Jordan Blackman has been writing, producing, and designing video games for over a decade. He is a mobile game design expert and an accomplished producer. He has designed, produced, and consulted on several 9-figure franchises for companies like Zynga, EA, and Ubisoft. Mr. Blackman brought CSI to Facebook with the smash hit, CSI: Crime City. He went on to Zynga where he led the design team on FrontierVille. Jordan has collaborated with top studios worldwide including Telltale games, Area/Code, Other Ocean, Zynga SF, Nickelodeon, EA Sports, Beeline, Facebook, Digit Games, AMC, and The Pokemon Company.

You will learn:

• You have to focus on the core loop of your game. Prioritize working on the repetitive activity that players do the most and make it meaningful.
•  If you want to land a job at a company, research what they need and learn the skills to be their solutions.
• Why you need to invest time into people who are better than you.

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