This might sound silly, but this photo right here is a huge milestone for me. Before I ever got into the industry, I had a picture in my head of how I thought my career would go, as I'm sure many others also do. This was my list, which I thought would logically happen in this order: ⬜ Become a Game Designer ⬜ Get my name in the credits ⬜ Years later, Become a Producer/Creative Director ⬜ after many years, become a teacher in games ⬜ Maybe start my own company, maybe I then proceeded to be enamored by the limitless potential of mobile games, and ended up proceeding to work the next decade of my life on projects that either never shipped or just never had credits, for the most part. (something many mobile games still don't do, but that's another post for another day) 11+ years have given me this wisdom: Life is chaos, and things happen in a weird order. Thankfully, I've always been a big believer in the Universe's plan. I always try to embrace the chaos as it comes. As chaos would have it, this is how things somehow worked out in order: ✅ Become a Game Designer ✅ Start my own Company (RIP TMS 🤎🤍) ✅ Become a Teacher in Games ✅ Become a Producer and finally, 11 and a half years later: ✅ Get my Name in the Credits I've somehow managed to get that 22-year old's "Big Dreamer" checklist of mine all checked off in the strangest order imaginable, but I'm grateful for every lesson I've learned, and every chaotic failure, stumble, or massive brick wall I've encountered along the way. Thank you to all of my awesome colleagues on R6M! We made this happen, together! Let's keep it going for a long time to come! Chaos is a funny thing, but I'll keep believing in what the Universe is trying to tell me, because a decade later, I've got a new checklist, and I can't wait to see how wrong I am about how this one will play out, another 10 years from now. 😉 Embrace the Chaos, everyone. You never know where the universe will take you. #GameDevelopment #CareerJourney #GamingIndustry #ProducerLife #MobileGames #CareerMilestones #RainbowSixMobile #GameDesign #Ubisoft #InspirationalStory #CareerChaos #GamingPassion #TeamworkMakesTheDreamWork #GameCredits #LifeLessons
Get comfortable with chaos, then you will always feel at home 😉. It was very interesting to hear about your journey! Congrats on the huge milestone!
Congrats man! You’re killin’ it!
Congrats, buddy!!! This is awesome, proud of you...
Congrats, proud of you my friend! 👏
Yes dude! Congrats!
Congrats Mike!
Congratz Mike!
Lead & Senior Animator / Animation Teacher @ NAD
9moYou did it Mike. Life is chaos indeed and crazy things happen to all of us. Embrace and surf the chaos wave ❤️