Next Games laying off 26 staff to cut costs
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-15-next-games-laying-off-26-staff-to-cut-costs
The Walking Dead: Our World developer seeks to minimise damage caused by €17 million losses
Next Games laying off 26 staff to cut costs
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-15-next-games-laying-off-26-staff-to-cut-costs
The Walking Dead: Our World developer seeks to minimise damage caused by €17 million losses
134 #Jobs in danger at Blizzard’s French office
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-15-134-jobs-in-danger-at-blizzards-french-office
Activision Blizzard layoffs reach Europe, but employees may have to wait months to find out who is affected
Yusuke Hashimoto departs PlatinumGames
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-15-yusuke-hashimoto-departs-platinumgames
Bayonetta 2 director steps away after nearly 12 years at studio, leaving questions about Bayonetta 3
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Activision-Blizzard staff cuts largely hurt support teams, IT, QA, and publishing
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-13-activision-blizzard-staff-cuts-largely-hurt-support-teams-
Blizzard especially affected as company restructures gearing toward more new game releases over less time
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▻https://www.arch2o.com/young-architects-small-architecture-firms
A small architecture firm is like a team. It needs the sincere efforts of its every member to accomplish its goals. That way, young architects get to be part of the decision-making process. They get to be in contact with clients, contractors, and construction managers. They visit sites and witness everything first hand. This involvement in all sorts of tasks boost their self-esteem and make them feel like they belong.
#Architecture_Firms #architecture_companies #architecture #architects #jobs
Novaquark opens Montreal studio, hires ex-Eidos exec Stéphane D’Astous
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-12-novaquark-opens-montreal-studio-hires-ex-eidos-exec-st-pha
Former general manager of the studio behind Tomb Raider reboot and Deus Ex: Human Revolution leading new Dual Universe team
Dark Slope secures $1.5 million in seed funding
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-12-dark-slope-secures-usd1-5-million-in-seed-funding
Toronto-based VR developer to use funds for future VR and AR experiences following release of Scarygirl Mission Maybee
Jim Ryan appointed Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-12-jim-ryan-appointed-sie-president-and-ceo
Former SIE president and CEO John Kodera to fill Ryan’s vacated role as deputy president
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Learning to Rank for Job #search
▻https://hackernoon.com/learning-to-rank-for-job-search-d1dc44d7070?source=rss----3a8144eabfe3--
Evaluating Learning to Rank Algorithms to Improve Relevance in Job SearchWhat we learned from experimenting with “smart” relevance ranking.Handshake’s mission is to democratize opportunity by making sure that every student, regardless of where they go to school or who they know, can find a meaningful career. At the core of Handshake’s student product is a job search engine, where our 14 million students and young alumni can discover jobs from more than 300,000 employers.Towards the end of last year, our data and platform teams decided to experiment with fundamentally different ways to power job search. Here, we’ll discuss how we approached the problem, the service we built, and what we learned from the process.How We Currently Do Job SearchAs with typical search engines, we index our (...)
#data-science #job-search-ranking #job-search #elasticsearch
King signs Tech Talent Charter to drive diversity
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-08-king-signs-tech-talent-charter-to-drive-diversity
Candy Crush Saga developer is first UK games company to pledge to the initiative
#Jobs Roundup: Yael Prough appointed as new EVP, GM of IGN
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-07-jobs-roundup-yael-prough-appointed-as-new-evp-gm-of-ign
Elsewhere: SYBO Games welcomes new COO, CCO; Former EA Motive art director joins Forza Motorsport team
Founder Mike Kulas returns to Volition after eight years
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-29-founder-mike-kulas-returns-to-volition-after-eight-years
There’s nothing I’d rather do until retirement - true retirement this time
Peter « Durante » Thoman opens PC port studio
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-28-peter-durante-thoman-opens-pc-port-studio
PH3 games will assist developers with performance of PC titles
How my Friend Got an Internship at #tesla After Only 8 Months of Coding
▻https://hackernoon.com/how-my-friend-got-an-internship-at-tesla-after-only-8-months-of-coding-6
“Hey, you’re Elon’s best friend now, huh?” I asked my friend, who has been interning at Tesla for the past 3 months.“You have no idea. For a few hours, my desk was like five meters from Elon’s.”“No fucking way” I shouted.“It’s true. The first day they were like ‘here is your desk’. I literally freaked out. I think Elon could have read my code if he wanted. I quickly managed to change desks though.”“Man, that’s insane. How many months do you have left? You started, like, in September, right?”“Yeah, I’ve got, like, 3 months left.”“But how did you manage to get a work permit in the US? Didn’t you start with a tourist visa?”“It’s a long story. I tried…”“Please, tell me. I want to know it all.”“[laughs] Really? Everything?”He then went on explaining the full story.Eduardo Saverin writing the Elo rating system in “The (...)
