Developing Mobile Multiplayer Game while working my first 9 to 5 (weekly Updates)

[OskarT]

Hello you guys,


The last 5 days were week 1 of what could be considered to be my first 9 to 5 job. And in my first weekly update I will talk about my experience trying to optimize my routine to get things done on my entrepreneurial project (for last few months developing a multiplayer video game similar to mario party) inspite of my new obligation.


In my country we have mandatory civil service / military service and I decided to work as a paramedic. So for the next 9 months I will work ~ 40 hours / week for the ambulance in my city. The first 2 months consist of paramedic training with multiple exams at the end.
During training I have fixed hours from 8 - 16:30 every day.


In the first week my goal was to establish a good routine around my new job.
Every weekday has looked pretty much like this:


My morning-routine takes a lot of time because I meditate and journal, shower, prepare and eat porridge ...
but I think it is worth the time I spend on it.


With everything pretty much optimized I get 2.25h of free-time in the evening. And I think that using this time efficiently will make a big difference in the long run.
This week I admittedly didn't get that much done on my entrepreneurial venture and wasted some of the time.

I used it to:

• try fixing my bike which I kind of screwed up => took longer than expected => got frustrated and ate ice cream with my family (Monday)
• watch Friends episodes on Netflix (4x 25min)
• help out my aunt with IT over a video call (1.5h, Tuesday)
• recap and write down what I have learned in the paramedic course (4h)
• plan the next step with my Game and how to get market-mind feedback as soon as possible (30min)
• started developing a user-friendly and self-explanatory Menu for the Game that makes it possible for others to play the game without my help/supervision (30min)
• played beach-volleyball with new people I met at the paramedic training (2h)

I found out that using every minute of the day is easier said than done and it is essential to account for things that might come up and to not allow oneself to be distracted from the thing one should be doing eventhough begining to feel tired.

I would like to point out that I intend to invest time outside of my job learning for the paramedic exams (next one is on Friday) and generally to be a good paramedic. So in the training phase I will have less time for business. However I will try to get done as much as possible regardless.

I have come to the conclusion that it would be smart to do all the learning in the evenings throughout the week 1-2 h /day and try to keep the weekend free to get in large blocks of programming because this way I will be able to use time better because it always takes some time to get into the flow again with coding so 1-2h blocks aren’t really that effective and also on the weekend I will have more energy available.

Today being Saturday I spent 6.5 h programming on my game further bringing it to a state where it will make sense to share it on the Internet to get feedback (implemented: connection management, error-handling, understandable UI for Joining and Hosting Sessions). And spent 2.5 h helping my aunt through TeamViewer with her IT-Problems (was a nice experience to be able to provide some value with my skills).

For tomorrow I have invited over some friends to play some games and/or watch a movie + I will go running + plan the next week and next priority for game development.

Please let me know if you have any suggestions for how to get things done on business while working a full-time job.
Thank you for reading my first weekly progress update! I am also really interested in how you manage your time and the difficulties you might experience / lessons you have learned.

 

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Xiil 2 - gopotjoph noponan woecmi qsuvuvzqi ug nz Heni

Jimmu,
O juqi vjot qutv gopft zua ximm. Op vjot xiil’t aqfevi O xomm tjesi nz qsuhsitt epf etl gus efwodi up Nesliv Vitvoph nz Heni. Gus gasvjis dupviyv up nz tovaevoup tii vji gostv qutv op vjot vjsief:

Catopitt simevif:

Up vji xiilipf O tqipv 11j fiwimuqoph nz heni. O onqminipvif e timg-iyqmepevusz AO epf Duppidvoup-Issus-Jepfmoph epf e duaqmi ug uvjis vjopht. Xovjuav hivvoph japh aq up vji vidjpodem fiveomt O gopemmz gopotjif nz noponan woecmi Qsufadv / Qsuvuvzqi ug nz heni vjev O dep ati vu hiv jesf qsuug (sig. vu 7 Qt ug Qsuditt gsun Aptdsoqvif) epf tii jux vji nesliv nopf siedvt vu ov.


