 8 years in the industry, both small scale and AAA I was super burnt out but this jam has given me a bit of respite and joy again. Thanks for organizing it any thanks to everyone that has looked at my game so far!

Long version:
I just wanted to make a small writeup or piece about gamedev and this jam. It might help others in the same situation, and I think its good for me to write some things down.

I started game dev about 8 years ago by the gamedevtv course on C++ and Unreal. After already doing some small coding work at uni and my first job I got off to a decent start. However, like a bunch of devs I bit off way more than I could chew and tried to release a AAA game from day one. Several years of working on this game and I finally gave up, I had sunk a bunch of personal time and effort in. 

Good news was then on the horizon however, I secured a job at Wargaming. Better news was then in store as we got acquired by Riot and I was suddenly in one of the best AAA companies in the industry. However, as anyone in AAA will know its a big difference from building small scoped indie titles. I enjoyed my time there but I felt like it was time to go back to what I know.

A year and a bit later and I have been struggling to gain any sort of traction whatsoever. I bounced between a few projects, then came across a roguelike car game idea which has fantastic potential but it has been a never-ending grind to get it out.  

After seeing the jam I thought I would go full circle back to my roots and the gamedevtv name sparked something in me. I worked really hard on this jam and it seemed to come together so well. I built something I am really proud of in such a short amount of time, and you guys have been incredibly helpful and positive with the comments!

Thanks to everyone :)

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