Making a Video Game with Adrien Cho, BScMechE ‘98, MDes ‘04

Adrien Cho, BScMechE ‘98, MDes ‘04, has been making video games for more than 15 years. He started out as an artist with Bioware, where he worked on games like NeverWinter Nights, Dragon Age, and Mass Effect 1 & 2. Since 2010 he’s worked with Microsoft on the Halo video games. On this episode, he talks about breaking into the video game job market and the understated importance of soft skills. Connect with your University of Alberta community at uab.ca/sboard WTJ is sponsored by TD Insurance. Got a question? Email us at: wtj@ualberta.ca What the Job? is a University of Alberta Alumni Association podcast Hosted by: Matt Rea Produced by: Matt Rea and Chloe Chalmers Music: Cottages by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/