John R. Diaz 🎮
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Game Dev Presentations & Panels
9.25 | UnrealFest 2025 - Orlando - UEFN for Storytellers
9.25 | UnrealFest 2025 - Orlando - UEFN for Storytellers
7.21 | GDC | Avoid an Identity Crisis as a Technical Designer
7.21 | GDC | Avoid an Identity Crisis as a Technical Designer
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02.24 | Fortnite Creative - NPC Spawner Device
02.24 | Fortnite Creative - NPC Spawner Device
Join us for the next Creating in Fortnite livestream on January 31 at 2 PM ET 📣☑️ The team talks all things Village sample island and NPC Spawner!☑️ Deep di...
10.23 | UnrealFest - Beyond Zombie Hordes, Crafting Next Level AI Behavior in UEFN
10.23 | UnrealFest - Beyond Zombie Hordes, Crafting Next Level AI Behavior in UEFN
7.23 | Building an AI Stronghold in UEFN
7.23 | Building an AI Stronghold in UEFN
Join us for the next Creating in Fortnite livestream on July 26th at 2PM ET where we will take a deep dive into the Verse Stronghold Template and all the way...
9.21 | Game Devs of Color Expo | Design Your Life: Sustainably Develop Games from Anywhere
9.21 | Game Devs of Color Expo | Design Your Life: Sustainably Develop Games from Anywhere
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8.21 | Geekle Gamedev Summit | Build it Yourself, The Superpowers of Technical Designers
8.21 | Geekle Gamedev Summit | Build it Yourself, The Superpowers of Technical Designers
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8.21 | Ai4 | How Games Outsmart Players , The Evolution of Game AI
8.21 | Ai4 | How Games Outsmart Players , The Evolution of Game AI
John Diaz, Senior Technical Game Designer, Electronic ArtsThis talk will provide a holistic view of how Artificial Intelligence has evolved in video games to...
1.21 | Full Sail University Alumni Events | What is a Tech Designer?
1.21 | Full Sail University Alumni Events | What is a Tech Designer?
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11.20 | Latinx Games Festival | Game Design Panel
11.20 | Latinx Games Festival | Game Design Panel
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9.20 | Game Devs of Color Expo | Culturally-Aligned Game Protagonist Design
9.20 | Game Devs of Color Expo | Culturally-Aligned Game Protagonist Design
In this talk John R. Diaz shares his experience working on character driven games, andoffers insight on how to challenge the status quo that diverse characte...
6.8.10 | Full Sail Red Dead Redemption Panel
6.8.10 | Full Sail Red Dead Redemption Panel
Game Dev Resume & Portfolio
Resume (password protected)
Resume (password protected)
Amazon Lumberyard Tutorials
Amazon Lumberyard Tutorials
During my tenure aboard AWS on their Game Tech and Lumberyard services I was in charge of recording tutorial videos using the 3D engine to teach our public c...
AWS Game Tech Content
AWS Game Tech Content
During my tenure at AWS and working on their AWS Game Tech brand, I was in charge of recording and designing various pieces of content meant to demonstrate t...
Red Dead Redemption 2 | Mission Design
Red Dead Redemption 2 | Mission Design
I had the privilege of kickstarting the these handful of missions for Red Dead Redemption 2 before I departed Rockstar San Diego in 2014. What I stubbed and ...
Grand Theft Auto V | Ambient World System Design
Grand Theft Auto V | Ambient World System Design
As a Scripter on Grand Theft Auto V as part of Rockstar San Diego I was in charge of the Private Taxi Fares, the prostitution system in singpleplayer and onl...
Red Dead Redemption | Mission Design
Red Dead Redemption | Mission Design
During my 1st couple of years at Rockstar San Diego, I joined when the game was on it's last year of push/polish, and was brought on to drive these missions ...
Blacksite: Area 51 | Topside | Campaign Design
Blacksite: Area 51 | Topside | Campaign Design
Podcast & Video Interviews
9.20.21 | Zero to Play | S4E2 | What it's like working on EA's Frostbite Game Engine
9.20.21 | Zero to Play | S4E2 | What it's like working on EA's Frostbite Game Engine
9.17.21 | Teen Gen Talks | #46
9.17.21 | Teen Gen Talks | #46
7.29.21 | Benjacon | Gamedev & Podcastin
7.29.21 | Benjacon | Gamedev & Podcastin
7.28.21 | Puerto Rico Game Developers Association Videocast Interview
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7.28.21 | Puerto Rico Game Developers Association Videocast Interview
7.27.21 | My Gaming Academia | 16.Mentality of Working in GameDev
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7.27.21 | My Gaming Academia | 16.Mentality of Working in GameDev
10.23.20 | Get Geek | 48A
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10.23.20 | Get Geek | 48A
10.22.20 | Game Dev With a Shot of Jameson | 5
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10.22.20 | Game Dev With a Shot of Jameson | 5
10.17.20 | Game Dev With a Shot of Jameson | 4
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10.17.20 | Game Dev With a Shot of Jameson | 4
My Videos For Fun
2.22 | Chose to be EPIC & Work on Fortnite Creative
2.22 | Chose to be EPIC & Work on Fortnite Creative
10.20 | Why I Joined EA Frostbite
10.20 | Why I Joined EA Frostbite
8.18 | Gamescom | Devstories Interviews
8.18 | Gamescom | Devstories Interviews
4.15 | My Decision to join WB Games Montreal
4.15 | My Decision to join WB Games Montreal
Articles
9.21 | Frostbite Presents at GDC & Siggraph
9.21 | Frostbite Presents at GDC & Siggraph
7.21 | Making Games from the Heart Summary @ GDC 2021
7.21 | Making Games from the Heart Summary @ GDC 2021
9.20 | Culture: How It Can Make A Video Game Protagonist Come Alive
9.20 | Culture: How It Can Make A Video Game Protagonist Come Alive
2013 | GTA V Credits
2013 | GTA V Credits
9.13 | 10 Full Sail Alumni Helped Deliver ‘Grand Theft Auto V’
9.13 | 10 Full Sail Alumni Helped Deliver ‘Grand Theft Auto V’
5.10 | 13 Graduates Work on Anticipated Western Gaming Sequel, Red Dead Redemption
5.10 | 13 Graduates Work on Anticipated Western Gaming Sequel, Red Dead Redemption
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2019 Lumberyard Hackathon Judge
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