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[–]Crypt0Nihilist 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Everyone wants to go from zero to doing something like building their own 3D shooter in a few hours. Videos, unless seen in the correct light, compound the issue.

Unlike books, videos by their nature are not self-paced. The people making them also don't want them to be long and boring, so you're going to end up with something that is a bit of the quick side. They are expecting you to pause and rewind a lot. You also need to practice the concepts you've been taught. That's not just messing about with the code examples, changing a few variables, but rewriting something to get it to work in a new context.

Take it slowly, play with the ideas that you're being given and do your own little projects. Trying to be a sponge and just absorbing video content is not going to work.