I made an educational game in 10 years (with 5 more to come)
Check out all the wonderful educational games on the Back to School sale: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/Mooncube/sale/backtoschoolgamescelebration2025 PIXEL ART ACADEMY WEBSITE: https://pixelart.academy LEARN MODE ON STEAM: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2330360/Pixel_Art_Academy_Learn_Mode KEY CLAIM (backers & pre-orders): https://retronator.com/store/keyclaim BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/retro JOIN ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/mngNfvTwG6 COME BY WEEKLY STREAMS: https://www.twitch.tv/retronator MUSIC: Anna Eichenauer https://annaeichenauermusic.com C-Jeff https://c-jeff.bandcamp.com Leemajik https://leemajik.bandcamp.com HOME https://home96.bandcamp.com/album/resting-state MORE PIXEL ART ACADEMY ON: Discord: https://discord.gg/mngNfvTwG6 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/retronator X: https://twitter.com/PixelArtAcademy Devlog: https://cutt.ly/pixelartacademy-devlog Task tracking: https://open.codecks.io/pixelartacademy MORE RETRONATOR ON: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@retronator X: https://twitter.com/retronator Tumblr: http://www.retronator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retronator Medium: https://medium.com/retronator-magazine Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/retronator CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro 0:52 Part 1: I made a Kickstarter in 4 months 4:45 Part 2: I made a text adventure in 5 years 7:11 Part 3: I made an educational game in 10 years 15:31 Part 4: … with 5 more to come 17:32 Outro
Video Chapters
- 0:00 The 10-Year Pixel Art Game Dev Odyssey Begins!
- 2:20 The 'Aha!' Moment: Uniting Art, Teaching, and Gaming
- 2:40 Stanford's Price Tag Sparks a Wild Kickstarter Plan!
- 3:50 Kickstarter Surprise: The Project Explodes!
- 4:55 Five Years in the Making: The Epic Text Adventure Quest
- 7:30 Financial Rollercoaster: Navigating Funding Hurdles
- 8:00 New Beginnings: Game Dev Commune & Teaching in Sweden
- 9:40 Crisis Mode: A Strategic Pivot to Save the Dream
- 12:00 Launch Day Success! Pixel Art Academy Hits Steam!
- 13:00 Future Horizons: Adventure Mode & Art for Everyone
Original Output
0:00 The 10-Year Pixel Art Game Dev Odyssey Begins! 2:20 The 'Aha!' Moment: Uniting Art, Teaching, and Gaming 2:40 Stanford's Price Tag Sparks a Wild Kickstarter Plan! 3:50 Kickstarter Surprise: The Project Explodes! 4:55 Five Years in the Making: The Epic Text Adventure Quest 7:30 Financial Rollercoaster: Navigating Funding Hurdles 8:00 New Beginnings: Game Dev Commune & Teaching in Sweden 9:40 Crisis Mode: A Strategic Pivot to Save the Dream 12:00 Launch Day Success! Pixel Art Academy Hits Steam! 13:00 Future Horizons: Adventure Mode & Art for Everyone Timestamps by StampBot 🤖
Unprocessed Timestamp Content
0:00 Welcome to a decade-long pixel art game development odyssey 0:58 Journey back to 90s video games that inspired learning and fun 1:40 Discovering game development online, paving the way for future creations 2:20 The eureka moment: combining art, teaching, and game development 2:40 Stanford's steep tuition led to a crazy plan: a video game Kickstarter 3:10 Initial wild ideas included a unique 3D pixel art drawing program 3:50 The Kickstarter unexpectedly blew up, funding the game's early stages 4:55 A text adventure game took five years and a surprisingly complex roadmap 5:20 Explore innovative multiplayer features and an in-game art store 6:10 Unfinished pieces and rendering challenges reveal the project's true ambition 7:30 Patreon plateau and declining sales created a financial development rollercoaster 8:00 Moving to Sweden's game dev commune and running a game school 8:50 A deep dive into rebuilding the graphics engine for better visuals 9:40 Funding dries up, forcing a strategic shift to save the project 10:20 Transitioning to "Learn Mode" for an accessible early access Steam release 11:10 Crafting interactive tutorials to master pixel art lines, curves, and shading 12:00 Pixel Art Academy launches on Steam to widespread positive community reviews 13:00 Charting the future course for "Adventure Mode" and making art accessible to all Timestamps by StampBot 🤖