Dev Dive

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

My streaming setup: https://amzn.to/2AzS3Om This week on Dev Dive, I got the chance to talk to Dr. Amine Issa, Founder and "Warchief of Science" of Mobalytics! We had a great conversation about Amine's background in biomedical engineering and how he used his drive to measure and improve human performance to start Mobalytics. There are also some great tangents into human psychology and games that prey on it.  https://twitter.com/Dr_Uthgar https://twitter.com/MobalyticsHQ 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

My streaming setup: https://amzn.to/2AzS3Om   This week on Dev Dive, we talk to Luke Zelon, the founder of Nxt Up Esports. Nxt Up Esports is a organization dedicated to becoming the little league of esports, a safe, accessible entry point to young gamers into the esports world. We talk about Luke's company as well as the Twitch saving supposedly deleted clips and VODs for streamers and DMCA strikes being done on that content. We also touch on franchising esports leagues and why the barrier of entry may be too high for some leagues like OWL.    https://twitter.com/zukelelon   https://twitter.com/NxtUpEsports   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/DevDivePodca

My streaming setup: https://amzn.to/2AzS3Om  This week on Dev Dive, Riot Gene joins us to discuss his career as Senior Developer Relations at Riot Games! We talk about the 3rd party dev ecosystem at Riot, copyright and fair use surrounding Twitch and Youtube DMCA, and more!  Gene's twitter: https://twitter.com/gchorba Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/Nighthawk20000   Discord: https://www.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.Twitter.com/BenDiPiero  https://www.Twitter.com/DevDivePodcast  https://www.Twitter.com/RiotLegendLarry

My streaming setup: https://amzn.to/2AzS3Om This week on Dev Dive, Riot Xenogenic joins us to discuss his career in game design, closing thoughts to the Spirit Blossom even in League, a deep dive into the reasoning behind the infamous "Eternals" system, and more!  https://twitter.com/Xenogenic 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

My streaming setup: https://amzn.to/2AzS3Om On this episode of Dev Dive, we talk to Shannon Mcsheehan aka Riot Phoenix about her career in VFX and how VFX integrates into League of Legends. https://twitter.com/ShannonBerke 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.Twitter.com/BenDiPiero https://www.Twitter.com/DevDivePodcast https://www.Twitter.com/RiotLegendLarry https://www.Twitch.tv/Nighthawk20000

My streaming setup: https://amzn.to/2AzS3Om   Spooked and Larry join us today for a serious discussion on mental health for self employed content creators, the streamer/viewer relationship, and the unhealthy results of donating to smaller streamers   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.Twitter.com/BenDiPiero    https://www.Twitter.com/DevDivePodcast    https://www.Twitter.com/RiotLegendLarry   https://www.Twitch.tv/Nighthawk20000

My streaming setup: https://amzn.to/2AzS3Om This week on Dev Dive, Vivi and Chris join the show to discuss what User Experience actually is, how it hides in our every day lives, how to properly eat a taco, and why Disney experiences are so heavily curated.  twitter.com/vocasiod Phx_Nebuluna Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pFgNnwI5nLzuL0ddZAbgS Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dev-dive/id1451324371?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 Youtube.com/Nighthawk20000 Discord.gg/Nighthawk Twitter.com/BenDiPiero Twitter.com/DevDivePodcast Twitter.com/RiotLegendLarry Twitch.tv/Nighthawk20000

My streaming setup: https://amzn.to/2AzS3Om   This week on Dev Dive, Travis joins us for an awesome talk about his career in esports content creation, a small dip into where COVID is taking gaming events, and how Reddit isn't the end all be all of driving content anymore.   Twitter.com/TravisGafford   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pFgNnwI5nLzuL0ddZAbgS   Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dev-dive/id1451324371?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4   Youtube.com/Nighthawk20000   Discord.gg/Nighthawk   Twitter.com/BenDiPiero    Twitter.com/DevDivePodcast    Twitter.com/RiotLegendLarry    Twitch.tv/Nighthawk20000

My streaming setup: https://amzn.to/2AzS3Om  This week on Dev Dive, Spooks and Nighthawk talk about the struggles new editors face these days, what tools and tricks you should know when starting out, how to get your worth when negotiating with a client, and how to improve your mental health.  Twitter.com/SpookedJK  Youtube.com/Nighthawk20000   Discord.gg/Nighthawk   Twitter.com/BenDiPiero    Twitter.com/DevDivePodcast    Twitter.com/RiotLegendLarry    Twitch.tv/Nighthawk20000

This week on Dev Dive, Larry and Nighthawk discuss Mixer shutting down, Twitch's contreversial moderation, why Youtube and Facebook can't compete with Twitch as a live-streaming service. We also get deep on internal biases and psychological reasons why we do things.  Youtube.com/Nighthawk20000 Discord.gg/Nighthawk Twitter.com/BenDiPiero  Twitter.com/DevDivePodcast  Twitter.com/RiotLegendLarry  Twitch.tv/Nighthawk20000