Freelance Game Developer The Dream Job | Grant Shonkwiler - Commander & Shonk @ Shonkventures

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Freelance Game Developer The Dream Job | Grant Shonkwiler - Commander & Shonk @ Shonkventures | Ep 11

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In episode 11 of Out of Play Area the Game Dev podcast, Grant Shonkwiler, a freelance game developer aboard his own company Shonkventures, talks about being an audio programmer, to a game designer, and finally a producer at ID on Rage, and for Epic Games on Fortnite.
We also discuss dealing with burnout, how to negotiate your salary and the power of radical vulnerability and more!

Chapters:

(00:00) Who is Grant Shonkwiler?
(06:18) Radical Candor & Vulnerability
(17:13) First Game Pokemon Killer
(23:50) Programming at Megatouch Games
(37:19) ID & Carrie Calls from AAA
(46:52) An Epic Favor over a Fortnite
(59:28) The Reality of Burning Out
(01:06:29) Make Money being a Game Dev Consultant
(01:16:19) Design your Life & Career
(01:32:40) John's Final Thoughts

Episode Links:
GDC 2016 Talk Production: Working at the Heart of the Team: https://youtu.be/j9-ZI1j4a6A

NO CLIP Doom Documentary: https://youtu.be/PS6SBnccxMA

Shonkventures and all of Grant's Contact Info: https://www.shonkventures.com/

Connect with the show: http://outofplayarea.com

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