Release Your First Game In Only 60 Days👉 Most beginners watch tutorials for hours and then forget everything the next day. In this video I explain the real cognitive reason your brain can’t remember tutorials, why passive learning keeps you stuck in tutorial hell, and how active learning finally fixes it. If you’re a beginner solo developer trying to make your first game but feel overwhelmed, forget code, or keep restarting new projects, this will show you exactly what to do to actually learn game development fast. I’ll cover why tutorials feel productive, why your brain only remembers things you build, and how switching from passive to active learning helps you finish your first game instead of getting stuck watching endless videos. 0:00 Why you forget tutorials 0:20 Passive vs active learning 1:45 Why passive doesn’t work in game dev 3:00 Why tutorials feel good but don’t teach 4:20 Recognition vs real understanding 6:40 Active learning and Smart Indie 7:40 What to do today (small systems) 8:50 Experiment, tweak and break your code 10:40 Expanding mechanics and next steps