Episode 049 – Conversation with Dana Nightingale, Campaign Director at Arkane Lyon

In this episode I speak with Dana Nightingale, Campaign Director at Arkane Lyon, and previously a level designer on the Dishonored series, and campaign designer on Deathloop.

0:00 Intro

4:45 Arkane Austin vs Arkane Lyon

9:30 The Thief modding scene and how Dana entered the industry

17:45 Words of wisdom from her experience

22:00 What is a Campaign Designer/Director?

31:30 Favorite games

38:00 Verisimilitude: Signs of life

43:45 The JRPG that clicked

54:45 Hobbies outside of gaming

1:04:00 What makes games enjoyable

1:11:00 Immersive sims

1:22:30 More short games

1:26:15 Wrap Up

Follow Dana on Twitter at https://twitter.com/DanaENight