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April 25, 2022 94 mins

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:
  1. (00:00) Who is Ben Retan?
  2. (7:49) Discord or Slack?
  3. (18:31) LucasArts
  4. (33:01) Quantum Computing
  5. (39:10) Back to GameDev
  6. (49:46) Game AI
  7. (57:58) All About Marketing
  8. (01:05:40) Dream Week
  9. (01:18:55) Final Round
  10. (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/

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