--- title: Creating My First Game description: Creating My First Game --- [![image-26](https://blog.uat.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Marketing/Logos/image-26.png?width=99&name=image-26.png "image-26")](https://www.uat.edu/) ** - [Home](https://www.uattech.com) - [Majors](http://www.uat.edu/advancing-technology-degrees) - [About UAT](https://www.uat.edu/about-uat) - [Request More Information](https://www.uat.edu/request-info) [![Take a Virtual, Interactive Tour ](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3455363/92ff0e66-7821-430b-88c3-a32c82c5bda2.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3455363/92ff0e66-7821-430b-88c3-a32c82c5bda2) # What's happening on UAT's campus- A blog published by UAT Students. 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The best thing about it though is that it never really felt like a chore.  I mean it felt like work because it was, but it was never anything that I resented.  Doing the work felt good, and in a way made me feel better about a future in the games industry.  When it comes to creating games you often hear the following phrase:  "If you like playing games, then you will probably hate making them."  Which can be a fairly discouraging thing to hear, since I imagine that most people who want to create games are in fact gamers by nature.  Really though, I think as long as you know what to expect and are willing to do the work it really will be something you love just as much as gaming itself.  Even though what I created was pretty small and has some flaws, I love it because its something I actually created and I can use that experience to create something even better in the future. - [** ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.uat.edu/academics/creating-first-game&title=Creating%20My%20First%20Game&picture=&description=Creating%20My%20First%20Game) - [** ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?source=https://blog.uat.edu/academics/creating-first-game&text=Creating%20My%20First%20Game) - [** ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.uat.edu/academics/creating-first-game&title=Creating%20My%20First%20Game&summary=Creating%20My%20First%20Game) - [** ](mailto:?subject=Creating%20My%20First%20Game&body=Creating%20My%20First%20Game%20https://blog.uat.edu/academics/creating-first-game) ### Don't forget to share this post! - [** ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.uat.edu/academics/creating-first-game&title=Creating%20My%20First%20Game&picture=&description=Creating%20My%20First%20Game) - [** ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?source=https://blog.uat.edu/academics/creating-first-game&text=Creating%20My%20First%20Game) - [** ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.uat.edu/academics/creating-first-game&title=Creating%20My%20First%20Game&summary=Creating%20My%20First%20Game) - [** ](mailto:?subject=Creating%20My%20First%20Game&body=Creating%20My%20First%20Game%20https://blog.uat.edu/academics/creating-first-game) ### Comment ## Related Articles [Student Work](https://blog.uat.edu/tag/student-work) [Game Studies](https://blog.uat.edu/tag/game-studies) ### [Game Art & Animation Student Work Highlight: Ancient Environment](https://blog.uat.edu/game-art-animation-student-work-highlight-ancient-environment) UAT student Baylee Balsimo Ketelhut describes her process working through this Ancient Envinronment across two Game Art & Animation classes with UAT Professor Jorge Portillo. 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