In this episode of GeeksBlabla, we discuss a success story of a Moroccan Gameplay Programmer who used to work in different games in Morocco, while being a med student, and made it to a big firm.
Guests
Notes
0:00 – Introduction
0:03 – Can you give us a brief look into what inspired you when you were young?
0:05 – Did family or friends influence your decision to get into games or was this something you became interested in on your own?
0:09 – What was the first game you worked on?
0:13 – And how was your experience working on games in morocco?
0:16 – Did you work with companies who are 100% into gaming products?
0:20 – Did you have a mentor ?
0:23 – Are there any classic or current games/films that changed your creative vision or that stand out to you as must play/watch and why
0:24 – Have you been impressed or surprised by any recently?
0:26 -Is there a favorite project or game title you’ve worked on recently and what made it fun for you personally?
1:04 – Is working with an international team a game changer in your career and your learning path?
1:05 – and how is it to work in a very well known company?
1:07 – What is your favorite part of game development, and the worst parts?
1:13 – What were your hardest problems during the development of the game and how did you solve them?
1:17 – What are the skills that an optimum newbie should possess in order to work efficiently and effectively in this domain?
1:23 – What would be the best advice you would give to someone who wants to take a video game idea from the paper and develop it into a full game?
1:28 – What’s the deal with cheat codes?
1:58 – Wrap up and Goodbye.