#79 - Dean Hall Interview (DayZ, Rocketwerkz, Game Design, Icarus, Military, Social Media etc.)

Dean Hall is a video game designer who came into prominence for his game DayZ. He has founder video game company Rocketwerkz and are releasing Icarus there first AAA game in 2021.   SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter - @rocket2guns Instagram - @thedeanhall Website - rocketwerkz.com Twitch - @rocket2guns   TIMESTAMPS   00:00 - Intro 00:34 - How Serving In The Military Influenced Dean’s Video Game Design/Military Training 01:55 - How Day Z Idea Came About 03:01 - When Dean Realised Day Z Would Become Big 04:47 - Online Hate/Criticism That Hurts 06:45 - Social Media Is A Necessity 08:07 - Pros & Cons Of Social Media 08:41 - What Dean Focuses On First On A Gaming Project 09:48 - How Long Icarus Has Been In Development/Release Date 12:11 - Why Cyberpunk Is A Success/Mistakes CDPR Made 14:05 - Difference Between NZ & Singapore Military/Trying To Psych You Out 17:40 - Kiwis Good & Bad Qualities 20:59 - NZ On Air Should Fund Kiwi Gamers & Youtubers 22:54 - Competing For WETA Staff/Cashbacks For Films 25:26 - Dean Isnt Good At Playing The Political Game 26:20 - Tencent’s Involvement In Rocketwerkz 27:48 - Dean Approaches Gaming Differently Now Compared To Day Z 29:15 - How Covid & Lockdown Affected Rocketwerkz & Development Of Icarus 32:10 - Rocketwerkz Developed A Plan When Covid First Appeared 33:50 - Cybersecurity Is Important 34:40 - Dean Thinks NZ Was Lucky In Handling Covid/Capitalising On Luck 37:34 - NZ Accountants & Lawyers are Terrible Advisers Of Risk 39:03 - Kiwis Don’t Know How To Deal With Failure 42:05 - Being A Product Of Your Environment 43:12 - Kiwis Need To Be More Pragmatic 44:20 - Dean Does Introspection 45:33 - Icarus Is influenced By Skyrim And Ark 46:49 - Game Design Is About What You Dont Put In 49:27 - Game Design Is A Team Effort 51:07 - Where To Follow Dean 52:30 - Dean Wont Release Icarus Until Its Complete/