On episode 29 we sit down with Jason Jurecka, a Lead Software Engineer at Visual Concepts, who just released WWE 2k22 laying the smack down on the competition. He’s a fellow Full Sail Alumni who I had the pleasure to work with at R* San Diego on Red Dead Redemption 1 and GTA V, and who has worked with damn near all the heavy hitters in the game from Blizzard, to EA on Battlefield, to where it all started at Big Huge Games on Catan & Rise of Legends.

Chapters:

1. (00:00) Who is Jason Jurecka?
2. (13:12) UGC Tools for Wrestling Games
3. (23:07) A Day as an Engineer
4. (35:36) Coming Up in a Small Texas Town
5. (46:23) Finding the Right School for Comp Sci
6. (56:58) Unpacking Burnout
7. (01:04:42) Tools & Pipeline Engineering at Rockstar
8. (01:12:44) Final Project at Full Sail
9. (01:21:02) Schools of Engineering
10. (01:31:15) Final Round
11. (01:45:57) John's Final Thoughts & Teaser

Episode Resources:

Support Humanitarian Relief for Ukraine (epicgames.com)

Jason Jurecka’s' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-jurecka-9362182/

Visual Concepts’ Careers: https://vcentertainment.com/careers/

Connect with the host: http://elkingpin.com 

Show: https://outofplayarea.com 

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