Episode 16 features Stephan Carmignani Creative Director at Rovio in Montreal.

We discuss diversity, hiring in the pandemic, VR arcade design at Minority Media, UGC in the metaverse, and more.

Chapters:

1. (00:00) Who is Stephan Carmignani
2. (01:47) A Toast
3. (15:03) Hiring Practices in the Pandemic
4. (26:02) VR Arcade Design
5. (38:29) Level Design Roots
6. (43:10) User-Generated Content in the Metaverse
7. (45:30) The End Game
8. (58:35) The Lightning Round
9. (01:14:37) John's Closing Thoughts

Additional Links:

Stephan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephancarmignani/

Stephan's Moby Games: https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,43883/ 

Out Of Play Area Home: http://outofplayarea.com 

Connect with the host John R. Diaz: https://linktr.ee/jkingpin