The Aarthi and Sriram Show

EP 35 - Lessons Learned from Creating League of Legends: Marc Merrill, Co-Founder of Riot Games, Producer of Netflix show 'Arcane'

Feb 18, 2023

01:16:02

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Game Development - What Have You Learned?

05:02

How to Build a Great Game?

03:50

What Will League of 2030 Look Like?

03:56

Introduction

2min

How to Build a Great Game?

4min

Game Development - What Have You Learned?

5min

How to Marry Technology and Art in a Game?

5min

Building a Game Design Company and a Startup

4min

What Was Your Formative Gaming Experience?

4min

Is There a Connective Tissue There?

2min

The Existential Crisis Formula

4min

Taking a Risk - Is That Really Helpful?

3min

10.

Is Riot a Player Focused Company?

2min

11.

Are You Putting Players at the Center of Your Decisions?

2min

12.

The Challenge Is Managing That Balance

4min

13.

Video Game IP Turned Into Scripted Content

2min

14.

Storytelling in League of Legends: Arkane

3min

15.

Fortiche Animation Studio - What's It All About?

3min

16.

Doing It Yourself in-House?

2min

17.

Arkane - A Storyteller's Journey

4min

18.

Arkan - It's a Big Leap

5min

19.

The Potential of AI Is Just Blowing My Mind

2min

20.

Is It Time Goes on to Infinity?

2min

21.

What Will League of 2030 Look Like?

4min

22.

Elden Ring

2min

23.

Elton Ring

3min

24.

The Most Underappreciated Champions in League?

2min

In this episode, our special guest is Marc "Tryndamere" Merrill, co-founder of Riot Games, the game developer and publisher behind League of Legends. This was an awesome episode and Marc is a fantastic guest. We talk about the origin of League of Legends, building a gaming startup, player focused culture, fundraising, building 'Arcane' the popular Netflix show and so much more. Enjoy! Follow Sriram: https://www.instagram.com/sriramk/ https://twitter.com/sriramk Follow Aarthi: https://www.instagram.com/aarthir/ https://twitter.com/aarthir Follow the podcast: https://www.instagram.com/aarthiandsriramshow/ https://twitter.com/aarthisrirampod