Alexandre Amancio (Assassin's Creed)

If you're getting through our global quarantine by playing video games, you're in good company: Alexandre Amancio, the former Ubisoft artistic director who headed up on Assassin's Creed: Revealations and Assassin's Creed: Unity, has been playing with fans online.Amancio spoke to us for the latest MovieMaker Interviews podcast, where he talked about his new company, Reflector Entertainment, and telling stories across platforms. He also told us that fans have hit him up on Twitter to play Assassin's Creed, and that he's obliged. He's also engaged with a few about their Assassin's Creed fan theories. Here's a breakdown of the episode, with timestamps:3:15: Interview with Alexandre Amancio begins4:15: How video games help people get out of their heads during lockdown. "It's a way to travel outside of your home even if you are confined."5:24: How Assassin's Creed fans have contacted him to play.9:30: Rethinking the idea of storytelling. 13:50: Let's talk about Kodak.21:00: Let's talk about Dr. Mario vs. Assassin's Creed29:00: How his company, Reflector, is building a "new, realistic world."31:30: What we can all learn from John Wick.33:00: How to build a world: "You can't decide to do something because you've done market research. ... That always yields something that lacks soul."40:00: How Alexandre Amancio partnered with the founder of Cirque de Soleil. 42:30: How bilingualism fuels creative thinking.You can read Alexandre Amancio discussing his Storyworld concept in the latest issue of MovieMaker Magazine, available this month. You can subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.