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Over the last 3 years I got a chance to sit down with many notable Rioters to talk about their careers at Riot Games, how they first got into game dev, and their perspectives on League (and other games they're working on.) I also got the chance to interview some other gaming creatives if that is more your style. My goal of these shows is to give the community a window into the world of Game Development and games companies like Riot, to show people the human side of the company who makes the game that they love playing.

Notable guests are:

Riot Mortdog (Lead Game Designer of TFT)

Riot Blaustoise (R&D Analyst)

(Ex) Riot Cactopus (Communications Lead)

Riot Afic (Game Analysis Team aka Playtest)

As well as many other guests from varying disciplines.

Like everything, this project is a work in progress and quality improves over the course of the interviews, as well as variety of guest. If you're interesting in watching or listening to these interviews, the links are here. I recommend starting at a more recent episode as earlier shows are less focused and lower production quality.

Youtube

Spotify

Apple Podcasts

Google Podcasts

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about 3 years ago - /u/aeneia - Direct link

This is awesome! I'm sure the community is super appreciative of this. I know I would have watched the heck outta this stuff before joining Riot!

(Also just a heads up, Blau is a Researcher, not an Analyst. Don't let him fool you :P )

about 3 years ago - /u/aeneia - Direct link

Originally posted by OBLIVIATER

Blau is a Researcher, not an Analyst

Fixed! Thanks for pointing that out. Thank you for the kind words, I can only hope that some of this is helpful to everyone out there looking to crack into the game dev field.

What do you do at Riot, would you maybe be interested in coming on for an episode? πŸ‘€ Always on the lookout for more guests!

I work in Strategic Advisory on VALORANT. My job is to help people make good decisions, to define our criteria of success, and to measure the success of our products. I support several teams, including Premium Content (the team responsible for making our cosmetics), Social and Player Dynamics (the name kinda speaks for itself lol), and a few others.

If I sound like a good fit for your show, feel free to DM me with more details so we can chat more :)

about 3 years ago - /u/aeneia - Direct link

Originally posted by OBLIVIATER

I love making good decisions! I gave you a follow on twitter, I'd totally be down to talk more

Awesome! Followed you back :)

about 3 years ago - /u/aeneia - Direct link

Originally posted by BeepBoopAnv

Making ... good decisions? That sounds like the most important job in the whole company

Lol! To be fair, nothing would actually get shipped without the people who make the things. But thank you :) I love my work, and I take a lot of pride in being able to help our teams make the best stuff for as many players as we can.