Oliver Twins leaving Rebellion to start own consultancy firm
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-24-oliver-twins-leaving-rebellion-to-start-own-consultancy-fi
Pair prepare to move on after overseeing transition of former studio into Rebellion Warwick
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Dean Trotman joins Sumo Digital as commercial director
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-22-dean-trotman-joins-sumo-digital-as-commercial-director
Former Sega exec joins Sheffield-based games developer
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Prospective Job Hunt and #interview Tips for IT Professionals in 2019
▻https://hackernoon.com/prospective-job-hunt-and-interview-tips-for-it-professionals-in-2019-dde
▻https://www.pexels.com/photo/businesswomen-businesswoman-interview-meeting-70292/The job market for IT professionals is in a unique position. On one hand, IT companies are still thriving and changing with technology, and they always will be. On the other hand, the rest of the world is trying to catch up.See, technology has made a way for all sorts of companies to streamline their operations. An IT professional may have a wider range of job options than ever before! So, from that angle, anyone in the industry is in luck.However, with great power comes great responsibility. It’s still important to not underestimate the job market and what someone might be looking for in an IT professional, especially with technology progressing so rapidly. If you’re looking for an IT job this year, here are (...)
Layoffs hit NCSoft’s Iron Tiger Studios
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-21-layoffs-hit-ncsofts-iron-tiger-studios
Publisher confirms an indisclosed number of layoffs at San Mateo developer
Facebook gets a new boss of VR Hardware
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-18-facebook-gets-a-new-boss-of-vr-hardware
Rafa Camargo moves from VP of Portal role, which will be filled by Google veteran Ryan Cairnes
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Secret6 expands into Europe with Madrid office
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-18-secret6-expands-into-europe-with-madrid-office
Phillipines-based developer specialises in providing 3D art for AAA games
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Why I joined Parabola
▻https://hackernoon.com/why-i-joined-parabola-b4ffd179638f?source=rss----3a8144eabfe3---4
A few months ago, I embarked on a job search. In addition to the usual litmus test, considering the product, team, role, etc., I was adding some complexity. I wanted to continue my work as an educator.Last year, my research interests had taken me as far as Chile, where I taught computer science in public high schools as a Fulbright Scholar. My research question was simple — what should skills-based #education look like?Back in San Francisco, I was disappointed to find there weren’t all that many EdTech companies that inspired me.Enter Parabola. On the surface, the product might not look like it has much to do with education, but I saw an opportunity. Parabola gives knowledge workers the capabilities of engineers—a visual way of creating scripts to analyze data.This happens all the time. You (...)
How European expansion bolstered Bulkhead against Brexit
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-17-passport-control-how-european-expansion-bolstered-bulkhead
Setting up a German subsidiary enabled recruitment of new talent amid political turmoil in the UK, says Bulkhead Interactive CEO Joe Brammer
Softgames opens office in Toronto
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-16-softgames-opens-office-in-toronto
New office from Berlin-based messenger games studio will be led by by industry veteran Gili Zeevi
YoYo Games promotes Stuart Poole to general manager
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-16-yoyo-games-promotes-stuart-poole-to-general-manager
Poole was previously head of production and partnerships, replaces outgoing GM James Cox
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Code, Learn, Share: A Recipe for Developer Success
▻https://hackernoon.com/code-learn-share-a-recipe-for-developer-success-4b207fc951ed?source=rss-
I’m incredibly proud and happy about everything the CodinGame platform has enabled for its community members. More than diploma and credentials, #motivation and curiosity can work wonders.Today, I’m sharing with you extracts from CodinGamer testimonies that I hope you’ll find inspiring.New year, new opportunities, new life!️A Knack for Solving ThingsWhether you joined the #programming world as a child or when you were older, you’ve probably always enjoyed building things. When solving problems becomes a game, coding is just the next step.“As a teenager, I spent a lot of time coding in GFA Basic on my parents’ Atari ST: games, a fractal generator, a genealogical program…I created sites and wrote Perl scripts for an association and learned C, C++, PHP along different personal projects. In short, (...)