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The CEO of Ichigoichie Games David Ventura has joined 80 Level Round Table to tell us about the peculiarities of Japanese game development and compare them to European and American gamedev, explain why he moved to Sweden, and speak about Ichigoichie’s games and hiring practices.

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David Ventura is the CEO of Ichigoichie Games
LinkedIn: https://se.linkedin.com/in/dgventura

Ichigoichie Games Website: https://ichigoichie.org/
Ichigoichie Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ichigoichieGames/
Ichigoichie Games Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ichigoichie_Inc 
Ichigoichie Games Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ichigoichieGames/

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Lead Designer at Techland Tymon Smektala has joined Kirill Tokarev at 80 Level Round Table to tell us about the life and culture of the studio, discuss the tools Techlannd uses to create massive open-world environments, and share some behind-the-scenes information about the studio’s recently-released Dying Light 2 Stay Human.

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Tymon Smektala is the Lead Designer at Techland

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tymon-smektala-4205534/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/smektalatm 

Techland Website: https://techland.net/
Techland Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TechlandGames/
Techland Twitter: https://twitter.com/techlandgames
Techland Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/techlandgames/

Dying Light 2 Stay Human Website: https://dl2.dyinglightgame.com/ 

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80 Level Round Table returns in a new and improved live format! This time, Postcard Game Studio’s CEO and Game Director Ray Almaden, Lead Environment Artist Martin Teichmann, and Environment Artist Peter Wano have joined Kirill Tokarev to tell about the company’s culture and recruitment process, discuss the role of Environment Art in game development, talk about the studio’s upcoming RPG, and share their stories of getting into gamedev.

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Ray Almaden is the CEO and Game Director at Postcard Game Studio

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralmaden/

Martin Teichmann is the Lead Environment Artist at Postcard Game Studio

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinteichmann/

Peter Wano is a 3D Environment Artist at Postcard Game Studio

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-wano/

Postcard Game Studio Website: https://postcardgamestudio.com/ 
Postcard Game Studio LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/postcard-game-studio

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Project Lead responsible for Bohemia Interactive’s Enfusion Engine Pavel Šafář has joined Kirill Tokarev at 80 Level Round Table to discuss the development process behind the engine, explain how the company has managed to stay relevant for so long, and share some thoughts regarding the future of game engines.

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Pavel Šafář is a Project Lead at Bohemia Interactive

LinkedIn: https://cz.linkedin.com/in/safarp
Twitter: https://twitter.com/safarpavel 

Bohemia Interactive Website: https://www.bohemia.net/ 
Bohemia Interactive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BohemiaInteractive 
Bohemia Interactive Twitter: https://twitter.com/bohemiainteract 
Bohemia Interactive YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/BohemiaInteract 
Bohemia Interactive LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1107730

Enfusion Engine Website: https://enfusionengine.com/ 

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Andrew Teo, the CEO and Founder of Forust Studio, a game development studio based in Malaysia, has joined 80 Level Round Table to tell us about the development process behind their game The Company Man and discuss effective marketing strategies, indie developers can use to promote their games.

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Andrew Teo is the CEO and Founder of Forust Studio

LinkedIn: https://my.linkedin.com/in/andrew-teo-a82776117
Twitter: https://twitter.com/teodernator 

Forust Studio Website: https://companymangame.com/ 
Forust Studio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/foruststudio/ 
Forust Studio Twitter: https://twitter.com/ForustStudio  

The Company Man on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1263350/The_Company_Man/ 

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The Co-Founder of iLogos Game Studios Alexander Goldybin and the company's CBDO and Board Member Svitlanka Sergiichuk Romaniuk have joined 80 Level Round Table to discuss outsourcing in the mobile game industry, iLogos' views on competition, and the future of blockchain technologies in mobile games.

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Alexander Goldybin is the Co-Founder of iLogos Game Studios

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/goldybin/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goldybin

Svitlanka Sergiichuk Romaniuk is iLogos' CBDO and Board Member

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/svitlanaromaniuk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/svitlanka.romaniuk

iLogos Website: https://www.ilogos.biz/
iLogos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iLogosGames/
iLogos Twitter: https://twitter.com/iLogosEurope
iLogos LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ilogos/
iLogos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ilogos_games/

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The COO at ÜberStrategist Gareth Williams has joined 80 Level Round Table to talk about effective PR strategies the company uses to promote the games, explain the difference between marketing and PR, and discuss how the PR industry has changed over the past years. UberStrategist is a boutique video game PR agency that specializes in positive publicity, effective promotion, and high-value partnerships for interactive entertainment clients worldwide and works with major publishers, indie devs, technology companies, and non-profits.

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Gareth Williams is the COO at ÜberStrategist

LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/garethbwilliams
Twitter: https://twitter.com/shakacarnage 

ÜberStrategist Website: https://uberstrategist.com/ 
ÜberStrategist Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UberStrategist/ 
ÜberStrategist Twitter: https://twitter.com/uberstrategist 
ÜberStrategist LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/uberstrategist

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The Co-Founder of Capsule Studio Stéphane Montel and Facial Capture Supervisor from DI4D Lewis Telfer have joined Kirill Tokarev at 80 Level Round Table to discuss the production process behind a trailer for Farming Simulator 22 and shed some light on the creation of digital humans.

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Stéphane Montel is the Co-Founder of Capsule Studio

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanemontel/
Capsule Studio Website: http://capsule.studio/ 

Lewis Telfer is a Facial Capture Supervisor at DI4D

LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/lewis-telfer-08b155a7
DI4D Website: https://di4d.com/ 

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The Founder of Zoic Studios Andrew Orloff has joined the 80 Level Round Table to discuss Zoic's history in the VFX industry, talk about movies and series Zoic has made visual effects for, and discuss the company's plans regarding Virtual Production.

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Andrew Orloff is the Founder of Zoic Studios

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreworloff
Zoic Studios Website: https://www.zoicstudios.com/
Zoic Studios Twitter: https://twitter.com/zoicstudios
Zoic Studios Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoicstudios/
Zoic Studios LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zoic-studios

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A Canadian 3D character artist, illustrator, and ZBrush Live representative Alina Ivanchenko has talked about the nuances of being a character artist for videogames, discussed some of her most memorable projects, including making characters for Ori and the Will of the Wisps, and explained how to overcome the challenges character artists face.

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Alina Ivanchenko is a 3D Character Artist

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/alina-ivanchenko/46/263/967/en
ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/foxfrombox
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alina.ivanchenko.5
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