On Episode 17 of the Game Developer's Podcast Out of Play Area hosted by John R. Diaz we sit down with Lead Producer at Brass Lion Entertainment Yesenia Cisneros a Queens New York City Native with Chinese - Ecuadorian roots and we talk about what's it like breaking into games, working in eSports, transitioning into QA, and finally as a Producer at a place that she's so relieved she gets to bring her authentic self to work every day.

Chapters:

1. (00:00) Who is Yesenia Cisneros
2. (08:29) Welcome First Producer
3. (16:44) Code-Switching & Sneaker Shopping
4. (19:54) Day in the Life of a Producer
5. (33:12) How Did You Get Into Games?
6. (36:40) Halo 2 & PAX Throwback
7. (42:41) Xbox Live Enforcement Team Op
8. (48:07) Working in QA
9. (52:50) Pokemon Producer
10. (01:01:25) Production Tips & Networking
11. (01:07:21) Books, Games, Office & WFH Life
12. (01:19:58) John's Final Thoughts

More Info:

John's Twitter- https://twitter.com/ElKingpin 

Yesenia's Twitter -

https://twitter.com/msyeseniac

Yesenia's LinkedIn -

https://www.linkedin.com/in/yeseniacisneros/

Brass Lion Entertainment Careers in NYC & Montreal -

https://brasslionentertainment.com/careers/

Book: Think Like a Game Designer by Justin Gary -

https://justingary.com/think-like-a-game-designer-book/

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Interview with Yesenia Cisneros!

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