15 episodes

We interview games professionals that are part of the Asian diaspora.
We talk about our identities and how it impacts our experience in the games industry and shape the games we make.

How Asian do you feel‪?‬ Masao Kobayashi

    • Leisure

We interview games professionals that are part of the Asian diaspora.
We talk about our identities and how it impacts our experience in the games industry and shape the games we make.

    Is Lebanon part of Asia?

    Is Lebanon part of Asia?

    Is Lebanon a part of Asia? In this episode, we had Leyla Johnson, CEO at Mohawk Games, on the show to discuss the distinction between calling the area Middle east and South West Asia along with not letting other people define your identity and more.

    • 25 min
    From 2D animation to concept art

    From 2D animation to concept art

    In this episode of How Asian do you feel I spoke to Sunshine Kim, Character concept artist on Rainbow Six Seige, about her experience of moving to Canada to attend animation school, how she ended up in games, and having a supportive team that is open to her perspective as a Korean person

    • 26 min
    Being colored and Asian with Bahiyya Khan

    Being colored and Asian with Bahiyya Khan

    In this episode of "How Asian do you feel?" I spoke to writer and game dev, Bahiyya Khan, about her experience as a colored person with Asian heritage and how conversations around race differ in South Africa.

    • 30 min
    Talking about being a white passing hapa with Lauren Stone

    Talking about being a white passing hapa with Lauren Stone

    In this episode, I spoke to, Lauren Stone, Narrative Director at Massive Entertainment, about being white-passing and the access to spaces that passing allows you to have. Writing Asian characters that feel authentic to our experiences.

    • 24 min
    Talking about being mixed with Liam Wong

    Talking about being mixed with Liam Wong

    In this episode, I spoke to Liam Wong, photographer and game dev at UNSEEN, about being a mixed-race Asian, the difficulty in finding people with similar backgrounds, and his experience in Japan

    • 31 min
    Better representation in games

    Better representation in games

    I had a great talk with Jessie Lam, principal concept artist at Brass Lion Entertainment, about the conflicts that can happen between locally born vs recent immigrants, issues with Asian representation, and how to do it better.

    • 27 min

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