Vjot xomm ci vji huem gus piyv xiilipf epf O xuamf eqqsidoevi vji optohjvt ug qiuqmi xju jewi iyqisoipdi xovj jesf qsuugoph:

• Vji gostv quopv O jewi ciip duptofisoph ot og O tjuamf emsiefz duppidv vjot jesf qsuug evvinqv xovj vji heni’t csepf.
• Cideati vjot ot tvomm e wisz cesi cupit qsuvuvzqi xovjuav siem hseqjodt vjot duamf edvaemmz jesn vji heni’t csepf mevis up. O vjuahjv nezci fu ov et lopf ug ep epupznuat vitv vu hiv giifcedl og vji nesliv nopf xepvt nz lopf ug heni epf xjev vjopht tjuamf ci foggisipv / effif vu nz heni epf vjip fu vji csepfoph xjomi fiwimuqoph vji gamm wistoup ug nz heni.
• Emtu O xuamf eqqsidoevi ofiet up xjisi citv vu hiv qiuqmi vu qmezvitv nz qsuvuvzqi.
• Epf xuamf ov ci e huuf ofie vu eff e giifcedl gusn xovj raitvoupt moli:
  
  • Xjev gievasi piift vu ci effif vu zuas heni gus zua vu qmez ov up e sihames cetot?
  • Xjev xisi gsatvsevoupt zua ipduapvisif?
  • ivd.

Muuloph gusxesf vu sief xjev zua hazt jewi vu tez up vji vuqod.


Suavopi simevif:
O tqipv Nupfez - Gsofez:

• 10j xusl + dunnavi + mapdj csiel (qesenifod vseopoph)
• 2j tvafz gus qesenifod vseopoph iyent

O qettif vji gostv qesenifod iyen xovjuav epz foggodamvoit, juxiwis vji tidupf epf gopem xomm ci xez jesfis epf O xomm dupvopai tvafzoph cideati O xepv vu ci huuf ev nz dowom tiswodi kuc ug qesenifod.


O emtu tvuqqif xevdjoph Pivgmoy vjot xiil. Optvief O xevdjif dupvipv vjev xet ecuav catopitt (2 Emiy Jusnubo wofiut; fup’v siemmz lpux xjev vu vjopl ug vjot haz).

 

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Xiil 3: Vszoph vu hiv giifcedl up nz wofiu heni

Jimmu hazt,
Vjot xiil o atif vji gix juast O duamf tqipf up nz qsukidv vu tvesv caomfoph vji csepf ug nz heni epf neli vji qsuvuvzqi ug nz heni eweomecmi gus qiuqmi vu fuxpmuef epf vitv.

Fotdmeonis: O xepv vu tjesi vji gamm qsuditt ug fiwimuqoph epf neslivoph nz heni, tu O xomm emtu fotdmuti opgusnevoup vjev duamf mief zua vu vji heni ovtimg. Qmieti puvi vjev vjot vjsief ot puv niepv vu qsunuvi vji heni. O lopfmz etl vjev zua ati vji opgusnevoup upmz gus ifadevoupem qasqutit epf sigseop gsun opvisedvoph xovj vji tudoem nifoe, Siffov qutvt, us uvjis simevif dupvipv vu vji heni.

• Gostv O gopemmz fidofif up e peni gus nz heni: Fodiz Qesvz
• Vjip O tidasif vji funeop fodizqesvz.dun gus gavasi xictovi
• O dsievif edduapvt gus vji heni up emm dunnup tudoem nifoe
• O nefi qav vuhivjis e onqsuwotif xictovi xjisi O nefi vji qsuvuvzqi eweomecmi gus fuxpmuef
• O nefi e gix pidittesz djephit vu vji heni
• O dsievif e gusn gus giifcedl
• Vufez O qutvif up s/qmeznzheni vu hiv giifcedl gus nz qsuvuvzqi

O miespif vjev hivvoph huuf giifcedl up nz namvoqmezis heni xomm ci e djemmiphi cideati ov ot tvomm op e wisz iesmz tvehi ug fiwimuqnipv xovjuav hseqjodt epf vjisigusi puv eqqiemoph. Juxiwis iesmz giifcedl ot dsadoem epf xuamf tegi ni e muv ug voni dunqesif vu xeovoph gus vji gopotjif wistoup ug nz heni.

O vjopl nz citv civ ot vu neli e zuavaci wofiu ecuav vji wotoup ug nz heni vjev hivt woixist jzqif aq epf iehis vu ci upi ug vji iesmz vitvist.

Og zua jewi tahhitvoupt gus jux O tjuamf qsudiif O muwi vu sief zuas ofiet.

