Game assets and "Laying up treasures in Heaven"
Posted: Sun May 14, 2017 8:50 pm
I am an indie game developer. I'm making a RPG game based in medieval times where the player is a slave whose brother was sold and s/he must go and find him.
I'm using Unity game engine and as an indie game developer, I purchase assets from the asset store as I can't make all these models myself. (I work full-time in an unrelated field and am the family income source.)
Often I feel guilty purchasing assets as the Bible states to "Lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven". I do wish to live for eternity and not items on earth "where moth and thieves".
I want to use my game dev talents for the glory of God, but I don't want to use that to "justify" purchasing assets instead of giving it to missions (which I try to do, too) or an "excuse" to do game dev which I'm passionate about. Or should I "deny myself" and put my money into missions instead of game assets and tools. I love game development and that's where my "after work" time goes. But I feel guilty about it. Is this my "talent" given by God or ...?
Any thoughts?
I'm using Unity game engine and as an indie game developer, I purchase assets from the asset store as I can't make all these models myself. (I work full-time in an unrelated field and am the family income source.)
Often I feel guilty purchasing assets as the Bible states to "Lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven". I do wish to live for eternity and not items on earth "where moth and thieves".
I want to use my game dev talents for the glory of God, but I don't want to use that to "justify" purchasing assets instead of giving it to missions (which I try to do, too) or an "excuse" to do game dev which I'm passionate about. Or should I "deny myself" and put my money into missions instead of game assets and tools. I love game development and that's where my "after work" time goes. But I feel guilty about it. Is this my "talent" given by God or ...?
Any thoughts?