Why I Quit Google to do Game Development | SamYam's Story
Today we chat with SamYam about how she got into game development, working at Google, and her thoughts on future technology! Enjoy!
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⌚ Timestamps
00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:05 Programming vs Design
00:04:50 Why a computer science degree?
00:05:42 Working for (and quitting) Google
00:08:34 What's the ideal path for starting game dev?
00:10:52 How to make money as an indie dev
00:12:56 SamYam's future plans
00:16:07 SamYam's current interest
00:17:24 SamYam's VR experience
00:18:57 Opinions of the Apple Vision Pro
00:21:45 The future of social media
00:24:38 In-person events and fame
00:31:42 Face vs. faceless YouTube channel
00:33:32 Being a female in the tech space
00:35:10 Opinions on the latest VR headsets
00:40:04 Mac vs PC for gamedev
00:42:25 Web3 thoughts and virtual currency
00:43:49 Thoughts on AI
00:57:37 How to learn game dev
01:03:37 Follow SamYam!
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