Kiwi Talkz #79 - Dean Hall Interview (DayZ, Rocketwerkz, Game Design, Icarus, Military, Social Media etc.)
Dean Hall is a video game designer who came into prominence for his game DayZ. He has founder video game company Rocketwerkz and are releasing Icarus there first AAA game in 2021.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter - @rocket2guns
Instagram - @thedeanhall
Website - rocketwerkz.com
Twitch - @rocket2guns
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:34 - How Serving In The Military Influenced Dean’s Video Game Design/Military Training
01:55 - How Day Z Idea Came About
03:01 - When Dean Realised Day Z Would Become Big
04:47 - Online Hate/Criticism That Hurts
06:45 - Social Media Is A Necessity
08:07 - Pros & Cons Of Social Media
08:41 - What Dean Focuses On First On A Gaming Project
09:48 - How Long Icarus Has Been In Development/Release Date
12:11 - Why Cyberpunk Is A Success/Mistakes CDPR Made
14:05 - Difference Between NZ & Singapore Military/Trying To Psych You Out
17:40 - Kiwis Good & Bad Qualities
20:59 - NZ On Air Should Fund Kiwi Gamers & Youtubers
22:54 - Competing For WETA Staff/Cashbacks For Films
25:26 - Dean Isnt Good At Playing The Political Game
26:20 - Tencent’s Involvement In Rocketwerkz
27:48 - Dean Approaches Gaming Differently Now Compared To Day Z
29:15 - How Covid & Lockdown Affected Rocketwerkz & Development Of Icarus
32:10 - Rocketwerkz Developed A Plan When Covid First Appeared
33:50 - Cybersecurity Is Important
34:40 - Dean Thinks NZ Was Lucky In Handling Covid/Capitalising On Luck
37:34 - NZ Accountants & Lawyers are Terrible Advisers Of Risk
39:03 - Kiwis Don’t Know How To Deal With Failure
42:05 - Being A Product Of Your Environment
43:12 - Kiwis Need To Be More Pragmatic
44:20 - Dean Does Introspection
45:33 - Icarus Is influenced By Skyrim And Ark
46:49 - Game Design Is About What You Dont Put In
49:27 - Game Design Is A Team Effort
51:07 - Where To Follow Dean
52:30 - Dean Wont Release Icarus Until Its Complete/