S1E8 - Jonathan Rucker - Senior Game Engine Programmer, Nerd, Beans Enjoyer
from Make Games, Drink Coffee Hosted by Aaron Nemoyten
This week, Aaron chats with Jonathan Rucker, or just "Rucker," as he's known at work. Rucker is a Senior Game Engine Programmer who has worked on a ridiculous number of games, building tools and fixing bugs, doing some of the least glamorous stuff in game development and enjoying it anyway. This week's show is more of a "hang out" episode, with wide-ranging discussion from working on Nintendo DS game engines to 3D printing to restaurant horror stories, delicious smoked salmon, and even regional Mexican food in California! 00:00 Intro 01:08 Getting Into Games Because of Your Mom 03:27 Getting Started In The Industry 05:31 Working On Nintendo DS Game Engines 07:35 A Few Minutes On Esoteric Hobbies 12:47 Mexican Cuisine 22:32 Digression: Salmon! Breakfast! 25:04 Restaurant Horror Stories 30:56 And Now: A Positive Restaurant Story 32:20 Wrapping Up Links: Rucker's Mobygames profile, because you just have to see all these games! https://www.mobygames.com/person/300315/jonathan-rucker/credits/ You can find the podcast at: http://www.makegamesdrinkcoffee.com Questions? Comments? [email protected]
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