how did Leo become a game designer?

[iceprincess]

I thought he has a degree for philosophy? 

[JJfromSwitzerland]

Lol and also, which video game did he working out?

[Lyubov]

He worked at some shitty studio at first in California that churns out those mass market movie games I think. He said he got fired the first day or week or something like that for speaking out loud about how the job was shitty I think? He then got a job at the studio that made Bioshock and I think he worked on BioShock Infinite or the first Bioshock (idk). He lived in the Boston area and said he wasn't payed much (just enough to afford his own place and live but not really save). He tells the story in one of the first vids of the life purpose course. He majored in Philosophy in university but was passionate about modding and got his foot in the door cause he made a popular mod and built a resume/portfolio around game design. He left after the first year cause they refused to give him a raise and he was disenchanted by how shitty the industry actually is to work for. It's not a very good job. Passionate gamers fall into this trap and get worked to the bone all for the prestige of being game developers. 

 

Edited March 21, 2021 by Lyubov