Turning your passion into work takes the enjoyment out of it, and turns a source of joy into a source of stress, especially when money is on the line. Though the developers of the games in “Indie Game: The Movie” say it is more about completing their games and bringing their visions to life than being about money, such as Tommy of “Super Meat Boy” saying that even if the game only makes him $20,000, it would be enough to make another Meat Boy, money is still a driving factor in their motivation.
The developers in the documentary are all driven by a desire to see their work finished and distributed to the masses, regardless of the success it brings. They mostly just want their projects, their children, to be completed and shown to the world.
The developers in the documentary are all driven by a desire to see their work finished and distributed to the masses, regardless of the success it brings. They mostly just want their projects, their children, to be completed and shown to the world.