This week, Aaron chats with Jonathan Rucker, or just "Rucker," as he's known at work. Rucker is a Senior Game Engine Programmer who has worked on a ridiculous number of games, building tools and fixing bugs, doing some of the least glamorous stuff in game development and enjoying it anyway. This week's show is more of a "hang out" episode, with wide-ranging discussion from working on Nintendo DS game engines to 3D printing to restaurant horror stories, delicious smoked salmon, and even regional Mexican food in California!
00:00 Intro
01:08 Getting Into Games Because of Your Mom
03:27 Getting Started In The Industry
05:31 Working On Nintendo DS Game Engines
07:35 A Few Minutes On Esoteric Hobbies
12:47 Mexican Cuisine
22:32 Digression: Salmon! Breakfast!
25:04 Restaurant Horror Stories
30:56 And Now: A Positive Restaurant Story
32:20 Wrapping Up
Links:
Rucker's Mobygames profile, because you just have to see all these games!
https://www.mobygames.com/person/300315/jonathan-rucker/credits/
You can find the podcast at:
http://www.makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
Questions? Comments?