Real Chat 10 | Video Game Chat with a Game Developer!

On the 10th episode of Real Chat, Al has a chat with his good friend from childhood, Pat. You may know Pat as Al's Japanese mentor from his book "English Fluency Power." Pat started working in the video game industry in 1999 and throughout his career has worked on some of the most popular games in the world including the Call of Duty series. As you listen, keep these 3 points in mind: 1. Try to understand (comprehend) the main ideas of the discussion.

2. Learn and note down new vocabulary words and phrases. To help, there is a starter list of vocabulary below.

3. Listen to how all participants expresses their thoughts. Also, listen to how they all facilitate the discussion. Key Vocabulary:

Activision

to go to market

Tenchu

Sean Palmer's Pro Snowboarder

stint

Treyarch

outside one's comfort zone

izakaya

reliant

to push one off the deep end

to be flattered

Nintendo

PlayStation

XBox

Wii

DS

PSP

hacking

homebrew

emulator

console

online play

connectivity

Call of Duty

single player campaign

multi-player

symbiotic

emergent game play

non-deterministic

barrier to entry

assets

Rainbow Six

Fortnite

first person shooter (FPS)

role playing game (RPG)

action RPG

massively multi-player online (MMO)

World of Warcraft

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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