Overview
Listen to a conversation with Founder and Chief content officer Rob Runesson and Executive producer for THE FINALS, Jonathan Lindsay as they discuss the journey the game has made and hint at what may be in store for the future of THE FINALS.
Transcript
Dustyː Welcome to Meet The Makersǃ Our interview style podcast on all things THE FINALS. I'm your host, Dusty Gustafsson. During our second Closed Beta we assembled two members of the dev team every day to help dig into specific areas of the game and answer questions from our Discord community; and today is a very special episode where we will be chatting with Founder & Chief Content Officer Rob Runesson, and Executive Producer for THE FINALS, Jonathan Lindsay. The Executive Producer for a game is the conductor of the the whole orchestra, so to speak, they make sure the game is on track to meet deadlines, and quality expectations. The best way to describe a Chief content officer is that they set the bar for the integridgy of the content that gets into your hands, whether it be art, sound, animation, and more. Each and every product we have here at Embark comes with a rubber stamp of approval from our illustrious CCO. I am sitting here in the studio with Rob and Jonny right now, welcome fellasǃ
Robː Thank you Dusty.
Jonnyː Hey, thanks very much.
Dustyː Rob, who asked me to introduce him as Robbie Thunderstorm, but I am quite certain that he is just making fun of me. Is one of Embark's founders who has built this place from the ground up. Jonny is a newcomer to the Embark team having just surpassed three months in these walls, but has taken a running leap at THE FINALS, and has quickly and expertly assembled the team around him already. Rob, let's start with you.
Robː Thank you Dusty. But- First of all, I did not ask you to put in Robbie- what do you call me Robbie?
Dustyː I think you know...
Robː THUNDERSTORM. I did not- you did that to throw me off, and you almost didǃ So hello everyone, my name is Rob. As Dusty said, I'm one of the founders here at Embark. And I've been a artist my entire life and I've been working in the game industry for little bit over 25 years, so yes, I'm old. I've worked on games like Battlefield, Mirrors Edge, and Midtown Madness. Here at Embark, I'm working with art, audio, and animation. So that's me.
Dustyː Thank you, Robbie Thunderstorm. Jonny, uh, same question, or let me ask the question for the first time. Can you give us a run down of your history in the industry, and what lead to your to your role as Executive Producer for THE FINALS here at Embark?