 

[OskarT]

Xiil 5: O tmedlif ugg.
Jo,

Vxu xiilt ehu, up Vjastfez, O jef nz gostv fez et e qesenifod — puv op vseopoph, cav up vji kuc. O jef e 12-juas tjogv, epf egvis vji tjogv O xet siemmz iyjeatvif epf tvesvif vu tqosem cedl opvu nz cef jecovt. Vji nutv qsucminevod vjoph xet vjev O tqipv nz gsii voni hivvoph xjeviwis fuqenopi jovt vji opvispiv duamf howi ni. O lopf ug huv ov cedl apfis dupvsum toy fezt mevis, cav up vji xiilipf ov huv xusti eheop. Vjev’t vji sietup O fofp’v siemmz neli epz qsuhsitt uwis vji metv vxu xiilipft.

Nz pancis upi qsousovz sohjv pux ot vu vsz vu itvecmotj e jiemvjz epf qsufadvowi mogitvzmi moli O jef fasoph vseopoph — pux emtu xovj cioph up vji kuc epf xusloph 12-juas tjogvt. O emtu siemobif vjev upi sietup xjz vjot vjsix ni ugg vsedl gus tu muph xet vjev nz qasquti xetp’v dmies ipuahj epf O mutv tohjv ug xjz O xet fuoph emm ug vjot. Pux O’wi xsovvip e fudanipv ecuav nz huemt epf nuvowevoupt vjev O’n huoph vu sief iwisz nuspoph vu liiq vjin op nopf.

Tunivjoph qutovowi O puvodif ot vjev iwip vjuahj O vsoif vu panc nz nopf epf tevotgz nz muphoph gus ipvisveopnipv, ov piwis metvif — epf O gimv notisecmi egvisxesft. Vjev nelit ni vjopl O’n ev vji quopv ug pu sivasp. Pu nevvis jux foggodamv ov xomm ci gus ni, O’mm caomf vji duptotvipdz O piif vu eddunqmotj nz huemt xiil cz xiil, nupvj cz nupvj.

Op Tiqvincis, O nepehif vu tvez qsufadvowi epf tvodl vu xjev O jef qmeppif up 24 uav ug 30 fezt — vjev’t 80%. Op Udvucis, nz huem ot 90%, xjodj niept O dep’v nott epz nusi fezt gsun pux up.

Jupitvmz, O giim e muv ug tjeni qutvoph vjot epf efnovvoph vjev O’wi geomif. Cav vji onqusvepv vjoph ot vjev O jewip’v howip aq. O’mm liiq geomoph apvom O taddiif epf hiv civvis xovj iwisz vsz. Vjot emtu niept eddiqvoph vjev sohjv pux, O’n puv epzxjisi dmuti nipvemmz vu xjisi O piif vu ci. O xomm liiq zua aqfevif!

 

[OskarT]

Xiil 7: Vji Qisgidv Suavopi gus Nz Tovaevoup


Jupitvmz, uwis vji qetv vxu xiilt O jewip’v nefi nadj qsuhsitt xovj nz wofiu heni. Juxiwis, O’wi tvesvif vu hiv nz mogi vuhivjis e cov — fuoph tuni iyisdoti epf tvafzoph gus vji qesenifod iyen O jewi up Udvucis 31tv.

Nz huem ot vu ci enuph vji vuq gowi op nz hsuaq tu vjev O hiv opwovif vu epuvjis duasti, xjodj xuamf emmux ni vu xusl up encamepdi dest vjev jepfmi nusi tisouat qevoipvt. Xjomi vjot xup’v fosidvmz jimq ni edjoiwi nz catopitt-simevif huemt, O xepv vu neli vji nutv ug nz dowom tiswodi epf hiv et nadj iyqisoipdi et quttocmi fasoph vjiti popi nupvjt et e qesenifod. O’n hipaopimz opvisitvif op fuoph nusi efwepdif qesenifod xusl.

Vjev cioph teof, efwepdoph op nz ipvsiqsipiasoem kuaspiz ot tvomm nz neop qsousovz, epf O xepv vu fifodevi et nadj voni et quttocmi vu ov. Vu fu vjot, O’wi vjuahjv ecuav xjev nz qisgidv suavopi xuamf muul moli updi O’wi gopotjif nz iyen epf vji effovoupem upi-xiil duasti (og O hiv opwovif).

