How I Became a Sea of Thieves Developer

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Ай бұрын

So I somehow accidentally became a Sea of Thieves Developer. Watch me show you what a yeah or C++ programming looks like and how I went from basic console projects to working on Sea of Thieves. It’s a crazy journey where I nearly miss my interview. :)
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Dive into my this video, where I take you through a year-long journey of learning C++ from scratch. Experience the ups and downs as I navigate through the complexities of coding, starting with barely any knowledge and gradually honing my skills. Follow along to see how I nearly missed my chance and didn't get the job !
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@ZygerGFX Ай бұрын

Let me address this since I’ve been getting quite a few comments about it. I am aware I didn’t actually get the job “accidentally”… but it made for a better title and video hook. Is it a bit misleading and clickbaity? Yes. But I think the main topic and purpose of the video still comes through. I don’t care if you point it out and criticise me for it, because that’s fair enough. But some of you have been getting unnecessarily defensive and angry about it. It’s not that deep. Anyways thank you everyone for the support I really appreciate it ❤

@phnkcell710 Ай бұрын

Nheee it's ok no one actually care if is a click bate or not. Good job 👏👏👏👏

@kjowl Ай бұрын

i wouldn't bother even reading the negative comments. you got the bag and likes and probably some subs from this video. congrats on your job and hope you have a good programming career.

@SimGunther Ай бұрын

"Accidentally" is a weird hook. Brute forcing job submissions is not "accidental", it's an unfortunate reality when acquiring any job unless you know someone who knows someone and etcetera. If you're talking "accidental" like you have imposter syndrome from late application to those internships, it's confusing because it seems that you have high standards for yourself. Don't compromise on that. Also, it's not like you're gonna bail the very minute the job doesn't feel like those "Day in the Life of..." videos where you only see them snacking and not much else. I see your appreciation for the hard work that other engineers before you have made to allow the whole community to thrive. Good luck with your wonderful life and thank you for being one more KZfaqr making the community a wonderful source of creativity and love for one another! ❤

@supertenchoo4271 Ай бұрын

Hey Zyger you don't have to approve anything to any one you did great ,and this video is very inspiring and so motivative to us ,Ignore haters cos no matter what you did they will throw harsh comment. That Internship experience will lead you to full time job ,just keep learning and grow your skill you did are amazing princess

@WiseNoodleOfficial Ай бұрын

Seems like well used clickbait. Not the bad kind, you delivered instantly what you offered in the thumbnail and title.

@dantekiwi7926 Ай бұрын

Graphics programming and sea of thieves? Acerola reference

@Godot-Game-Dev Ай бұрын

Fr 😂

@PinkeySuavo Ай бұрын

what does acerola reference mean?

@dantekiwi7926 Ай бұрын

@@PinkeySuavo one of his most successful videos on graphics programming is about making realistic real time sea, and in that video he uses sea of thieves as an example multiple times (because their oceans look amazing)

@PinkeySuavo Ай бұрын

@@dantekiwi7926 ohhh thank you, I thought it is some saying and I searched for it in google/urban dictionary. Thank you

@FuGyz Ай бұрын

Acerola moment

@Ghost0fDawn Ай бұрын

dont you hate when you accidentally spend a year in college, do several projects, create a portfolio and apply to hundreds of jobs?

@loldoctor Ай бұрын

Let me tell you about the 12 years I spent in med school before I accidentally became a surgeon

@VirtueelGamingNL Ай бұрын

Bro I have been working for 4.5 years in the software industry and at my last interview they asked me if I had a portfolio to backup all my experience. I said no once I am home I'm completely done since 8 hours of desk time is enough for me and they basically said well how do we know that all the things you tell us are actually true? I am like bruh I just explained to you why we used XYZ to solve problem ABC and how my day looks wym 😅😂

@Chevifier Ай бұрын

Wish I could accidentally get to work at any game company😅

@jacksonshoptaw4556 Ай бұрын

And then you get slapped with that "Come Work Here!" Oof.

@11Tits Ай бұрын

@@VirtueelGamingNL employers want to see you solve an problem chosen and created by you and only you not your job.

@user-lm4nk1zk9y Ай бұрын

> Apply for multiple jobs > Accidentally

@ZygerGFX Ай бұрын

4:14

@alskopim Ай бұрын

born to disagree with message, forced to like greentext

@Cloudighast Ай бұрын

@@ZygerGFX Title: "How I Accidentally Became a Sea of Thieves Developer"

@sageval3516 Ай бұрын

@@Cloudighast Heard of clickbait?

