GAMES GATHERING 2018 KYIV

Game development on wheels: How I work while traveling with family

Talk recording: Game development on wheels: How I work while traveling with family

Artem Luxembourg

Hall:
Wood Hall (Indie Track)

What the talk is about

Artem Luxembourg describes how he combined remote work in game-development outsourcing with a road trip across Europe with his family. After a failed first attempt in 2017, he rebuilt a car for living and working on the road: sleeping places, a cargo area, a solar power station with a battery, a fridge, bikes, a laptop, a powerful phone and a modem with an external antenna. The family cooked for themselves to cut costs and solved hygiene by visiting water parks. Over 48 days they covered more than eight thousand kilometers; spending ran at about 100 dollars a day, and income from several clients and an in-house project covered part of it. His main takeaway is that this is an adventure rather than a vacation, and it demands constant connectivity and near round-the-clock availability. Useful for freelancers, managers and anyone dreaming of working remotely while traveling.