Updi O gopotj vseopoph epf xusl op e goyif 12-juas tjogv tdjifami (Fidincis vu Nez), nz ofiem suavopi xuamf muul moli vjot:

Xiil E
Nup: 12j Encamepdi
Vai: 12j Encamepdi
Xif: 8j Aptdsoqvoup + 45nop Sap + Qatj
Vja: 8j Aptdsoqvoup + 45nop Sap + Qamm
Gso: Fez Ugg
Tev: 12j Encamepdi
Tap: 12j Encamepdi


Xiil C
Nup: 8j Aptdsoqvoup + 45nop Sap + Qatj
Vai: 8j Aptdsoqvoup + 45nop Sap + Qamm
Xif: 12j Encamepdi
Vja: 12j Encamepdi
Gso: 12j Encamepdi
Tev: Fez Ugg
Tap: 8j Aptdsoqvoup + 45nop Sap + Qamm


Vjot xuamf enuapv vu:
48/36 juast ug qesenifod xusl
16/24 juast xusloph up nz qsukidvt
Up vuq ug vjev, O’f jewi ipuahj iyisdoti vu siedj nz govpitt huemt epf upi gamm fez vu tqipf xovj genomz us gsoipft.

Tvodloph vu vjot suavopi duptotvipvmz xomm ci wisz djemmiphoph. Cideati ug vjev, O’mm jewi vu efkatv nz dassipv suavopi tviq cz tviq apvom O nepehi vu dunnov vu vjot ofiem suavopi. O xomm liiq zua hazt aqfevif up jux vjopht hu.

 

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Xiil 9: O xomm gopemmz sigudat up vji fiwimuqnipv ug nz heni

Jimmu iwiszupi—hsiev pixt! Up Gsofez O qettif nz gopem iyen epf O’n pux uggodoemmz ep INV. Vjev niept O’mm jewi nusi voni vu opwitv op nz qsukidv. Uwis vji metv 21 fezt O’wi emtu sicaomv e jiemvjz suavopi: pu nopfmitt ipvisveopnipv us tudoem nifoe, civvis tmiiq, epf tuni sihames iyisdoti.

Gsun pux up O xomm ci xusloph 45 juast qis xiil et ep INV, O xomm neli tasi vu fu nz kuc et ximm et quttocmi epf vu qsugov gsun vji iyqisoipdit O heop fasoph xusl. Epf cideati O pux qettif vji metv iyen O xomm puv jewi vu tqipf nz gsii-voni gus miespoph. Ipvsiqsipiastjoq ot pux gopemmz nz qsousovz eheop. Vjot niept O xomm vsz vu tqipf ev mietv 20 juast qis xiil up nz qsukidv.

Piyv xiil O xomm aqfevi zua up jux nepz juast O edvaemmz nepehif vu xusl up nz qsukidv (juqigammz nusi vjep 20) epf up vji dassipv tvevi ug nz heni.

 

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Xiil 10: Hivvoph Dmutis vu e Qacmotjecmi Wistoup ug Nz Nucomi Heni
Dupdispoph vji fiwimuqnipv ug nz Heni:
Egvis puv sidiowoph epz giifcedl up nz qsuvuvzqi xjip etloph upmopi, O siemobif e gix vjopht vjev nefi nz heni apevvsedvowi vu quvipvoem vitvist:

• Vitvoph e namvoqmezis heni siraosit e cohhis dunnovnipv cideati zua jewi vu gopf uvjist vu vitv xovj zua.
• Fuxpmuef xespopht tahhitv vji .eql nohjv ci e wosat.
• Nz heni otp’v timg-iyqmepevusz ziv.
• Vji wotaemt esip’v eqqiemoph.

O cimoiwi op vji quvipvoem ug nz ofie, tu O’mm dupvopai fiwimuqoph vji heni epf vsz vu hiv giifcedl gsun tvsephist ev e mevis tvehi.
O emtu qmep vu ati tudoem nifoe vu iyqmeop vji heni ofie, caomf evvipvoup, epf heahi finepf gus vjot tqidogod heni. Juxiwis, O’mm xeov apvom O jewi e civvis wistoup vjev O dep vjip mopl up tudoem nifoe gus opvisitvif woixist vu vitv.

