Donald Barrett: Senior Designer - Game Developer's Journey, Persistence, and Spiderman | HBP #001

Donald Barrett is a Senior Designer at Insomniac Games, a renowned video game studio best known for creating critically acclaimed franchises like Ratchet & Clank, Spyro the Dragon, and Marvel’s Spider-Man, celebrated for their innovation, storytelling, and polished gameplay. Formally working at Disney and starting his career out in QA Testing.

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Chapters:
00:00 Preview
01:02 Introduction
04:14 Favorite Games
07:16 The Influenced of Infamous Games
09:18 Getting out of Creative Slumps
11:37 Educational Background
15:00 Do You Need A Degree For Game Development
16:12 Importance of Building Relationships
18:15 Working at Disney Interactive
23:13 QA Testers
27:25 Trying to Re-enter the Games Industry
37:05 First Day at Insomniac Games
39:48 Spiderman Development
43:00 How Homeless Outreach Inspired Designs
45:44 Adding His Cat to Spiderman
48:57 Developing the Flame Quest Arc
53:24 Balancing All Work
57:24 Advice For Others Who Want To Be Game Developers