Hi there! I'm Morgan. I'm Chinese/Taiwanese-American. I was born and raised in New Jersey and am currently based in LA. This channel is basically a public diary of my experiences as a game dev in her 20s. Previously at Riot Games and currently at Amazon Games working on a secret title 🤫 On a bit of a hiatus from YT but I'll be back! instagram // @morganling tiktok // @themorganling twitch // @themorganling Business inquiries only: morgan@theviralistgroup.com
It doesnt feel like a job honestly, all u do i do meetings. Or myabe u didnt show us what u actually work on, then why call it a day in my life if its not what u actually do?
You mentioned a tip about talking about my past experiences... but what if I haven't had any real work experience, how would the path to the game industry be without any experience? (I want to be a UI Designer for game websites, etc). thanks ❤
Great video and break down! Just seems like you disappeared after a few videos. Hopefully you'll return with more content in general! Thank you for the insight.
i know getting into the game dev industry is really hard and competitive so ive been studying for network engineering, but i certainly want to learn game dev and coding as a hobby. just hard to focus on learning to code and studying for network engineering lol.
"game developer", I might be a douche about this but here goes. Designing art, no. Making things function, no. Developing concepts and new ideas, no. Do you design game mechanics? only if you count the shop and using human psychology to make them spend more, the one interaction that does not have anything to do with playing the game is monetization. It's like saying that you're a cook cause you bought a mixer but are not the one using it. If you for example move a HR person from a game company to a construction one, did they become a construction worker? Don't get me wrong, your role might be important and you probably do it well. But if I worked as a repair technician in hospital and had a crucial role in that place running, I would still not call myself a doctor.
"producers are the main driver in development" what utter rubbish. they are completely pointless and make everything from meetings to agreeing what colour a button should be take 5x as long
Riot gave you a job because you're a woman so you don't sue them for discrimination)))) They're kinda...this type of company who don't rly cares about skills))
Become a dev with no experience and work at riot! Meanwhile lol consistently has the most bafflingly idiotic persistent bugs that never seem to get fixed 😂
I wanna be in the game industry but also a management in information systems. My question what can I even get with that? I switched from a graphic design to a management information systems.
I personally want to experience every little bits of everything and not take a job from the industry because my goal to become developer by my right and be my own boss. I have not so much skill at the moment and my social skills may hinder me especially in english which is not my native language. I am that kind of person whom not talks much but dreams, imagine, try to create. I know what I need to improve to achieve my goals but sooner or later need to make sacrifices which could push me further into the abyss so I need to be careful with it. This video and story of your inspiring and glad there are options to get into the industry in different ways too. Wish you good health and progress.
I’m still unsure what you did or what you really do as a dev. You made a good resume, that’s it? There are tons of people with relevant skill sets and solid resumes. My guess is that you were a diversity hire. How else does this make sense?
