Thread:JeloElducal/@comment-30384301-20181030122313/@comment-26888167-20181031031712

-Yes, but since I have no libraries nearby, my only option would've been to buy books. And I have pretty much no money to spend on myself, so anything that I can learn for free is welcome.

-Well, yes, but it depends on how you go about me. As for me, I don't spend money when making games. The only thing I needed in order to get started was the game engine (Gamemaker for me), a program to compose music (in my case, FL Studio), and that was it. I draw the art for my games in paint or in the drawing tool that comes within Gamemaker. Once I have the right software, I don't need to spend a single cent at all. Thank youtube for teaching me all I need to know. I watched gamemaker tutorials, I saw videos about how to compose good music in FL Studios (including some music theory), and my brother simply has a great talent for drawing stuff, even though I do it myself at times. Overall, the entire process costs me no money at all. I plan to create several games right now, and once I get what I need, I'll begin to seel them.

-Yes, but I'm pretty sure not everyone studies it at university level. However, it's definitely necessary for anyone who plans to start their own business or work on their own. I for one, have quite a few plans for the future, and of course, marketing is a very important tool.

-True. I guess I'm lucky to have such a great disposition to learning. My mom says that when I was very young, I was always ready to learn more. I learned to read and write in both english and spanish at the age of three, according to what my mom says. I don't actually remember any period when I was not able to read or write, so it makes sense that I learnt it at such a young age. I've always loved to learn more and more. I remember once I found some encyclopedias my parents had. I spent several months reading them over and over again, since they were the greatest source of information I had, since back then I didn't have much access to internet.

-Have you had any skill or topic you'd like to learn about? I'd recommend you write down on a piece of paper everything you'd love to learn or study, but thought you didn't have the time or money to learn. Keep that paper near your computer, so whenever you turn on your computer, you can read that list and remind yourself of what you would like to learn. That way, you can decide to research about those topics. You know what the best part is? In school, you are forced to learn about a wide variety of topics, including those you don't like. I remember I had a manual arts class that was the bane of my existence. The fun part of learning by yourself on internet is that you can focus on learning only the topics you're interested in.

I believe the best education comes from complementing your academic education from school & university with a large dose of studying on your own about the topics you like. In my opinion, internet is a great tool that many people don't realize just how powerful it is. With the amount of information online, you can learn pretty much anything that would've required lots of time and money otherwise.