@firstclass000 8 күн бұрын

It's a good title and by this point its 2024 you should be more than used to clickbait titles

@balazsrippl2339 Ай бұрын

"Fuck you ChatGPT" as the title of the physics engine is so real

@NoOne-fe3gc Ай бұрын

I want to hate it but Copilot gave me the exact answer I was looking for, for something math related I didn't even knew existed

@Isaaclolwastaken Ай бұрын

intro got me hooked

@danlefter5778 Ай бұрын

Real

@Pwnification Ай бұрын

Im just now starting my programming journey at 29 and really hoping to make games some day. I have a lot of catching up to do because I'm a high school dropout (medical/mental problems). Been taking the free CS50x course online and really enjoying it so far. Right now they have us working with C, which is cool. Getting to learn a lot of core fundamental things about programming. This video was motivating, thanks for that. Best of luck on your journey!

@moldman5694 Ай бұрын

CS50x really is an amazing primer to general programming, hope you enjoy it

@zoltanhorvath2238 Ай бұрын

good luck with that! I hope you are doing well ! :)

@Sweepy_Games Ай бұрын

Wow! Congrats!!! I still use lobby from your mirror tutorials haha, crazy to think you have worked at Sea of Thieves!

@ZygerGFX Ай бұрын

thank you

@texlop2 Ай бұрын

Next video: how i accidentaly leaked the entire sea of thieves source code

@familiagavassafavoretti4805 Ай бұрын

Very rare to find someone that takes so much effort into making the video as dynamic as you do. Awesome stuff!

@MyCodingDiarie Ай бұрын

Great Video! Your'e actually motivating me to work more on my projects! Keep the Good Work

@ZygerGFX Ай бұрын

thank you !! and keep working on your projects. I wish you all the best :)

@cintron3d Ай бұрын

If you get an in-person interview you basically have the job, at that point companies just want you to meet the team and make sure there's good synergy. Congrats! This is a fantastic story of hard work paying off.

@RiskOfRuins Ай бұрын

Not always. I got an onside interview at RARE a few months back for an internship, and I got rejected because I was too experienced for the internship😅, which sucks but fair

@kaloyantoskov6818 Ай бұрын

So the tests don't matter? Really?

@DrDandD Ай бұрын

thank you, this was very helpful for my own personal journey to know what skills and knowledge I should focus on for a career in the game development industry

@JoshuaVillarreal009 Ай бұрын

Fantastic Video! Def reminds me of my time getting an internship within the industry back when I graduated.

@ericd.9038 Ай бұрын

I've been feeling so demotivated finding a new job, I needed this inspiration🥺Mad props and congrats as well

@summoningkristiangames Ай бұрын

That's so cool that you actually get to work with Rare. Congratulations!!! 🎉🎉

@WhatDoYouWant000 Ай бұрын

Your journey inspires me so much

@jj_0 Ай бұрын

I might not be the most regular viewer, but I was here at the beginning, and being able to watch you grow as a developer is such a delight. I'm happy for you. Looking forward to see more of your great work in the future. You are great.

@sillyninja65 Ай бұрын

i left uni and decided to work on my my own game and its going pretty well. year and a half all assets hand made and you can play PVP and pretty pretty advanced now, maybe in a few years i hope to get into rare as well

@Grax27 Ай бұрын

Sounds interesting, what’s the game called? I’ve been looking to get into game dev as a hobby so downloaded Godot a few days ago. Hope it goes well for you mate!

@sammyjay5027 Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this story, I just finished my 3rd year of comp sci and game dev at my university and I'm hoping to start work on some projects for my portfolio! Hearing that something like this could be possible for me is really encouraging. I hope you enjoy your time at Rare! Sea of thieves is such a sick game.

@Skeffles Ай бұрын

Amazing to see your adventure into game engines and C++ resulting in such an awesome job! Good luck with your final year. You've got a bright future ahead.

@gamedevunlimited7834 11 күн бұрын

yo gz on actually making it into the industry. you deserve it after all the hard work gz!

@Nicolas-fm8dz Ай бұрын

Congratulations!! As someone who has been watching you from the early stages of your channel, I am both impressed and proud that you've been able to go from a small KZfaqr to an actual intern working on Sea of Thieves!

@dmangamesSTUDIO Ай бұрын

That's so cool that you show how you got started in coding to landing the job!

@jacksonwaschura3549 Ай бұрын

Congratulations! Thanks for sharing your experience in this video :)

@alhussienx72u Ай бұрын

Congratulations on your internship , wishing you the best from egypt 😊🙌 I have a similar story I already got refused about 15 times till now , and its really motivating seeing someone in my situation and finally achieving his/her target.

