From Actor to Game Developer with Abubaker Salim

The AIAS Game Maker's Notebook - A podcast by Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences - Mondays

Alexa Ray Corriea chats with actor turned game developer Abubakar Salim. Together they discuss his career including how he got his first gig in games with Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed: Origins; wanting to make his own game and starting his own studio; the lessons he learned from working with Ridley and Luke Scott that he applied to game development; how he wanted to tell a story of grief with his first title, Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU; and what the business side of games can learn from film.  Watch this episode on our YouTube channel. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving us a rating and review.