{"id":14409,"date":"2022-07-06T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muse.international\/?p=14409"},"modified":"2022-07-01T10:12:17","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T10:12:17","slug":"interview-with-ericka-evans-from-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muse.international\/index\/interview-with-ericka-evans-from-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview With Ericka Evans From Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em>Ericka Evans is the 20-year industry veteran who heads the production side of Phantom Compass that made Rollers Of The Realm a NYX winner!<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Please provide us with a brief bio of yourself and your background.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Ericka Evans is a Gemini Award Winning Producer with over 20 years experience working in Television and Game Development. She is a Studio Partner and Head of Production at Phantom Compass where she has made great games with her team for the past 11 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What led you to become a Game Developer \/ Marketer?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>My parents were OG gamers back in the days of Atari and Intellivision, so gaming culture was a family affair.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is your role in the company, and what traits should a game developer \/ marketing professional possess to be successful in their role?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>My title is Head of Production, but as we are a small team that means that I still get to be hands on with design, but also project manage and handle budgets etc.&nbsp; I think that in order to be successful in Game Development, you need to be able to internalize the project vision so you fit your day to day tasks into the bigger picture and stay on target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tell us more about your studio \/ company.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Phantom Compass is a Canadian senior team with 12+ years of studio experience and 60+ years of combined management experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re Unity3D experts, creating custom games for clients and original IP for desktop, mobile, tablet, VR and console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is your own definition of a great game?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A great game is one that makes you want to share it! I love playing games with my friends and family. Even single player games can be great shared experiences, by sitting on the couch and passing the controller every once in a while, or just talking about them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Arcade pinball action and skill meets RPG progression, in this Pinball RPG mashup. Flip, dash, bounce and battle through an epic campaign starring five cheeky pinball heroes with unique stats, physics and upgrades. Hot swap your pinball heroes to strategically use their abilities. Travel between worlds to unearth an ancient menace and battle baddies pinball-style. Platform and sneak through medieval cities and underground labyrinths. Play the solo Campaign, compete on Ranked boards or play co-op with Split Flipper mode. Save the realm in this latest installment of the award-winning original Pinball RPG mashup, Rollers of the Realm. And YES, you can pet the dog.<br>(<a href=\"https:\/\/nyxgameawards.com\/winner-info.php?id=1183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external\">read more at NYX Game Awards<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>We recently just interviewed the head honcho of Navegante Entertainment, read our interview with her here and their development of <a href=\"https:\/\/muse.international\/interview-with-anahit-fernandez-from-mexico\">Greak: Memories Of Azur<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ericka Evans is the 20-year industry veteran who heads the production side of Phantom Compass that made Rollers Of The Realm a NYX winner! 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