@metras. Ай бұрын

شفت قناتك وكنت عايز اديك فيدباك بس تقريبا انت عامل كل الفيديوهات It's made for kids فالتعليقات ممنوعه

@alhussienx72u Ай бұрын

@@metras. شكرا انك قولتي , فتحت التعليقات و هكون سعيد جدا لو اديتني رايك 🙌

@Agramsch Ай бұрын

Amazing how it can go sometimes. You re living the dream I'd say.

@pouyar9422 Ай бұрын

Congrats:) Your video inspired me , thanks alot

@wanna5543 Ай бұрын

This is freaking awesome congrats, love the video

@abdullahzx6347 Ай бұрын

This is my favorite game and I have been playing it since its release. Thank you

@mauriciorivero Ай бұрын

Outstanding story! Thanks for sharing it and congrats!

@yoorface4680 Ай бұрын

If this is "accidentally" then i didnt know what i can say about my frist job xD I literally went to event "game jam" for fun, meet a few people from game industry and then get offer to work with them, becouse i was active and curious about programming. This was a couple months after i started lerning Unreal Engine on blueprints, then got internship. Now after 2 years i still work with them as mid-dev gameplay programmer :) I learned so much in this time period, but still i has a long way to go.

@WiseNoodleOfficial Ай бұрын

Very motivational! Thank you for sharing your story, this can be scary stuff for a lot of people :)

@sandiguha Ай бұрын

Seeing you coming out like this, I have some curiosities: 1. When you developed your first games, did you follow tutorials or figure it out yourself? 2. You mentioned (extensively through the video) that you are primarily cpp dev, then why you tagged c sharp in description? 3. In RARE, do you need to use their choice of language or you have the liberty to choose yourself? 4. What do you advise (language, approach, maths, skills, goals, books, expectations) newbies who are aspirant to join game development professionally? 5. Supposedly if you must switch your career right now, what would that be? 6. What changes are you looking for in the game industry in the next five years? If you can answer these that would be really helpful.

@ZygerGFX Ай бұрын

1. I have used tutorials before although personally i learn much better when I just figure stuff out by myself. 2. Must of been a mistake since I copied some description stuff from a previous video. But I do also use C# quite often. 3. You use their choice since the system and game is written in that so you have to use the same language. 4. This could be a whole video of its own but personally just do and make what you like/enjoy. And then present everything you make; document it and show it off. 5. Tbh idk probably just programming for some form or smth. 6. More stability I guess

@MihajloCiric Ай бұрын

Congrats on that internship must've been really fun! I lived a similar story 2 years ago, I miraculously got an interview for a Technical Artist internship position at Ubisoft Paris Studio. Ended up with a positive response a for 6 months internship and now I'm still here 2 years later ! Its definitely obtainable, so yes I agree with your motivational ending to the video ! It really could be you some day

@GasterLab 8 күн бұрын

I think video perfectly describes how and what you actually need to learn and practice to become a game developer. It's as simple as that. Make some games at SDL, if needed make game at Unreal Engine/Unity. More in depth this is really perfect that I didn't find a passion for it. Learning math, graphics and physics programming. And this video perfectly describes what examples of portfolio you need to have WITH THIS KNOWLEDGE you can apply for a job at any company. Because this is what people/companies expecting from you as a game developer Wish you luck for future opportunities and don't overwork. Stay healthy!)

@GamesBySaul Ай бұрын

Super nice! Was really glad to know that you got the internship when we went, I also didn't realise just how much C++ experience you have, that's really incredible, and quite inspiring, despite the possibility of losing the will to live, doing more C++ out of engine, sounds like fun...and I mean...we work in games, the will to live does not coincide with that.

@hilovids Ай бұрын

Give yourself more credit!! I agree with some comments that it ‘wasn’t an accident’ - but more for the reason that you worked hard for it! Congrats!

@tanishkmahakalkar761 Ай бұрын

Your journey was awesome!💯🔥 Keep up the good work! All the Best for your future endeavours..!!!💯✨😁🤩

@HarpDevCo Ай бұрын

I have been learning game development and Computer Programming(mostly C# and Java) for around three years now during high school and I recently got the opportunity to talk to some people who work at a Playstation studio. They gave me amazing advice, and told me to streamline my education learning C++, so thats what I have been doing for the past couple months.

