Get to know TribePlay 7

On August 18, 2011, in Company, HR, by Jenny
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Today i am interviewing Isaac from from Shotton, in North Wales, (a country to the West of England). Shotton is a small town with around 9,000 residents, and used to be known for its steel factory. Now people know Shotton because of its 900-year-old Ewloe castle. Isaac is a backend developer at TribePlay, working on TribePlay‘s new project, Cube Galaxy. He also helped the company do some research on HTML5. Learning new technology and tapping the talent are part of his daily life.

Isaac, why did you come to Chengdu?

I came first to Sichuan in 2007. Many UK high school graduates take a gap year, where they work or travel before starting university. I used this gap year to teach English in Deyang, though most weekends me and my friends would go to Chengdu to hang out. I experienced Chinese culture and Chengdu’s fun and relaxing lifestyle. When TribePlay offered me an internship here, I decided to come back.

How do you experience work in TribePlay, is it different from previous companies?

TribePlay is the 9th job on my working list. If you asked a Chinese university student, you can hardly get a list as follow.

I worked as:

1st job: Clothes shop assistant, TK Maxx
2nd job: Elementary school, Supervisor (looking after the kids before their parents came to collect them)
3rd job: Teaching English in China
4th job: Cleaner at a high school
5th job:Selling credit card insurance at a call center
6th job: Agency worker (sent to factories to clean or work on the line)
7th job: Bin man
8th job: English teacher for Italian students in the UK
9th job: Backend programmer in TribePlay, Chengdu, China

Though there were only 3 months in TribePlay, this is the first job that made me feel excited to come to office every day. I think working as a programmer was very different from my previous working experience. You are not just doing what the manager tells you to do. You have more responsibility and freedom.

Isaac

Isaac


Which colleague impressed you most here? Why?

Gregor’s efficiency and hardworking gave me a deep impression. Every time when he came to my direction, I closed all non-work-related windows.
Lukasz gave me lots of advice about life and relationships.

What do you like to do at your spare time?

If I’m not tired, I’d like go out and party with friends. If I’m tired, I’d prefer reading the science ficton novels.

What do you want to do in 5 years?

I want to live in China, and have my own IT Company.

Do you like traveling and where do you mostly want to go?

I love traveling. Outside of Europe and China, I’ve been to India and the Philippines and will visit Malaysia in 2 weeks. Where would I most like to go? Space…

Could you tell me of one your achievement as a programmer?

In 2009, I decided to teach myself web programming at my first year of university. After that, I made a small online game by myself which is my most popular project to date. This game had 600 players and earned me 200 GBP.

Have you ever felt regret for anything?

I felt regret every time I left China.

Thank you Isaac for your time! Also everyone check out his homepage. If you interested in the other employees join us again in our blog with another interview from time to time. TribePlay is also always looking for new talents and we offer internships in every field of game development. Check out our Chengdu Job Opportunities or contact me directly jenny -at- tribeplay -dot- com!

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Get to know the people behind TribePlay

On May 25, 2011, in Chengdu, Company, HR, by Jenny
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Every Wednesday I will do an interview with a different employee of TribePlay Game Development to introduce our company.

Today I will interview Lei, who is our lead designer at TribePlay and has been in our team for around two years.

Lei, from where do you come? Why did you come here?

I come from Xi Chang which is famous for the Xi Chang Satellite Launch Center. My hometown has the best BBQ and fruits. Xi Chang has very good weather which makes the fruits sweet and juicy.

I went Chengdu Academy of Fine Art for Higher Education. After graduation, I worked in Beijing for a while. My family thought Beijing was too far from them, so I came back to Chengdu and worked here. Chengdu is only 10 hours train distance from my hometown.

What is your specialty? What do you actually do for TribePlay in simple words?

I like painting. When I was young, I loved Japanese comics which is also called Manga. I started to draw my own comic at primary school. I decided to make a living off it during my university life. Currently I’m doing concept art at TribePlay.

Lei, how she sees herself - Superwoman!

Lei, how she sees herself - Superwoman!


How do you experience work in TribePlay, is it different from previous companies?

TribePlay has a clear target and integrated planning for the projects. Our working hours have been used efficiently. Simply, I’m busy most of my working time which also brings me more satisfaction from my work. I didn’t use lots of flash and animations before, and I use it all the time now.

When not working what is the thing you most like to do?

I am a good Ma Jiang player and win a lot. I also like hiking and travelling around. I have an oven and I love to bake some cupcakes in my spare time.

Will you tell me what impressed you most here? Why?

Sai is our new system administrator. He refused to eat breakfast and lunch to keep fit for a few years. This shows his super strong willpower which is not usual.

Where will you be in 5 years?

I hope my life will be settled down in five years. I want 2 children, and then they won’t feel lonely by themselves. I’d love to make some short animation cartoons and paint some Chinese paintings.

Thank you Lei for your time! If you interested in the other employees join us again next Wednesday with another interview. TribePlay is also always looking for new talents. Check out our Chengdu Job Opportunities!

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Get to know the people behind TribePlay Game Development 1

On May 18, 2011, in HR, The team, by Jenny
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In the following weeks TribePlay Game Development is going to introduce you a member of our team every Wednesday. I am doing a small interview with all our employees to introduce them. We at TribePlay Game Development believe that our employees are our most important asset and we want you to get to know them more.

Today I will start with a interview with Leon, who is flash programmer at TribePlay and has been in our team for more than two years.

Leon, from where do you come? Why did you come here?

I come from Da Zhou which is a city at Northeast of Sichuan Province. Chengdu is a big city which has more work opportunities compared to my home town.

Do you like Chengdu? Why?

Chengdu is a very laid back city. There are lots of small shops everywhere which is convenient for me. I don’t like Chengdu’s weather though, too cloudy and not a lot of sun.

Leon TribePlay Flash Programmer was to shy for a picture

Leon, was to shy for a picture, but this one comes close to the original ;)


What is your specialty? What do you actually do for TribePlay in simple words?

I like play all kinds of games, especially football games. At Tribe Play I’m a flash developer of the frontend team. In general, I’m programming games!

Why do you choose to programming flash as a career?

I like programming. Flash is a kind of programming which is audio-visual and interesting.

How do you experience work at TribePlay, is it different from previous companies?

TribePlay is a detail oriented company. I work together with the western programmers, who bring the different ideas of programming. These different ideas open my mind to a broader perspective.

Will you tell me what impressed you most here? Why?

Fenix impressed me most because of his famous bread. He buys a loaf of bread every afternoon. We’d like to flatten his bread ;-)

When not working what is the thing you most like to do?

I am a total couch potato! Mostly I am studying programs, playing games and watching movies at home. I prefer action movies and Hollywood blockbuster – The Shawshank Redemption is my favorite movie!

Where will you be in 5 years?

I might lead a team to develop my favorite games.

Thank you Leon for your time! If you interested in the other employees join us again next Wednesday with another interview. TribePlay is also always looking for new talents. Check out our Chengdu Job Opportunities!

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