Nicholas Silveira - Technical Art Director: On Pay Cuts. Layoffs and Hope - The Generalists Podcast
Description
Hey fellow Generalists! I am super excited to share this one. I brought back Nicholas Silveria for a second round, and honestly, this chat turned into a masterpiece! I hope you all will enjoy it!
Links:
- Nicholas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholassilveira/
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & catching up
1:20 The real-time VFX community
3:00 How Nicholas started his studio
5:00 Surviving the funding drought
8:45 Pricing projects & charging less
12:00 Remote teams & global collaboration
16:00 Unreal Engine’s evolving workflows
20:00 The power of constant learning
23:00 Virtual racing simulation project
28:00 Why limitations can be good
31:00 Tech artists as indie devs
36:00 Networking without events
41:00 Sharing vs. hoarding knowledge
45:00 The importance of authenticity
47:30 Closing thoughts
#GameDev #TechArt #IndieDev
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