Ben Retan | Lead AI & Encounter Designer @ Hangar 13 | Ep 31
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English - April 25, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 87.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsVideo Games Leisure Technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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/