
Raza Ahmad
Narrative Creation & Game Design
Niantic
Commerce, CA USA
“Equal parts perseverance, hard work, and luck. You need all three working in your favor in order to put the wind in your sails.”
Niantic
Commerce, CA USA
“Equal parts perseverance, hard work, and luck. You need all three working in your favor in order to put the wind in your sails.”
Narrative Creation & Game Design
I develop story and gameplay ideas for augmented reality games like Pokémon Go.
My day always starts with coffee (and that continues throughout the day). I spend a couple of hours syncing with my team to go over the current things we are working on and to brainstorm ideas and plans. My role within the company is cross-functional so I spend a lot of time communicating with a variety of people across the company working on sub-tasks and problem-solving. Later in the day, I go into quiet time which is my time to work on my own to get things I'm working on done.
Here's the first step for high school students
Always be willing to learn new things. Learn to solve problems, think on your feet and drive creativity into challenges. Creativity is about more than just self-expression -- that's important, but it can be targeted into everything. It's a way of approaching the obstacles and opportunities in life and viewing them in a problem-solving manner. It's a muscle that can and must be exercised.
"I don't like this game."
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