@SDev Ай бұрын

Really cool video! I wish I had subjects like that at my university

@thiccbeetboi Ай бұрын

Me, a junior C# developer envious of your C++ skills until you said "pointers, heh" in the beginning and I felt it in my soul. I'm finishing my capstone in university and working already but wanting to get back into game dev so bad. Unity basically imploaded on itself in the media so I'm looking toward unreal and ofcourse that means...C++

@alfonzo6320 Ай бұрын

Lucky you!!! I've been stomping on the doors or all the major companies and none of them ever answered. decided to start my own studio. If i may ask, what part of the game did you worked during your internship? and how big was the team ? Thanks! :)

@jiahoaf2674 Ай бұрын

Hii do you mind sharing the projects prompts you had to do in semester 1? I am starting to code on my own and would like tk give it a shot😊

@OutMagic Ай бұрын

Bloody awesome mate, wow :D That's incredible C:

@zamo8076 Ай бұрын

Well played, it's especially hard in the current times. In my class (thirds year in France) only 7 on 25 got an internship yet and absolutly no one got a work-study program (wich is mandatory for us).

@ItsCoderDan Ай бұрын

internships are just one of many ways to show employers that you know what you’re doing. This is actually a lot better then any kind of internship your school could have gotten you (unless you somehow by the grace of god landed one somewhere crazy like Riot Games)

@reelo7931 Ай бұрын

what is that website you used to apply for jobs? would help me im looking for jobs too

@TheGabrielMoon Ай бұрын

nice work zyg

@yourvix6415 Ай бұрын

Maybe it's not like "You can do what she did" but I really appreciate to see that someone has reached far by doing what you like and giving it the time and dedication so thanks, this motivates me

@LuluDevJourney Ай бұрын

@Roombave 9 күн бұрын

nice to find a sot developer talk bout this lol!

@Billy4321able Ай бұрын

That's so cool. Congratz on the internship. Maybe one day you'll start your own major studio. Who knows.

@RugbugRedfern Ай бұрын

It's really cool to see the story of how you got the position after hearing about it from you on Jonas' team, especially as someone in a similar situation! I'm not applying for internships at the moment, but this might make me change my mind. I'm curious, what kind of stuff did you work on at Rare? Did they just drop you straight into working on The Legend of Monkey Island, or was there a training period?

@ZygerGFX Ай бұрын

Hey thanks. So yes there was a period of time where I had to get used to how things worked there, and I did have a period where I was doing “training”. Although it wasn’t that long and then I got dropped into working on a project, that took some time and once it was finished I was working on Monkey Island. But throughout the entire process you get support wherever necessary so it’s not as daunting as I first thought. :))

@blenderalien Ай бұрын

Really inspiring stuff, as someone starting university young. What kind kf uni do you go to? I wish mine had courses like that, sounds so cool

@noba04 Ай бұрын

any resources you found very helpful during the start of your graphics programming journey? in a similar position as you are as a student in uni and kinda want to try and pivot to graphics programming, except theres not a lot of beginner friendly resources in a digestible format

@phoenix7740 Ай бұрын

What a cool video! It is really motivating me. Where did you do the courses?

@fbarr050 Ай бұрын

Hi Zyger and everyone! I want to buy a new laptop for programming... what would you recommend, a windows laptop with an intel processor and nvidia graphics card or a macbook pro with m3 chip? I want something versatile and powerful to build different kinds of apps

@ragsdale9 Ай бұрын

I'm jealous you went down the road I was trying to take at my community college but they were getting rid of most of these courses while i was there.

Ай бұрын

Wow, you have a bright future ahead with either KZfaq or game development.

@The_Official_You2 Ай бұрын

YOU WORK ON MY FAVOURITE GAME OF ALL TIME? I must subscribe

@KashTheKingYT Ай бұрын

That’s really cool you can put that on your portfolio now

@user-id3fc8qs7y Ай бұрын

Congratulations, can you tell more about what you did as intern gameplay programmer? What technologies and knowledge did you use there? Would be pretty interesting to hear

@Quackleb Ай бұрын

Guys the accident is that she applied to all these internships not expecting to get in because they were all big companies, and not caring because she didn't really want any internships. It was a good video with a tiny stretch as the title, it's not that big of a deal

@damonperron-laurin9302 Ай бұрын

Congrats!! 🎉

@the.gamedevguy Ай бұрын

such a journey , wow

@mrbajo821 Ай бұрын

Impressive, love to see it, has the experience scared you away from the industry or do you think it still is something that you would consider doing after you are finished with university?

