Data Analyst in Game Dev: How to Enter the Industry Through Mathematics
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A product analyst from Bini Games describes how to start a career as a data analyst in game development, using his own career story and colleagues’ advice. He outlines concrete steps to increase chances of getting an offer, the technologies beginners should learn, and the pros and cons of the role in the competitive games market.
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chapters (23)
- 0:00Game dev analytics
- 1:06My analytics journey
- 2:30Analyst role in games
- 5:20Product vs marketing analysts
- 7:24Key analyst questions
- 9:57Hard skills: SQL, viz, stats
- 13:33Product metrics and stats
- 15:21AI and analytics future
- 17:50Soft skills: communication
- 20:37Hypothesis generation
- 22:03Analyst tasks in games
- 24:56Love games?
- 26:20My path to game analytics
- 28:50Beginner tips
- 32:18Pros of analytics career
- 34:26Cons: burnout
- 37:19Steps to start
- 39:28Pet project example
- 41:59Resources for growth
- 43:24Q&A
- 47:02Analytics to DS or PM?
- 49:14Transitioning to Data Science
- 50:38Summary
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