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YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY EPISODE 17: Jobye Karmaker
By clicking here you have become the Apex Champion! Congratulations! You just won an incredible podcast episode with Jobye Karmaker, from Respawn Entertainment. Learn more about what goes into the thought process of creating environments for Apex Legends, how a pork chop that Jobye cooked ended up in the game and how to provide meaningful feedback to junior artists. Furthermore, we discuss his work on Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, how it feels like to finish a level he has worked on for a year in under half an hour and the importance of mental health.    Time – Topic Discussed: 0:00 - Intro 3:00 - Guest topic: Mental health 7:50 - A typical day at work for Jobye 10:20 - What does an environment artist do?  12:00 - Dealing with different styles in video games 12:50 - How does the story impact the design 13:55 - The difference between working on Star Wars and Apex 17:00 - The feeling of not being able to see your work ingame anymore 20:32 - The evolution of technology and graphical fidelity 22:25 - How does an environment artist play games? 24:04 - When is something truly finished? 26:05 - How much of a game’s story goes into the design process 27:40 - Strict regulations for Star Wars 30:44 - Being able to finish the segment you worked on for a year in under 15 minutes 32:30 - Putting yourself into environment art 34:05 - Behind the scenes on the Mirage Pork Chop 36:40 Cooking skills 38:05 - What makes a good Omakase? 41:17 - Visiting the places you worked on ingame 44:05 - Emergencies during development 46:32 - Fields of expertise 48:08 - Having fresh eyes in environmental art 50:50 - Looking back at older work 51:51 - Providing feedback 53:05 - The difference in procedure between companies 54:43 - Tuna story 56:08 - Being Asian in the games industry & diversity 57:33 - Crunch 01:02:57 - Plugs & Outro   Things mentioned on the show: Jobye's work in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Jobye’s Donburi Bowl The legendary Mirage Pork Chop   Social Media: Jobye Karmaker Jobye on Twitter (@jobyek) Jobye on Instagram (@jobyek) Jobye on Arstation Jobye’s Homepage   YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Twitter (@youmeindustry) Dorian on Twitter (@DorianChou) YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Instagram (@youmeindustry) Dorian on Instagram (@dorian.chou)  YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Facebook (youmeindustry) Intro/Outro by FreshMcZone Artwork by Thomas Martin (Instagram: @thomas.martin.martin)
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