How does that quote relate to being white??
Are you implying that non-white or female people can't save money and prototype an idea? I'm lost.
Are you implying that non-white or female people can't save money and prototype an idea? I'm lost.
It includes quotes from people such as this:
> I think most local white dudes > don't think of a prototype as something they "funded". They > ”just made it” because they had > time, space and hardware.
Generally, refers to hidden privilege throughout as subtext. If you're white and male you have more access to these kinds of opportunities, etc.
The irony of course being "working for free on personal project after work" is not an opportunity.
No doubt I am the exact class of "white dude" the article is talking about. My "funding" story is super boring. I worked on my game after a full day of work and after getting kids to bed.
Spend savings from day job on commissioned art to make the game pretty, after a couple years you should have a game worth players time. If "having job" counts as privilege then sure it requires privilege, to the exact extent paying rent does too.
PS: Occasionally commenters say "I program all day and have no energy to program at home". To which I can only warn: games programming is not what you want.