Arachnid was my game project during freshman year of Digipen. Creating an engine from scratch exposed me to several streamlined processes that game engines provide. This includes how graphics API supply the means of outputting information sent to the GPU. The ability to read and play music by triggering specific events. Editor functionality to add additional content without considerable time costs. This seemingly infinite list caused me to appreciate the necessity of teamwork as a game consolidates several professions. Arachnid exposed me to the factors I never considered during game development, but most of all, it marked the beginning of my life as a game developer.