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Out of Play Area

42 EpisodesProduced by John R. DiazWebsite

A bi-weekly video game development podcast by John R. Diaz, a veteran game designer who goes 1:1 in candid conversations with the developers behind today‘s hit games where we discuss their journey and learnings in this wild industry with no punches pulled. John is a kid born to emigrants from the D… read more

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Johnny Wu | QA Director @ Riot Games | Ep 23

Johnny Wu is a QA Director at Riot Games in Santa Monica who has worked for Respawn on Apex Legends, King, Zynga, and King.

 

Chapters:

  1. (00:00) Who is Johnny Wu?
  2. (07:34) A Toast with Johnny
  3. (15:43) What is a QA Director?
  4. (25:20) Getting into Games
  5. (32:37) Learning the QA Craft
  6. (39:52) Working at King
  7. (51:10) Canada to London
  8. (59:13) L.A. L.A. Land
  9. (01:07:36) Manager Life
  10. (01:13:46) Riot Games
  11. (01:23:08) Final Round

 

Links:

Johnny Wu on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnnywu85/ 

Connect with the host: https://linktr.ee/jkingpin 

Follow the show: http://outofplayarea.com 

 

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