I think that this would be very good for this group especially because there are a lot of us who would like to learn the how to make a videogame or a part of a videogame like texturing or modeling. Normal steam users might not be as interested in something like this.

One important thing that Steam has is guides. However I have found a problem with them. You can only create guides for one specific game. What does this mean? If you wanted to make a portal bumping guide for both portal 1 and 2 then you would need to create 2 seperate guides. A more important reason why this should be changed is guides for creating games. Recenlty, I created a guide on how to make the plot of a videogame. However, this guide needed to be created under a game, which does not apply to this guide. I am proposing there should be a new section for Steam Guides for developing videogames and other categories. If you wanted to make a guide on how to use the Unreal engine or how to create textures and apply them to 3d models then these guides should be created in the appropriate place rather than under a specific game. I think a section for guides on developing videogames would be very beneficial to this group, especially becasue there has been many people that have wanted to create a game but just do not know how. Please discuss this and if enough people show interest in it then Valve might update the guides section of steam to be better for modders and developers.

I have recently created a Steam Guide for this group on how to develop the plot of a videogame. The reason for this is I have seen a lot of talent in coding, modeling, and graphic design but do far I have not seen it put into a large project like a game. In addition, I have seen many of us would like to create a videogame but lack ideas for the plot. This guide will hopefully help you with that. Good luck and please leave comments with constructive critisisms or questions. Thank you.

http://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=174488802

Hi everyone,
My name is Thomas. One of the first videogames I played was Portal almost 4 years ago. I instantly loved the game. After playing Portal for many years, I realized I wanted to work at VALVe when I was older. Before about a year ago, There were only 2 games that I played a lot, Portal and Portal 2. Last summer, I began playing other games like Team Fortress 2 and the Half-Life series. From then on I kept buying games. I now have a good sized collection of games. I study every game that I play, looking for what is good and what is not. I have actually written an essay on why Half-Life 2 is one of the best games ever (I'll post that later). I hope to use all of that knowledge to someday make an Indie game. If I were to make an Indie Game I would create either a fps or a puzzle game. It would be cool to be hired by a great game developer like VALVe after I made my own game. In the meantime, I have created a lot of custom maps and content for Source Games. If anyone would like together and make a game I would be happy to join any dev team for a game in the Source or Unreal Engine. I know how to use make maps, models, textures, and particles for the Source Engine.

Thanks reading this long comment and please look at my profile for more information.

Thank you for the forum VALVe.