Darina

I am an enjoyer of life and a problem solver. I love sharing experiences and am a romantic at heart. I cycle, I climb, I play the guitar and I daydream.

_Favourite Game

The Witcher 3

_Favourite Book

The Name of the Wind

_Currently Learning

Learning about the science of training for endurance sports

Questions & Answers

Earliest gaming memory?

Answer

The first proper game I remember playing was Need for Speed Underground 2, which I was able to play on the computer with a VERY thick beige monitor! The garage music from that game will stay with me until the end of my days.

What was the game that triggered you looking at games as a career?

Answer

Making games was not something I was aware was even possible as a profession – my dream when I was young was to become a 2D animator. Looking back, It was kind of inevitable for me to turn to the dark arts of technical art – I was great at math and at art, AND I wanted to create incredible worlds!

What did you study at School or Uni that you feel was valuable for a career in games?

Answer

Group projects during university and just existing along like-minded people during that time was an amazing learning experience + lots of fun.

Game that has inspired you the most?

Answer

Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West.

The first game you have worked on?

Answer

This is the first game I have worked on! Exciting stuff!

If you weren't making games?

Answer

If I wasn’t making games I would be working with dogs or just working outside - become a climbing instructor, or an artist monk who lives deep in the forest.

Top 3 games of all time?

Answer

#1 - Horizon Zero Dawn #2 - Hades #3 - The Witcher 3

Hardest game boss?

Answer

Don’t know about hardest, but Thunderjaws (HZD) were so scary in early game, I would literally run the other way, now they are like good old friends which give you loot

_TIME REMAINING