--- title: THIS is how you go from BEGINNER to ADVANCED! | daily.dev description: A game development instructor explains how to progress from beginner to intermediate and advanced skill levels, arguing that tutorials alone are insufficient... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/this-is-how-you-go-from-beginner-to-advanced--h49aql46g twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: THIS is how you go from BEGINNER to ADVANCED! | daily.dev og:description: A game development instructor explains how to progress from beginner to intermediate and advanced skill levels, arguing that tutorials alone are insufficient... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/this-is-how-you-go-from-beginner-to-advanced--h49aql46g og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/h49aql46G.png og:image:alt: THIS is how you go from BEGINNER to ADVANCED! og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # THIS is how you go from BEGINNER to ADVANCED! **[Code Monkey](https://daily.dev/sources/codemonkeyunity)** · 7 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A game development instructor explains how to progress from beginner to intermediate and advanced skill levels, arguing that tutorials alone are insufficient because they don't teach problem-solving. The recommended method: clone a small, well-known game and add a unique twist (new enemy, objective, hazard, or refactor), then build it to full completion with polish (UI, sound, win/loss conditions) rather than leaving it as a prototype. The core practice loop is build, get stuck, solve novel problems, finish, reflect, repeat. The piece closes with promotion of the creator's Practice Lab (free trial) and a discounted Summer Bundle covering premium courses on C#, problem-solving, multiplayer netcode, and DOTS. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I move from beginner to intermediate as a self-taught game developer? Shift from following tutorials to practicing problem-solving directly. Take a small, well-known game like Asteroids, Flappy Bird, or Snake, rebuild it to reinforce fundamentals, then add a twist that did not exist in the original, such as a new enemy, hazard, or objective. This forces genuine problem-solving since tutorials never expose you to unsolved problems. Also aim to finish small but complete games with UI, sound, and win/loss mechanics rather than leaving prototypes unfinished. _Developers leveling up their game dev skills can find more practice-focused programming discussions on daily.dev._ --- Tags: [#game-development](https://daily.dev/tags/game-development), [#c#](https://daily.dev/tags/c#), [#unity](https://daily.dev/tags/unity) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/this-is-how-you-go-from-beginner-to-advanced--h49aql46g) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"THIS is how you go from BEGINNER to ADVANCED!","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/this-is-how-you-go-from-beginner-to-advanced--h49aql46g","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/this-is-how-you-go-from-beginner-to-advanced--h49aql46g"},"datePublished":"2026-09-01T16:02:28.780Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T06:56:23.210Z","description":"A game development instructor explains how to progress from beginner to intermediate and advanced skill levels, arguing that tutorials alone are insufficient...","image":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8xj9IEFRgKo/sddefault.jpg","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8xj9IEFRgKo/sddefault.jpg","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Code Monkey","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Code Monkey","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--mgoqDIgw--/f_auto/v1727446687/logos/codemonkeyunity","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/codemonkeyunity"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/this-is-how-you-go-from-beginner-to-advanced--h49aql46g","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"game-development,c#,unity","timeRequired":"PT7M","video":{"@type":"VideoObject","name":"THIS is how you go from BEGINNER to ADVANCED!","description":"A game development instructor explains how to progress from beginner to intermediate and advanced skill levels, arguing that tutorials alone are insufficient...","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8xj9IEFRgKo/sddefault.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-09-01T16:02:28.780Z","duration":"PT7M","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/h49aql46G","embedUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/8xj9IEFRgKo"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Code Monkey","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/codemonkeyunity"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"THIS is how you go from BEGINNER to ADVANCED!"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/this-is-how-you-go-from-beginner-to-advanced--h49aql46g#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I move from beginner to intermediate as a self-taught game developer?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Shift from following tutorials to practicing problem-solving directly. 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