Even if you're not that much into videogames, I recommend you give it a watch, especially if you're striving to build something by yourself at the moment (eg. a startup).
The movie goes through the process of starting something from scratch, with its (high) ups and (extremely low) downs, and most people on HN will likely relate in one form or another.
My girlfriend is not much into video games at all, but she loved the movie. She was able to relate to the devs as she felt her experience getting her PhD was very similar.
Hehe, same here. I brought my girlfriend to a screening in SF, and she loved it despite never having even played a video game in her life before meeting me. She related to the creative process, as she is an artist (illustrator) confronted to that process on a daily basis.
I think that's both the biggest virtue, but at the same time what disappointed me the most.
It's great because it can reach a broad audience. On the other hand I guess I was expecting a more gamedev thing.
As an weekend indie game dev, I feel the same. The collector edition will have the 300+ hours of footage from a bunch of other devs and should be more satisfying in that respect.
The movie goes through the process of starting something from scratch, with its (high) ups and (extremely low) downs, and most people on HN will likely relate in one form or another.