How great video games are made - explained by WoW & Overwatch game designer | Jeff Kaplan

Lex Fridman Podcast full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9rF1CSSh-w Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/cv9718-sb See below for guest bio, links, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. *GUEST BIO:* Jeff Kaplan is a legendary Blizzard game designer of World of Warcraft and Overwatch, now preparing to launch a new game, The Legend of California, from his new studio Kintsugiyama - available to wishlist on Steam today, with alpha later in March. *CONTACT LEX:* *Feedback* - give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey *AMA* - submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama *Hiring* - join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring *Other* - other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contact *EPISODE LINKS:* The Legend of California (Steam Page): https://store.steampowered.com/app/2550530/The_Legend_of_California Jeff's Game Studio: https://www.kintsugiyama.com/ *SPONSORS:* To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts: *Fin:* AI agent for customer service. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/fin-cv9718-sb *Blitzy:* AI agent for large enterprise codebases. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/blitzy-cv9718-sb *BetterHelp:* Online therapy and counseling. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/betterhelp-cv9718-sb *Shopify:* Sell stuff online. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/shopify-cv9718-sb *CodeRabbit:* AI-powered code reviews. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/coderabbit-cv9718-sb *Perplexity:* AI-powered answer engine. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/perplexity-cv9718-sb *PODCAST LINKS:* - Podcast Website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast - Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr - Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 - RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ - Podcast Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 - Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/lexclips *SOCIAL LINKS:* - X: https://x.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://inst