#43 - MSS with Omar Guendeli

In this episode of GeeksBlabla, we discuss a success story of a Moroccan Gameplay Programmer who used to work in different games in Morocco, while being a med student, and made it to a big firm. Guests Omar Guendeli Notes 0:00 - Introduction 0:03 - Can you give us a brief look into what inspired you when you were young? 0:05 - Did family or friends influence your decision to get into games or was this something you became interested in on your own? 0:09 - What was the first game you worked on? 0:13 - And how was your experience working on games in morocco? 0:16 - Did you work with companies who are 100% into gaming products? 0:20 - Did you have a mentor ? 0:23 - Are there any classic or current games/films that changed your creative vision or that stand out to you as must play/watch and why 0:24 - Have you been impressed or surprised by any recently? 0:26 -Is there a favorite project or game title you’ve worked on recently and what made it fun for you personally? 1:04 - Is working with an international team a game changer in your career and your learning path? 1:05 - and how is it to work in a very well known company? 1:07 - What is your favorite part of game development, and the worst parts? 1:13 - What were your hardest problems during the development of the game and how did you solve them? 1:17 - What are the skills that an optimum newbie should possess in order to work efficiently and effectively in this domain? 1:23 - What would be the best advice you would give to someone who wants to take a video game idea from the paper and develop it into a full game? 1:28 - What’s the deal with cheat codes? 1:58 - Wrap up and Goodbye. Prepared and Presented by : Meriem Zaid Youssouf El Azizi