Game Dev Advice: The Game Developer's Podcast

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Game Jams, Resiliency, Game Dev Resources, The Future, Mentors, Neurodiversity, Bodystorming, Tech Art, Networking, Art Automation, Anxiety, Mixed Reality, and AI with Angel Muniz

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Oct 14, 2022

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Angel Muniz

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ANECDOTE

Bungie Visit

Angel Muniz spontaneously visited Bungie headquarters before starting school.
She sought career advice and unexpectedly spoke with two artists, starting her networking journey.

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ADVICE

Know Your Value

Know your value, considering specializations and market conditions.
Advocate for fair compensation, especially women who tend to undersell themselves.

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ADVICE

Mentorship Network

Build a network of mentors and offer support in return.
Stay connected and seek diverse perspectives for continuous learning.

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How Did You Get Started in the Video Game Industry?

01:33 • 6min

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What I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me When I First Got Out of School

07:24 • 2min

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How to Optimize the User Experience for Mixed Reality?

09:13 • 3min

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Your Value Is Very Important

Do Not Job Grub Job Grubbing

19:57 • 4min

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Do You Want to Go for Profit?

24:23 • 2min

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Do More Than Is Asked?

26:33 • 3min

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Resiliency Is the Way to Stand Out, Right?

29:16 • 2min

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Develop Interpersonal Skills, Intra Personal or Interpersonal?

31:11 • 2min

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I'm Down With the Monks. Let's Do It

32:52 • 3min

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You Have Two Ears or Mouth for a Reason

35:53 • 2min

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Working on Site Hybrid Remote

37:49 • 2min

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What Are You Curious About AI Machine Learning?

40:10 • 3min

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What's Next for AR Wearable Glasses?

43:12 • 2min

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Backslash Game Dev Advice

44:48 • 2min

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XR Technology in the Classroom

Is There a Way to Get a Job in VR?

54:44 • 3min

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Networking - What's a Funny, Odd Story?

57:39 • 3min

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Playing Video Games Without Working

01:00:50 • 2min

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Meetups for Game Dev Groups

01:02:55 • 4min

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Game Review - Is There a Difference Between a Game and a DLC?

01:07:16 • 3min

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Graveyard Keeper - The Most Incorrect Medieval Cemetery Sim of the Year

01:09:54 • 2min

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You Work, Do You Work in the Field?

01:12:05 • 3min

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You Know, You're Not Taking Anything for Granted

01:14:36 • 2min

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You Can Find Me on LinkedIn

01:16:36 • 2min

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What's One Piece of Advice for Anyone in the Industry Right Now?

01:18:39 • 2min

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Are There Other Jobs in the Field?

01:20:25 • 2min

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Game Dev Advice - Game Developers Podcast

01:22:53 • 3min

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I welcome Angel Muniz, a 3D Generalist and Technical Artist who shares about her transition into the game industry, talking with Bungie, getting her first job, and going back to school. Hear career advice about how the art field is changing, creating automation, learning integration, and getting your first position. Learn about knowing your value, having mentors, passion & curiosity, and advancing your career.

We then discuss hackathons, growing your skills, her VR portfolio, and her love of learning. Hear about emotional intelligence, politics, listening, bodystorming, and how we process information. Discover AI machine learning, building an experience to help with anxiety, XR, wearables, aerospace, and NASA.

Learn about integrating XR into education, roles outside of triple-A, different projects she’s worked on, challenges around hiring, toxic environments, and thoughts on being neurodivergent. Hear about overwhelming job descriptions, changing skills, the metaverse, wantrepreneurs, reading the room, and not being critical when playing games.

Towards the end we talk about networking, connecting with the IGDA, Global Game Jam, the value of GDC, and the game dev community in Houston. Hear about games like Graveyard Keeper, kind words for this podcast, where to connect online, new tech battles, keeping your skills sharp, her mentor’s advice on making progress each day, and info on my YouTube presentation about careers outside of traditional game development.

Bio:

Angel Muniz is originally from Texas, a former NASA JSC - Animation & Graphics Lab 3D Intern, who worked on growing the game industry in Houston —mainly in the XR field. Angel served as a Co-PI for a National Science Foundation Grant & Adjunct Professor for the Dynamic Reality Technology program (AAS in XR) at Coastal Alabama College. With a background in public speaking for high-performance art/PBR & optimization, she was a keynote speaker for the University of Pennsylvania, a guest lecturer at the University of Houston - Computer Science, Microsoft’s HoloAcademy in Redmond, Immersive Tech Conference, IGDA, and more. For over 7 years, Angel has worked as a 3D Generalist and Technical Artist - CGI for Amazon AWS, TenGun, TYM Studio, Practical VR, Ong Innovations, and served as a consultant to many more. She’s been a professional mentor for the game developer community co-creating and participating in boot camps, hackathons, and one-on-one sessions with artists and developers. She is currently building an application in XR and plans to apply for her 2nd NSF grant to fund her research in behavioral health, communication, and technology. Angel is an advocate for neurodiverse individuals in the field as she continues her work in the game industry. She is an avid learner and seeks to build and utilize new tools in automation for game art in the industry.

Show Links:

* Substance Designer website

* SMU Guildhall website

* Digipen website

* NSF Grants website

* Rain on Your Parade Steam

* IGDA website

* Global Game Jam website

* GDC website

* Graveyard Keeper website

* The Survivalists Steam

* Detroit: Become Human Wikipedia