The super bare-bones prototype was done as an assignment for one of my classes in about a week or so. I started fleshing out and working on this idea after New Years' day and finalized/released it on January 25th. So I'd like to say this took around 3 weeks. Thanks for asking ☺️
I do! It's a really good field of study, even tho you can learn quite a bit about game development online, I think the perspectives and experiences from my professors and classmates make it even more worth it.