Gaming Professions & Careers Podcast

Game is a "billion-dollar" industry. In each episode we have guests who are involved in gaming in one way or another. Streamers, Game developers, Gaming YouTube channels, Game Designers, eSport players, Gamer talent agents or managers, Gaming video editors, etc. We cover them all! Listen to your favorite people and learn about the evolving careers and professions in gaming.

There is no age limit for being a gamer and game content creator: The story of TapCat

Tapcat is a part-time YouTuber who has been a “gamer” since before the term was even coined.  He became fascinated with tabletop games at a very young age and instantly fell in love with video games once they arrived on the scene.  He gravitates toward games that make him think and it was his experience with XCOM: Enemy Unknown that led him to discover the vast array of gaming content on YouTube and ultimately start a channel of his own.  He produces videos that include let’s plays, guides, game previews, and more.  https://www.youtube.com/c/TapCathttps://linktr.ee/pgric

07-15
41:43

Game addiction: Are you addicted to video games? (S2: Ep9)

In this episode I will discuss what is addiction, it's physical and emotional symptoms, and a couple of easy solutions to be a healthier person. This is an important part of one's career, specially if you are going to play for hours!https://linktr.ee/pgric

07-01
14:34

YouTubing with family responsibilities: BlueLizardJello shares his secrets.

BlueLizardJello is one of the interesting YouTubers who kept the light on for a few years with all of the responsibilities that he had to keep up with. Many lessons to learn for any newer or older YouTubers.https://www.youtube.com/c/ItsBlueLizardJellohttps://linktr.ee/pgric

06-17
57:48

15 years of content creation: Perseverance, cyberbullying, twitch ban, & sociotechnological shifts.

In this episode we talked to MegamanNG a 37-yo gaming YouTuber who started his journey 15 years ago and done many pioneering things that was deemed infringement on intellectual property in their early days like streaming paid games, but later approved as a business marketing approach for developers. He has experienced many ups and downs in his journey including dealing with trolls or cyber bullies. The path is not an easy one, but passion can help you succeed.Links:https://linktr.ee/megamannghttps://linktr.ee/pgric

06-03
46:38

Making games without coding knowledge: Vimlark's journey through pandemic (Covid-19)

Vimlark is an indie game dev and content creator trying to share the joy of making playable experiences for others. He has a love for game jams and experimenting with different game mechanics. Vimlark also helps the community by play testing and giving live critiques focused around User Experience (UX) and playability. Links:https://www.youtube.com/c/vimlarkhttps://www.twitch.tv/vimlarkhttps://twitter.com/vimlarkhttps://linktr.ee/pgric

05-21
01:15:46

From passion to profession: Growing as a part-time YouTuber and streamer

 Cyn is a part-time YouTube Let's Player and Twitch Partner, under the username Cynthetics, who started her journey as a content creator shortly after graduating college. A gamer since the tender age of 3, Cyn is a big fan of story-heavy video games and loves the communal experience of sharing a good story with her audience. Streaming 3 times a week on Twitch and posting multiple YouTube vids per week, Cyn is very committed to growing her content platform while also being transparent about the stress and time-commitment of video game content creation.   Links: https://linktr.ee/Cynthetic https://linktr.ee/pgric

05-06
52:15

The ins and outs of game design and development as a career

 Our guest is Jason Weimann. Jason has 20+ years of experience in the game development industry, including working for triple AAA giants. Jason owns a YouTube channel under his name with over 170k subscribers in which he disseminates his knowledge about game development and Unity. In this episode, he breaks down the salary tiers, structure of job positions, role dependencies, and offers advice that should guide curious minds to navigate and start their career in game development.   Links: https://www.youtube.com/c/Unity3dCollege https://twitter.com/unity3dcollege https://linktr.ee/pgric

04-22
40:54

What is it like to be in eSport as a career?

Our Guest is Ron. Ronald "Ron" "Rambo" Kim is a former professional eSports player who competed in Counter-Strike for Team 3D and Los Angeles Complexity. He has collaborated with MVP, compLexity, and Cloud9 as a couch and he is still an active coach through his own business and YouTube channel with over 190k active subscribers. Listen to his advice if you want to start your career in eSport!  Links: https://linktr.ee/ronrambokim https://linktr.ee/pgric

04-08
40:32

On the future of gaming content creators with Mason Breeding

Our guest is Mason Breeding, CEO of Crusader Talent (A talent management agency for YouTube gaming content creators). Mason has worked with several successful YouTuber gaming content creators and explains their business model and what they do to help content creators grow quickly. We discuss the future of the industry for gaming content creators. Listen to what experts think about what future holds for new gaming content creators. If you are hesitant about starting your career in gaming, you definitely need to listen to this episode.  http://www.crusadertalent.com http://www.professorgric.comlinktr.ee/pgric

03-25
38:59

What is it all about? Gaming Professions & Careers podcast.

Gaming is a $ Billion industry with opportunities to generate an income as a gamer or game builder. In Gaming Professions & Careers podcast we try to cover all different types of careers that help growing this industry. In retrospect, after completing the first season, we recorded the first episode in which I summarize who are our guests on Episode 2-6 and what they do for living! 

03-10
09:02

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