He Started Making Games As A COMPLETE BEGINNER

Check out Skies of Aevium:https://store.steampowered.com/app/3209000/Skies_of_Aevium/The Shelfman YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/TheShelfman/videos🚀 Jordie Vanderplank (The Shelf Man) FULL INTERVIEW: Skies of Aviuum Dream (Greek Mythology + Full Automation), Lehatau 100% Reviews, Dance Assembly Viral, Imposter Syndrome, Tweening Game Feel, Sheepville Community Experiment, Revshare Art Partnership, Unity Return, AI Coding Balance, YouTube + Gamedev Burnout & MORE! 🎮📚Jordie Vanderplank (The Shelf Man) shares his inspiring journey: massive passion project Skies of Aviuum (Greek mythology survival-crafting with unlimited automation, Factorio + Minecraft vibes), combining two lifelong obsessions, scope creep reality, working with an artist on revshare, programming strengths (systems, game feel, tweening), art/sound weaknesses, Lehatau (minimal city builder – still 100% positive reviews on Steam), Dance Assembly silly viral game, Sheepville community-driven TikTok experiment (sheep per follower + daily story), imposter syndrome overcoming (“I think I got this”), self-taught path (Game Maker → Brackeys → Unity), Unity return after Godot experiment, AI vibe-coding traps vs learning, balancing YouTube + editing job + gamedev, shiny object syndrome management, small games joy vs long-term passion projects, dev dream (quit editing job, focus fully on making games full-time).Perfect for solo devs, automation game lovers, Greek mythology fans, imposter syndrome fighters, YouTube + gamedev balancers, beginners afraid of scope.0:00 - Automation Obsession Roots 1:08 - Skies Abium Vision 2:11 - System Design Approach 4:34 - Scope Creep Reality 6:06 - Timeless Dev Challenges 7:53 - Programming Strengths 9:24 - Tweening Game Feel 11:07 - Self-Taught Journey 13:13 - Imposter Syndrome Tips 15:37 - Progress Self-Comparison 18:30 - Small Project Joy 20:08 - Shiny Object Management 21:07 - Screen Fatigue Fixes 23:31 - Small Games Nuance 25:28 - Explore Big Ideas 26:11 - Solo vs Team 28:52 - Revshare Partnership 30:01 - Collaborative Art Decisions 32:24 - Sheepville Experiment 35:12 - Community Game Potential 37:17 - Multi-Project Balance 43:10 - YouTube Marketing Myth 46:09 - Unity Return Rationale 47:40 - Unity Trust Erosion 49:52 - AI Art Rejection 52:51 - Vibe Coding Traps 55:07 - Engine Choice Simple 57:23 - Author Journey Insights 1:00:05 - Full-Time Dev Dream#gamedev #indiegamedev #skiesofavium #jordievanderplank #theshelfman #automationgame #greekmythology #factoriolike #scopecreep #impostersyndrome #tweening #unity #gamedevyoutube #indiesurvival #craftinggame #revshare #devdreampodcast