Chris Cole | Senior Technical Artist @ Amazon Game Studios

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Chris Cole | Senior Technical Artist @ Amazon Game Studios | Ep 37

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Episode 37 features Chris Cole a Senior Pipeline Technical Artist working at Amazon Game Studios as of the debut of this episode. We discuss his time at Survios working in VR, breaking in on Blacksite Area 51 at Midway Austin, life at Blizzard working on World of Warcraft, and we discuss ways to better manage and retain your talent.

Chapters:

(00:00) John’s Intro
(2:10) Who is Chris Cole?
(13:15) Amazon Game Studios
(25:39) Breaking in at Midway Austin
(41:03) Leadership Style
(52:47) Neuro-Divergence & Superpowers
(01:15:07) Activision Blizzard
(01:24:05) Pay Transparency
(01:38:47) Final Round
(01:44:09) John’s Outro

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