Dev Dive #031: Nicholas Zaharias (Gameplay Programmer, Baldur's Gate 3)

Today on Dev Dive, Chris joins me for a discussion about his path into game dev as a communications/community leader. We discuss some of the pitfalls you may encounter when entering the scene as well as the personal motivations that Chris used to get  into the roles he wanted.    https://twitter.com/PWYFF https://twitter.com/theorycraft_inc https://www.theorycraftgames.com/community  https://www.Youtube.com/Nighthawk20000  https://www.Discord.gg/Nighthawk  https://www.twitch.tv/Nighthawk20000  https://www.Twitter.com/BenDiPiero  https://www.Twitter.com/DevDivePodcast

Today on Dev Dive, Adam joins me for a discussion about the Gameplay Analysis Team (GAT) of League of Legends. We discuss the philopshy of GAT, how they approach balancing the game for such a large group of people, common misconceptions, and pre-season League changes.   https://www.twitch.tv/ActuallyAfic https://twitter.com/RiotAfic  https://www.Youtube.com/Nighthawk20000  https://www.Discord.gg/Nighthawk  https://www.twitch.tv/Nighthawk20000  https://www.Twitter.com/BenDiPiero  https://www.Twitter.com/DevDivePodcast

Today on Dev Dive, Nick joins me for a discussion about Wild Rift, his journey from a math major in college to a Game Designer at Riot. We talk a bit about the differences between PC League of Legends and Wild Rift, the philopshy behind those differences, and what analysis and design at Riot look like. https://www.twitch.tv/endstep  https://twitter.com/RiotEndstep  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pFgNnwI5nLzuL0ddZAbgS    Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dev-dive/id1451324371?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4  https://www.Youtube.com/Nighthawk20000  https://www.Discord.gg/Nighthawk  https://www.twitch.tv/Nighthawk20000  https://www.Twitter.com/BenDiPiero  https://www.Twitter.com/DevDivePodcast

Join my discord :D www.Discord.gg/Nighthawk   Today on Dev Dive, Nicholas joins me for a discussion about his path to being a Gameplay Engineer at Larian studios, the developers of Divinity and Baldur's gate. There are also plenty of tangents about free content, intellectual property laws about code, and our favorite Australian comedy group Aunty Donna. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pFgNnwI5nLzuL0ddZAbgS Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dev-dive/id1451324371?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 https://www.Youtube.com/Nighthawk20000 https://www.Discord.gg/Nighthawk https://www.twitch.tv/Nighthawk20000 https://www.Twitter.com/BenDiPiero https://www.Twitter.com/DevDivePodcast

Join my discord :D www.Discord.gg/Nighthawk Today on Dev Dive, Riot Aeneia joins me for a discussion about her fascinating career as a Strategic Advisor and Researcher for the Valorant team! We had a great time talking about what this role does for the game, how her education and previous roles prepared her for this role, and where improvements can be made in gaming culture.  https://twitter.com/aeneiaa Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pFgNnwI5nLzuL0ddZAbgS Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dev-dive/id1451324371?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 https://www.Youtube.com/Nighthawk20000 https://www.Discord.gg/Nighthawk https://www.twitch.tv/Nighthawk20000 https://www.Twitter.com/BenDiPiero https://www.Twitter.com/DevDivePodcast

Join my discord :D www.Discord.gg/Nighthawk   Today on Dev Dive Jared Sartin joins me to talk about his career as a Front End Engineer for Cryptic studios working on Magic: Legends! We go in-depth on his education history, varied career path, and his creative outlets outside of gaming. Jared is also the Dungeon Master for a DnD show called Here Be Dragons and puts out a few episodes a month live on his Twitch.   https://twitter.com/JaredSartin  http://jared.sart.in/  https://www.twitch.tv/herebedragonsdnd  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pFgNnwI5nLzuL0ddZAbgS  Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dev-dive/id1451324371?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4  https://www.Youtube.com/Nighthawk20000  https://www.Discord.gg/Nighthawk  https://www.twitch.tv/Nighthawk20000  https://www.Twitter.com/BenDiPiero  https://www.Twitter.com/DevDivePodcast

Today on Dev Dive @Risteband joins me for a talk about live streaming, the pervasiveness of negativity and toxicity in Twitch and League culture, what people can do to get inspired and motivated to be better, and how to focus on positivity and personal growth when working on yourself.    Discord.gg/Nighthawk   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pFgNnwI5nLzuL0ddZAbgS  Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dev-dive/id1451324371?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4  https://www.Youtube.com/Nighthawk20000  https://www.Discord.gg/Nighthawk  https://www.twitch.tv/Nighthawk20000  https://www.Twitter.com/BenDiPiero  https://www.Twitter.com/DevDivePodcast

Today on Dev Dive @RedNekra from Team Liquid joins me to talk about community management in esports, how being apart of Team Liquid has changed his life, and how the esports industry will handle the transition back into "normalcy" once the pandemic recedes. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pFgNnwI5nLzuL0ddZAbgS Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dev-dive/id1451324371?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 https://www.Youtube.com/Nighthawk20000 https://www.Discord.gg/Nighthawk https://www.twitch.tv/Nighthawk20000 https://www.Twitter.com/BenDiPiero https://www.Twitter.com/DevDivePodcast

Today on Dev Dive we had Riot Ranger on to talk about... everything. Philosophy, space, TFT, League, Esports, etc. Join us for an unscripted conversation about life.    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pFgNnwI5nLzuL0ddZAbgS Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dev-dive/id1451324371?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 https://www.Youtube.com/Nighthawk20000 https://www.Discord.gg/Nighthawk https://www.twitch.tv/Nighthawk20000 https://www.Twitter.com/BenDiPiero https://www.Twitter.com/DevDivePodcast 

My streaming setup: https://amzn.to/2AzS3Om This week on Dev Dive, Riot Afic joins us for a talk about his job on the Game Analysis Team, how he got into game dev in the first place, and more about the League of Legends pre-season https://twitter.com/RiotAfic Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pFgNnwI5nLzuL0ddZAbgS Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dev-dive/id1451324371?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 https://www.Youtube.com/Nighthawk20000 https://www.Discord.gg/Nighthawk https://www.twitch.tv/Nighthawk20000 https://www.Twitter.com/BenDiPiero https://www.Twitter.com/DevDivePodcast https://www.Twitter.com/RiotLegendLarry