If you start with nothing you are just blocked out of that all together. It's why I'm having such a hard time starting my own business. I have to pay all my bills so my time goes to that instead of what would actually make me successful.

[–] Juice@midwest.social 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

What kind of business do you want to start?

[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm an artist of sorts. I make interactive art kind of like games so I want to open a gallery space with a bar where I can have people come and try my experiences.

They are similar to arcade games but they have physical dioramas with transparent screens inside as the game levels. You control your character or whatever the game calls for with your phone. My current iteration uses multiple screens and diorama as well as physical objects for a single experience. Kind of like a Metroidvania style game.

I have so many ideas for larger experiences I could build with all of the stuff I have learned making these crazy games. My goal would be to make an experience that takes about an hour to complete. Similar to an escape room except you're not locked in a room. Maybe more tiki bar vibes where the scenery of the bar is interactive too.

All of my free time when I'm not working or doing family stuff goes into making the art for these games and it's hard to then come up with the time and money to get a space and advertise. Plus I have a family to support. So I work full time as a software engineer making someone else's boring idea. While my fun innovative ideas get less of my attention lol.

I feel my only hope is to get an investor or something but then I have to deal with all that comes with that.

[–] Juice@midwest.social 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Wow do you have any of it already created? Can I see it?

[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

Yeah I posted a video of one of the games I made already here https://peoplemaking.games/@Intelligentbean/110914972158457991