Member Spotlight - Mjholtzem

Mjholtzem is one of our oldest member, he’s been with us since 2014, read more about his journey and check out his game!

GDM Username: mjholtzem

Name or Nickname: Matt

Age: 30

Country: USA

Developer, Asset Creator or are you a bit of both? Developer mostly

Full Time, Part Time or Hobby? Full time and at times part time for hobby projects

How long have you been doing this? About 8 years since I started learning

What made you become a dev/artist?
always wanted to do something with computers and loved gaming so it ended up being a natural fit and when I tried it out I loved making games.

Favourite software/tools to use? Unity, Affinity Designer, Jetbrains Rider

What’s one tip you would give to someone starting out?
Start small and when doing tutorials always try to add something original to whatever the tutorial walks you through

How do you promote your work (games or assets)?
Twitter I guess but never really had any successful promotion on my own

What project are you working on now?
A game called BrainBuzz where you play quick minigames with friends and can customize games

Favourite game ever & why?
That is a really tough one lol. Maybe Titan Quest or LOTR Two Towers?.