@Kaiymu Ай бұрын

Congratulations, having an internship is the first step for your long career, so fantastic job !

@matek1324 Ай бұрын

Good stuff!

@ODwaalO Ай бұрын

crazy you worked on monkey island, what did you work on specifically for that?

@finnwillow Ай бұрын

Here's a question, what kind of uni are you in? I cant decide betwee a game development or a computer sience one.

@emmagyoung2940 Ай бұрын

To be honest it’s very, that’s something that is very inspiring especially if you have imposter syndrome like I do. Do you have any resources you recommend for the physics engine?

@mulverinex Ай бұрын

What website were you using to apply for internships/jobs?

@njdarda Ай бұрын

what is the job postings aggregator you're using?

@romeu_ Ай бұрын

Now, that is cool ASF. For me, being from Brazil may not help, because we have few big studios and I live in the countryside, but I hope to get some software development job or internship in about a year or two. I almost got one a month ago but my skill level didn't helped. Also, do you think it's hard to become an exchange student in UK?

@the_original_jake Ай бұрын

That's awesome! I had covid during my time at university, shockingly enough, no one wanted to hire interns - not only were there very few, they were obviously far more competitive than normal. Graduated nearly two years ago now, working as a web developer, but working on games and stuff, hoping eventually that I'll get a job in the industry lmao. If not, I''ll start my own studio xD

@hristostoyanov6367 6 күн бұрын

What did you use for creating your portfolio??

@Patito_com Ай бұрын

I don't know why this video has me feeling like I'm watching a Dani video.

@andrewsneacker1256 Ай бұрын

What exactly have you done on Sea of Thieves? Like what code have you added to the game?

@jishanahamed8592 Ай бұрын

Hi, just a quick question the fact that you've got a decent online presence (like youtube and stuff..) help you getting the job?

@ZygerGFX Ай бұрын

well this is a tricky one... so i think obviously it somewhat helps but i think the part that helps the most is the amount of projects/games i have made. Most of which i made because i have a KZfaq channel. But then again i applied for some jobs without actually revealing my KZfaq channel. Do with that as you will :))

@jishanahamed8592 Ай бұрын

@@ZygerGFX NOTED! TBH I also want to be game programmer, I learned unity made 2 small personal games in it, and i am learning c++ and opengl. And i am also in college rn. So your story felt relatable, to a great extent. Except for the part where you actually got a job. Anyways congrats and thanks for sharing your story, I am suddenly full of motivation right now.

@ranpergames Ай бұрын

Whoa that was interesting!

@davigy7904 Ай бұрын

I’m trying to contact rare just because as a pirate I would like to recommend some improvements to the game,I would love it if when a ship sinks from cannon fire, it had a better animation, breaking apart or something like that instead of just sinking and disappearing, hopefully you will read this :)

@devclix 28 күн бұрын

@ZygerGFX, which cpurse are you studying?

@ZettaiKatsu2013 Ай бұрын

I have only listened to 4 seconds and I am impressed. This voice is very young.

@Koenji Ай бұрын

I believe we went to the same uni as I can tell from the digital academy portal pictures and stuff It's cool seeing someone making content who did the programming course there, i was interested but didn't choose it in the end (just went with Game Design) and graduated 2 years back. Your time there is what you make it, and it seems like your definitely spending your time there well! Congrats on your internship with Rare, and good luck in the future when your applying to stuff!

@ManzoorStrange Ай бұрын

but yeah you learned everything, but when it comes to me i am confused what to do i started web developement and learned it but left then i started game development in unity i left in the middle i don't know what to do i can't go to university or college i don't fees for that and in pakistan country there is no study of these things so i don't know what do

@jainex14 Ай бұрын

which website did you use to apply for an internship?

@joewillson Ай бұрын

Do you know why those guys didn't port sea of thieves for ps4 and only ps5?

@alexleonardkrea Ай бұрын

Congrats!

@JM97111 Ай бұрын

What did you get to work on?

@filipstudeny Ай бұрын

I was learning OpenGL in Java. It was the most fun and the hardest stuff i have ever learned. Obviously I gave up as translating C++ code into Java became almost impossible

@Fezezen 2 күн бұрын

I graduated college for game programming recently. I already knew basically everything in the courses, so everything was easy. But I had many courses very similar to the ones you described. The one thing I did love learning was OpenGL and Vulkan, even though Vulkan was painful. Now I'm just kind of idk, unemployed, but making money off a Roblox game that doesn't utilize the knowledge I got from college, just all of my prior game dev knowledge before college. Was it a waste of time and money? Probably