Today marks the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. and, as tradition holds, those Gamasutra staffers who live here are off enjoying the fesitvities (and, of course, the food). But tradition also holds that one gives thanks, on this day, for the things for which they are truly grateful.
So why not find out what game developers are thankful for?
In the spirit of the holiday, we asked Gamasutra's Twitter followers (you can become one right now!) what it is they're most grateful for. We present that list below.
The enthusiasm of the game development community -- and a little of its wry sarcasm, of course -- comes out in the responses below.
Feel free to add your own responses in the comments! And if you're interested in participating in Gamasutra's next Twitter question, make sure you head over to @Gamasutra and click that follow button.
@gamasutra I'm grateful to every dev who shares their knowledge, expertise, and techniques with a generous spirit. It improves our art form.
— Kitfox Games (@KitfoxGames) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra I'm thankful for my wife, my team, and that we got @fatetectonics released on Steam this year
— Alex Bethke (@MrAlexBethke) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra We're all thankful to be doing what we love, making entertainment for the amazing gaming community.Thank you all that support us!
— RunningWithScissors (@RWSbleeter) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra Our players and developer partners.
— Chillingo (@chillingo) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra I'm thankful for my studio to still be open after almost 3 years and 2 games shipped
— Olivier Penot (@Xxspe) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra @ferricide I'm thankful of being on a super challenging project with an awesome group of people and even better community :D
— José Pedro Abalos (@jpalz) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra I am thankful for getting my first job in the industry and seeing my dreams take form. To many more years!
— Brian Waggoner (@Asros) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra I am thankful for having a job that I feel is very meaningful especially bc of #gamedev community (and that I love :) )
— Laura Bularca (@sarienn) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra I'm thankful that I get to work on my favorite game of all time.
— Robert Schuster (@RobertJSchuster) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra Steady work and the opportunity to learn from others.
— Bobby Stein (@BobbyStein) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra An engaged and excited community! <3
— Donna Prior (@_Danicia_) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra Being able to develop games for a living! :)
— Shane Grüling (@sgrueling) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra No holiday layoff. :)
— Donna Prior (@_Danicia_) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra My girlfriend. She really pushed me into developing games even when other people put me down. She is totally rad!:)
— Emil Dahlberg (@Sleppywizard) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra I'm thankful for my family and the gaming community
— Raj Singh (@RajSinghKullar) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra I'm thankful that I got the opportunity to turn my love for FPSs and Japan into an academic paper.
— Michel Sabbagh (@Watfen64) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra I am so Thankful I got to chase my dream and make my own game! Maybe next year I'll be thankful someone found and bought it.
— Clint Carpenter (@ClintCodes) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra Playing our game with strangers at conventions is amazing. Full focus on the game. They have fun. Nice words afterwards.Thankful!
— Hellion Studios (@HellionStudios) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra I'm tankful for all the awesome people that play my games and support me so I can keep doing what I love :)
— Robson Siebel (@robsonsiebel) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra Computers!
— Anthony Tesija (@AntonTesh) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra Never having to 'work.' No matter the stress or schedule, it always ends up fun.
— Joe Radak (@Fr0z3nR) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra I'm thankful for being able to do what I love for a living.
— Ara Carrasco (@aracarrascoart) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra I'm thankful that I've been at the same studio for 7 years even if I may not act like it all the time.
— Matt DeLucas (@MattrifiedGames) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra I'm thankful for so many things, but right now it's that I'm making #Shadowhand and it's our 11th game in 11 years.
— Jake Birkett (@GreyAlien) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra thankful to be working in the gaming industry!
— avinash baruah (@avinashbaruah) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra thankful to be working in the gaming industry!
— avinash baruah (@avinashbaruah) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra "I'm thankful I love my job at Arkadium. I work with smart talented people &get to work on many cool projects" - @heatherarbiter
— Game Devs Arkadium (@ArkadiumDesign) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra #NetNeutrality so upstarts like us can start, and Players! We couldn't make a living bringing you the games we love without you!
— Daniel Fishman (@HiRezFish) November 25, 2015
@gamasutra im thankful for all the game jams to allow us ppl to test out our game dev skills. and give us community to belong to.
— JCMonk∑y (@JCMonkeyD3) November 25, 2015
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