[Rookiss AI Creative GameDev] Unity Game Launch and Monetization Series Using Generative AI #1st Batch - Clicker Game (4 Weeks / Zero Capital / No Experience)

AI is not the 'future' of the game industry, but the 'present'

A world in chaos 

An era where anyone can create products with the help of AI.
The gap between individuals and companies is gradually narrowing,
and as companies are becoming extremely reluctant to hire,
employment may no longer be guaranteed in the future.

A shift in thinking

But if anyone can create products through AI,
is there really a reason to go to a company?
If you can earn enough money even outside of a company,
your options will expand, and true freedom in life will finally arrive.

- University students worried about not being able to find a job.
- Job seekers in their 30s worried about employment due to their age.
- Office workers who are currently employed but worried about life after retirement.
- FIRE movement followers who want to achieve financial freedom through side projects.

Beyond that, anyone without exception should take an interest in the AI craze and start creating their own products.

If you can create an entire game with AI,
an unbelievable strategy of churning out games like a factory becomes possible.
Famous game companies have a minimum quality standard they must maintain to save face,
but indie game developers have no such constraints.
While large corporations decide on a game first and then try to use AI to help,
we take the opposite approach: we decide on a game based on the current level of AI development and challenge ourselves to monetize it.
Perhaps the AI era is actually a more advantageous situation for indie game developers.

Key Features of This Challenge

Since AI does everything anyway,
how is it any different from taking on the challenge alone?

However, no matter how much you utilize AI, releasing a game as a solo developer
requires knowledge in various fields such as business, planning, art, and technology.
If you lack knowledge in even one area, it is difficult to conclude how to utilize AI to release a game.
On the other hand, studying every field yourself is a
huge waste of time because there are no books or lectures that cover exactly what you need.
That is why Rookiss will serve as your guide for solo game releases in this challenge.
Design your future according to the game genres and directions personally selected by Rookiss!

A new paradigm for AX monetization

There are many lectures covering monetization through AX, but
most show the process of turning an idea into a product.
However, products that anyone can create in the exact same way have already lost their commercial value.
Then, what should you do to create "your own product"?

During the challenge, Rookiss will produce at least two AI-based games,
and demonstrate the process by taking on the actual launch, marketing, and monetization together.
Students will be guided to modify ideas, concepts, and resources from the sample games created in the challenge lectures,
ensuring they launch their own original game no matter what.

This challenge is neither a lecture for "learning a specific technology" nor is it a lecture for "creating a portfolio."
It is closer to "vision sharing and tutoring for solo game development and launching."

AI tools are evolving at an incredibly fast pace, with new ones being released every month.
Relying on just one specific tool is difficult because each has its own pros and cons depending on the genre or field,
and it consumes too much time and resources for an individual to pay for and test every single tool.
Even if you study them that way, it’s hard to keep up when new AI tools emerge just a month later.

At Rookiss, because we operate as a team of five or more,
we pay for and test all the tools ourselves,
and select the most suitable AI tools for developing that specific genre at this point in time to conduct our lectures.
We structure the curriculum so that development is possible using only one or two tools by the time the actual challenge begins,
minimizing the burden of tool subscription costs.

The core of the AI era is <not studying to take on a challenge, but studying while taking on a challenge>.

Our first goal is
"1 Month = 1 Game Release".

To maximize long-term learning and growth,
we do not use the same genre or technology twice.

The Rookiss team will take the lead by setting an example.

I will prove that we are in an era where releasing sample games created from lecture content and
releasing and monetizing solo games using AI technology is
entirely possible.
Join us on this journey and take on the challenge together!

Second,
learn the entire game development process, release it, and monetize it.

Business - Planning - Art - Programming - QA - PM

The goal is to study all fields evenly to generate game revenue
and achieve economic independence.

Proceed with all fields with the help of AI,
and cultivate the ability to launch with zero capital in the long term.

The first topic selected is Clicker Games.

The reason is clear.

[1] 2D game resource extraction techniques serve as the foundation for all AI resource technologies.
[2] You can launch your own game simply by swapping the story, resources, or concept.
[3] There are numerous games that have achieved tremendous results despite their relatively simple production difficulty.

Business - Planning - Art - Programming - QA—we decided this was the most suitable way to experience the AI-based launch cycle
without any pressure!

Q1. I am aspiring to work at a game company; what can I gain from this?

Q2. Is the theme of the bootcamp the same every month?

Q3. Is the game development done with Unity or Unreal?

Q4. I really x100 have no knowledge at all; will I be okay?

Q5. Will this also be released as an online course on Inflearn in the future?

Q6. Using Generative AI vs. Purchasing Assets for Game Development. What is the difference between the two?

Q7. Isn't it a waste of time if you don't see results while developing games as a solo developer?

Q8. Why is the challenge participation fee more expensive than Inflearn online courses?