I find it funny that the "game degree" is exploding at the same time the indie game scene is. I understand why... but I just wish people would realize that they don't need to go to school to make games on their own.
Is it really that new? Indie games have been popular for quite some time--maybe they're just coming more into the spotlight now, but this trend has been going on for quite a while.<p>See my post at <a href="http://news.ycombinator.net/item?id=398305" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.net/item?id=398305</a> for an example of a tremendously successful indie game developer who managed--alone--in his free time (!)--to create one of the most popular franchises in Japan.
Wow I've always wanted to get a foot hold in developing games. But I don't know where to start as the range of my development experiences comes from J2ME apps to web applications.<p>Are there any YCer's here who are in to game development that could give me a helping hand? Should I start with Flash or something?