Out of Play Area is the video game developers podcast by video game developers for video game developers, from veteran to aspiring. We sit down with the people behind the games for your information & entertainment.
New episodes drop every other Monday, where we interview Video Game Designers, Animators, Artists, Producers, Engineers, Testers, Directors, Writers, and everything in between.
Hosted by veteran video game designer John R. Diaz @ElKingpin who started from very humble beginnings as 1st generation Dominican-American that went onto work for some of the most critically acclaimed games of our time in Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 1 & 2.
He now works at Electronic Arts while seeking to join the entire games industry through his podcast.
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Out of Play Area is the video game developers podcast by video game developers for video game developers, from veteran to aspiring. We sit down with the people behind the games for your information & entertainment.
New episodes drop every other Monday, where we interview Video Game Designers, Animators, Artists, Producers, Engineers, Testers, Directors, Writers, and everything in between.
Hosted by veteran video game designer John R. Diaz @ElKingpin who started from very humble beginnings as 1st generation Dominican-American that went onto work for some of the most critically acclaimed games of our time in Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 1 & 2.
He now works at Electronic Arts while seeking to join the entire games industry through his podcast.
Ben Retan | Lead AI & Encounter Designer @ Hangar 13 | Ep 31
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3 years ago
Ben Retan | Lead AI & Encounter Designer @ Hangar 13 | Ep 31
Episode 31 features Ben Retan, a Lead AI & Encounter Designer at 2K’s Hangar 13 Studio out of Novato California. Ben is an old Midway Austin homie as well as a fellow Full Sail University alumni whose credits include Star Wars the Force Unleashed 1 & 2 for his days at LucasArts. We talk about Quantum Computing, Game Design, Dream Week, and more.
Chapters:
(00:00) Who is Ben Retan?
(7:49) Discord or Slack?
(18:31) LucasArts
(33:01) Quantum Computing
(39:10) Back to GameDev
(49:46) Game AI
(57:58) All About Marketing
(01:05:40) Dream Week
(01:18:55) Final Round
(01:27:45) John’s Outro
Links:
Ben’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benretan/
Ben’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/benretan
Ben’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/benretan/
Discord: Ben "Phrost" Retan#1337
Ben’s MobyGames: https://www.mobygames.com/developer/ben-retan/credits/developerId,368591/
Connect with the host: http://elkingpin.com
Come On The Show: https://outofplayarea.com
Learn more about Full Sail University https://www.fullsail.edu/
Out of Play Area
Out of Play Area is the video game developers podcast by video game developers for video game developers, from veteran to aspiring. We sit down with the people behind the games for your information & entertainment.
New episodes drop every other Monday, where we interview Video Game Designers, Animators, Artists, Producers, Engineers, Testers, Directors, Writers, and everything in between.
Hosted by veteran video game designer John R. Diaz @ElKingpin who started from very humble beginnings as 1st generation Dominican-American that went onto work for some of the most critically acclaimed games of our time in Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 1 & 2.
He now works at Electronic Arts while seeking to join the entire games industry through his podcast.
