Interview with 8bit Bosses Studios
Hello! We talked with Jonathan Martínez Vázquez (Co-Founder, C.E.O. and Creative Director) and Miguel Santiago Salazar (2D Animation Professor and Artist), members of 8bit Bosses Studios, developers of Reef Escape, Changuy the Game and others, on our videocast! We talk with them about the history of the company, their recent efforts with Nintendo, and their views and hopes on the Puerto Rican game developer industry.
8bit Bosses Studios Website: https://www.8bitbosses.com/
Jonathan’s Bio: For the past ten years, Jonathan Martínez Vázquez, has worked as Creative Director, Lead Game Designer and Video Game Consultant on multiple projects, with a demonstrated history of working in the video game development industry in Puerto Rico. Currently, he is the Co-Founder, C.E.O and Creative Director of 8bit Bosses Studios as well as Professor of video game design at the University Inter Americana Recinto Bayamón. He also works closely with the community as president of the board for the Puerto Rico Game Developers Association (PRGDA). His work has led him to publish various games, where he has guided multiple teams, focusing on the correct mindset for how the industry works. Strong believer that video games are the ultimate Art form and they are bigger than just pure entertainment.
Miguel’s Bio: 2D Animation Professor/2D Animation Artist at 8Bit Bosses Studios. Wants to promote the game development scene in Puerto Rico further and the Art of Videogames as a whole. Really interested in being able to publish games side by side with AAA studios.
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