Fireside Chats, Episode 113: The Strategy Gamer
Added 2019-10-30 16:01:01 +0000 UTCToday's guest is named Darren MacNally, and Darren has been on a pretty interesting voyage these past few years. One day a little over a decade ago, he fell in love with Creative Assembly's long-running Total War gaming franchise, and even parlayed that passion into a job at the developer for a time. But Darren's true passion is actually in making content surrounding strategy games, not in making the games themselves, and he pursues that passion on YouTube. What makes a creator like Darren tick, and how does someone end up at the studio he or she idolizes only to walk away and try something else? And perhaps above all else: What does it take to make a living being a content creator? What are the trials and tribulations one encounters, how do you make a living, and what's the landscape like for those that may be considering trying to get in today? We've much to discuss.
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Thanks for listening.
Colin Moriarty
2019-11-08 23:07:35 +0000 UTCThank you!
Colin Moriarty
2019-11-08 23:07:29 +0000 UTCGreat episode, such a fan of Total War games, (although I actually enjoyed the inclusion of magic in Warhammer ones).
Orion88
2019-11-07 18:33:03 +0000 UTCThis episode was great!
Matthew Lopes
2019-11-06 23:15:26 +0000 UTCAwesome. Glad to hear it.
Colin Moriarty
2019-11-05 19:26:44 +0000 UTCHi Jake, I studied "Computer Game Development" - it was a 4 year course mostly focused on C++ programming with extra subejcts like design, animation, production, web based coding, and porting to different programming languages. I got into marketing not because of my degree, but because of my youtube videos. Although, my YouTube grew because I originally did videos based on design theory and programming based around the game the studio made I eventually went to work at. -Darren
WhatDarrenPlays
2019-11-05 11:48:46 +0000 UTCLoved this episode
Eric Smith
2019-11-05 00:39:22 +0000 UTCI'm not sure if he'll post here, but hopefully you can find a way to get in touch and ask for yourself!
Colin Moriarty
2019-11-04 01:31:39 +0000 UTCGreat episode. Curious to know what he took at University to get in on the marketing side.
Jake H.
2019-11-01 02:47:06 +0000 UTC<3
Colin Moriarty
2019-10-30 22:48:50 +0000 UTCHe’s a link to Darren’s Youtube, go give him some love! https://m.youtube.com/user/DarrenTotalWar
TheLaosMonster
2019-10-30 20:48:08 +0000 UTC
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