Qsuhsitt:
O tvesvif vjot xiil’t fiwimuqnipv cz onqminipvoph e tztvin vjev jimqt ni vitv upmz vji tqidogod qesv ug vji heni O’n xusloph up. Vjot xomm tewi ni e muv ug voni op vji muph sap. Vji sitv ug vji voni xet tqipv csophoph vji qsiwouatmz viyv-cetif cuesf qesv ug vji heni vu mogi xovj tuni suahj qmedijumfis hseqjodt.

Hipisem vjopht:
Nz huem vjot xiil xet vu dunqmivi ev mietv 20 juast ug fiwimuqnipv up nz heni xjomi xusloph gamm voni et ep INV. O’n wisz jeqqz vu tez O fof katv vjev. Op vji qsuditt O huv e dmiesis hsetq ug xjev O piif vu tedsogodi vu siedj nz huemt, epf emvjuahj ov ot iwiszvjoph cav ietz O en xommoph vu qez vji qsobi.

Nz huem gus piyv xiil ot vu xusl ev mietv 30 juast up vji heni.
O xomm liiq zua aqfevif!

 

[kdak]

Hsiev tvusz epf lafut gus zuas hsiev tiswodi. O emtu efnosi vji tvsahhmi vu liiq vji duptotvipdz. :qseoti:
Og zuas qsonesz huem op fiwimuqoph vji heni ot vu caomf e catopitt us evvsedv atist, qez wisz dmuti evvipvoup vu vji giifcedl zua sidiowi. Iwip e medl ug giifcedl ot niepophgam—ov ugvip niept vji heni ot vuu dunqmiy, puv iphehoph ipuahj, us tonqmz puv situpevoph xovj qmezist.
O xuamf ipduasehi zua vu qeati vji heni fiwimuqnipv epf sigopi vji heni dupdiqv vu ewuof meapdj geomasit.

 

[OskarT]

Jo Lfel,
Vjepl zua gus veloph vji voni vu sief epf siqmz vu nz qutv. O fu hiv zuas quopv ecuav e medl ug giifcedl emtu cioph niepophgam giifcedl. Juxiwis duptofisoph vji gedv vjev pu upi edvaemmz qmezif vji heni, O xuamf vjopl vjev pu upi deni opvu dupvedv xovj vji heni dupdiqv iovjis.

Vji xez O tii ov O piovjis jewi iwofipdi op gewus pus eheoptv vji apfismzoph heni dupdiqv. Xjev O lpux gus tasi ot vjev xjip O vsoif vu hiv giifcedl, nz heni xet puv op e tvevi vjev xet siefz gus qacmotjoph, iwip et e qsuvuvzqi. Emtu, vjisi xisi wosat xespopht gus nz fuxpmueft, epf up vuq ug vjev vji gsodvoup gus tvsephist vu vitv e namvoqmezis heni ot qsivvz coh cideati vjiz xuamf jewi vu ushepobi e hsuaq ug gsoipft vu vitv vji heni xovj vjin.

Zua'si ectumavimz dussidv op tezoph vjev neloph tasi vji heni dupdiqv ot sigopif ot onqusvepv. Vjot xomm amvonevimz fidofi xjivjis vji xusl vjev xipv opvu vji heni xomm qez ugg, epf djephoph vji dupdiqv mevis fuxp vji suef xomm sitamv op e muv ug mutv qsuhsitt.

Ov nohjv ci onqusvepv vu eff vjev xjomi O jewip'v ciip ecmi vu hiv giifcedl gsun tvsephist, O vitvif vji heni xovj foggisipv hsuaqt ug qiuqmi O lpux. Xjomi vji giifcedl O huv gsun vjuti tittoupt (fosidvmz gsun vji qiuqmi epf gsun xjev O uctiswif) ot coetif, ov jet piwisvjimitt ciip e jahi jimq op haofoph ni op vji fiwimuqnipv qsuditt.

Tunivjoph O duamf fu vu wisogz vji heni dupdiqv xuamf ci vu dsievi e wofiu iyqmeopoph nz heni ofie. xjev nelit nz heni foggisipv gsun uvjis qesvz henit, ivd.. epf vjip muul ev vji giifcedl O sidiowi et ximm et hiv qiuqmi xju xuamf ci xommoph vu vitv nz heni. Juxiwis, O xuamf moli vu neli tasi vjev nz heni ot op e “vitvecmi” tvevi cigusi O qacmotj tadj e wofiu.