Episode

2

December 29, 2024

Game UI, impostor syndrome, and good collaboration

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This episode’s guest is Allison Hao, a UI artist at 31st Union working on Project Ethos, an upcoming third-person roguelike hero shooter. Prior to that, she worked on VALORANT with Riot Games.

We talk about finding our voice at work as zoomers, how we got into the industry, and our goal to beat impostor syndrome by the time we turn 70.

Music by ⁠Abstraction⁠.

Show notes

Games referenced in this episode are League of Legends, VALORANT, and Cyberpunk: 2077.

Topics

  • What does being a UI artist mean? Do you prefer UI artist or UI designer?

  • What do you enjoy the most about your work?

  • Pitching ideas to stakeholders in smaller and bigger companies

  • How did you get into the industry?

  • Experience coming into the industry as a newer grad and impostor syndrome

  • What does your collaboration process with other disciplines look like?

  • How have you changed since you’ve joined the industry?

  • IC vs manager path

  • Qualities of the best people we’ve worked with

  • Using AI

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