Mark Darrah, co-director of Dragon Age: Origins, has played Riven for 3 minutes and Factorio for 832 hours: 'If you want to know what kind of programmer someone would be, have them play Factorio'
Former BioWare director Mark Darrah discusses his gaming habits, highlighting an 832-hour playtime in Factorio and a brief three-minute session with Riven. Darrah, known for his work on the Dragon Age series, shares insights into game development, programming, and design, emphasizing the lessons learned from playing games like Factorio and his past projects.
- Entities
- Game: Baldur's Gate II
- Topic: Puzzle Game Design
- Game: Riven
- Game: Factorio
- Game: Jade Empire
- Game: Anthem
- Company: EA
- Game: Civilization VI
- Game: Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening
- Game: Command & Conquer 3
- Company: Wube Software
- Company: BioWare
- Game: Dragon Age
- Topic: Game Design
- Topic: Game Development
- Company: Cyan Worlds
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