JJRR 58 Leaving film school - Video game development - E sports - with Davionne Gooden

Davionne Gooden is a filmmaker and game developer who, after attending just one semester of film school, left to pursue development of his surreal adventure RPG about dreams and their mirrored reality. Listen to Ep59 as Davionne, founder of Studio Zevere, shares his reasons for leaving school and how the gaming world is already noticing his surreal, hip hop infused game though yet to be released, spawning recent invitations to speak at GameDevs of Color Expo and to showcase at Micosoft's XBOX Live. https://www.jimjimsreinventionrevolution.com/contact https://www.studiozevere.com/ @davionnegooden https://store.steampowered.com/ https://gamedevsofcolorexpo.com/ https://cavslegion.nba.com/ https://www.twitch.tv/ 07:05s Background music and She Dreams Elsewhere video game 09:52s Trailer / live action teaser for the game 11:13s Starting game development in High School and game genesis 12:40s Releasing a demo and going to showcases 15:08s Steam: gamer community website / platform 20:55s Reaching out to press and gaining notoriety for the game 23:30s Traveling / presenting unreleased game to / at developer conferences 25:50s Being invited to Microsoft's XBOX live developers conference 27:02s Speaking at GameDevs of Color Expo NYC 29:44s VIP at Fortnite World Cup Finals 34:40s She Dreams Elsewhere release early 2020 38:46s Esports / professional gaming leagues 43:02s Twitch.tv, next generation streaming community 47:51s Dropping out of film school to pursue game development 53:30s Game developers vs Film makers 54:51s Impact of technology and social media 58:03s Learning that it's ok to be you unapologetically  "Just learn that it's ok to be you unapologetically, like both whenever you're showing off work but in the work itself." Enjoy the episode? Share with friends! Subscribe in Apple or Google Podcasts! Thanks to our Sponsor! Reach out for a free consultation. https://www.mgshlachter.com/  Reinventing architectural services. https://www.jimjimsreinventionrevolution.com/resources