Mark Tanjutco: Jamil, thanks for joining me on the HitPoints blog. I appreciate your spending a few minutes with me today.
Jamil Moledina: My pleasure.
Mark: For readers of my blog who might be unfamiliar with your background, can walk us through what it is you do now for EA and also walk through your career progression in the games industry prior to that? And talk about some of the reasons why you targeted the games industry as a place where you wanted to build your career?
Jamil: I have always loved games. Some of my earliest memories are playing video games. And what really got to me about them was the fact that since you are in control, you are helping to tell the story. You are playing a very active and creative role in what's going on. I grew up with a lot of stories in my head and I was influenced by a lot of the great movies and books that were coming out in the ‘70s and ‘80s and they just drove me to think of my own stories. Video games are a great way to start play testing some of those story ideas. So it has always been an integral part of my growing up.
I suppose I convinced myself that I needed a practical career; so I went to law school. And I practiced here in California in San Francisco for a bit. (At some point), I realized that I needed to do something a little bit more expressive. So I applied for writing jobs. Writing on journal was one of the most interesting things that I did while in law school. So I figured well I should apply for writing jobs in the game industry.
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