inside the gaming industry with Jordan Weisman - Endless Adventures Inc.

About this episode

The episode features game designer Jordan Weisman discussing the gaming industry's challenges and trends.

The gaming industry is estimated to be over $200 billion, bigger than music and movies combined. Our guest is game designer Jordan Weisman who has had four exits including one to Microsoft and one to Disney. In this episode we talk about why we're seeing so many studios closing, how designers approach structuring games with monetization models in mind, and why VR is always almost the next best thing. All of this and your top news stories! Top Stories: 1. Seattle gaming software company buys market research group 2. Layoffs: Meta , Amazon , Eddie Bauer , Expedia 3. Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go stores to close About host Rachel Horgan: Rachel is an independent event producer, emcee and entrepreneur. She worked for the Business Journal for 5 years as their Director of Events interviewing business leaders on stage before launching the weekly podcast. She earned her communication degree from the University of San Diego. Contact: Email: info@theweeklyseattle.com Instagram: @theweeklyseattle Website: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theweeklyseattle.com

People in this episode

Host: Rachel Horgan

Guest: Jordan Weisman

Topics covered

• gaming industry
• game design
• monetization models
• VR technology
• business news
• studio closures

Keywords

• gaming industry
• Jordan Weisman
• game design
• monetization
• VR
• studio closures
• business news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Microsoft, Disney, Meta, Amazon, Eddie Bauer, Expedia, Amazon Fresh, Amazon Go

Places: Seattle

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