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Matt Powers has been in the video game business for over 20 years. For the majority of his career Matt has been a Senior Producer at companies such as Sega, Activision, Electronic Arts, and Atari. Matt has been involved with shipping many games on multiple platforms starting with the Sega Genesis all the way to the latest hardware.
For the past 3 years Matt has been working on mobile. He is currently a Senior Producer at Zynga.
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on Tue, 23 May 2017 09:31:00 EDT
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Everyone has the potential to be a writer. I started writing for Gamasutra and now I have a book being published. Utilize Gamasutra, write something from your experience. Who knows where it may lead you.
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The Human Loop is something very important to our every day lives, something we should spend more time understanding and working on to improve our interpersonal communication. Learn more about the Stages of Learning and improving your communication.
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After 20 years in the console business Matt has embarked into the mobile world. As Senior Producer at Reliance Games he is responsible for external development. In this article Matt outlines the process he uses at Reliance to find mobile developers.
Matt is a Senior Producer with 20+ years of console experience. He recently switched to mobile. Would his experience be applicable? Is mobile development that different than console development? 38 days into his new job, Matt explores these questions.
People often ask how I became a producer. In this article I take you on my journey. Starting as a young programmer through college and to my first video game job. And along the way I describe the skills and experiences that led me to be a producer.
This article is a collaboration between veteran producer Matt Powers and various professional game designers. The article discusses design topics such as what a designer does, how does one become a designer, and more.
Matt Powers's Comments
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Hi Stephane - thanks a ...
Hi Stephane - thanks a lot for reading and leaving a comment. I hope this does inspire others to write. I look forward to reading one of your articles one day. :
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Hi Juha - glad you ...
Hi Juha - glad you found the article interesting. I look forward to reading your article. Thanks for leaving a comment.
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Hi Bradley - great question. ...
Hi Bradley - great question. I grabbed our lead designer here at Reliance to help me with this answer. We both agree on the following tips for designers: r nPlay a lot of mobile games, focus on understanding F2P, understand monetization, understand core loop , realize that in F2P you ...
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I just wasn 't to thank everyone for the great comments. Glad you are enjoying the article and finding it useful.
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Thanks a lot Abby this ...
Thanks a lot Abby this is some great feedback. This is why I like to work with designers - attention on the game design. Not being a designer myself I can sometimes forget some important details. r n r nA lot of good notes. What I take away most and ...
