Today's guest is Robert Parviainen, Senior VP of Data Science at Seriously Digital Entertainment in Los Angeles. Founded in 2013, Seriously combines a world-class creative team with a mobile-first experience to develop brands that can make a difference. Seriously build global entertainment franchises that come to life first as best-in-class mobile games and they are passionate about great storytelling and epic world-building, desperate conflict and hilarious comedy, unique characters and unlikely heroes.
Seriously build brands that not only succeed commercially but also can give back to the world. They are driven to make great games, to tell great stories and to build the next generation of entertainment experiences. They want to make games that keep you playing in the blue glow of your phone until the small hours or to fire up quickly for just one more round during your lunch break. They create experiences that can inspire you and maybe, just maybe, make the world a better place.
In the episode, Robert will tell you about:
The interesting work they do at Seriously Digital Entertainment,
The journey of building a data team from scratch,
What he would do differently if tasked to start again,
How they are applying data science & analytics to impact the gaming industry,
How new technology has impacted the sector,
The Data Science’s team input into game design &
Exciting opportunities & what’s in store for the future
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