John R. Diaz
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John Diaz
Moby ID: 295314
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John is a first generation Dominican-American who graduated from Full Sail University in 2006 with a B.S. in Game Design & Development. In 2007 he broke into the gaming industry where he's worked as a Game Designer for studios all around North America including Midway Games Austin, Rockstar San Diego, WB Games Montreal as an AI Systems Designer, at Amazon as a Tutorials Technical Designer for their Lumberyard engine (rebranded in 2021 as the Open 3D Engine), and now at Electronic Arts on their Frostbite engine working out of Seattle.
As a Technical Game Designer on EA’s Frostbite engine, John is driven to design tools and workflows to empower developers to build the most engaging games imaginable.
He seeks to share his knowledge and help other developers break-in while promoting inclusivity, diversity, and sustainable development practices as a speaker at the Game Developer's Conference, The Game Devs of Color Expo, and the Latinx in Gaming Festival, in addition to his game dev podcast Out of Play Area.
Credited on 11 games
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| NFS: Unbound (2022, Xbox Series) | Software Engineers |
| Gotham Knights (2022, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Destiny 2: The Witch Queen (2022, Windows) | Sales & Marketing |
| Battlefield 2042 (2021, Windows) | User Experience |
| NHL 22 (2021, Xbox Series) | User Experience |
| FIFA 22 (2021, Windows) | User Experience |
| Madden NFL 22 (2021, Windows) | User Experience |
| Red Dead Redemption II (2018, PlayStation 4) | Thank You |
| Grand Theft Auto V (2013, Xbox 360) | Scripters |
| Red Dead Redemption (2010, Xbox 360) | Mission Designers |
| BlackSite: Area 51 (2007, Windows) | Game Designers |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 8 games with Jean-loup Gailly
- 8 games with Mark Adler
- 7 games with Daniel Stenberg
- 6 games with Adam Brown
- 6 games with Richard Geldreich
- 6 games with Stéphane Lévesque
- 6 games with Yann Collet
- 6 games with William Riggott
- 5 games with Ulises Espejo Vigil
- 5 games with Penny Huang
Companies
- 6 games with Valve Corporation
- 5 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 4 games with EA Digital Illusions CE AB
- 3 games with Epic Games, Inc.
- 3 games with Rockstar San Diego, Inc.
- 3 games with Rockstar North Ltd.
- 3 games with Rockstar New England
- 3 games with Rockstar Leeds Ltd.
- 3 games with Rockstar Games, Inc.
- 3 games with Rockstar Lincoln Limited
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