With AI taking over the tech industry, its role in game development is slowly shifting from novelty to potential necessity. Host Devin Becker sits down with Francois Courset, a consultant at Naavik with experience on using AI in game development, to explore the current and near-future landscape of AI in game creation. The conversation covers everything from Francois’... The post On the Front Lines of AI Game Dev appeared first on Naavik.| Naavik
The video game labor market is in crisis, and few understand it better than Amir Satvat. In this episode, host Alexandra Takei, Director at Ruckus Games, sits down with Amir, Tencent BD Director and founder of the world’s largest grassroots games career community, to break down the structural shifts reshaping the industry. From layoffs and shrinking remote roles to... The post Inside Gaming’s Deepening Labor Crisis with Amir Satvat appeared first on Naavik.| Naavik
In this episode, host Aaron Bush sits down with Monica Dinsmore, Head of Esports at EA, to unpack her journey from finance and ops to leading esports strategy at one of the world’s biggest game publishers. Monica shares behind-the-scenes stories from launching the LEC at Riot Games, navigating the operational chaos of COVID-19, and transitioning to EA to... The post The Business of Esports at EA appeared first on Naavik.| Naavik
Former Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney joins Aaron Bush for a candid, wide-ranging conversation about the current and future state of the games industry. While Owen had a successful decade-long run leading one of Asia’s most important gaming companies, this episode explores what he’s been thinking about since stepping down – namely through his sharp (and sometimes spicy) essays critiquing industry norms... The post Why the Games Industry Might Triple (Despite Its Challenges) appeared first...| Naavik
Join host David Taylor as he interviews The Gang, a pioneering team in Roblox gaming, creators of Strongman Simulator with over 1.5 billion plays.| Naavik