Meet the Devs: Marc Polican and Nicole Dayrit, Game Engineers
In our Meet the Devs series, we’ll feature interviews of the Battle Racers team — our game artists, engineers, designers, and more. Today, let’s meet two of our game engineers: Marc Polican and Nicole Dayrit.
Who we’re meeting today:
- Marc Polican, Engineering Director — 17 years in game industry
- Nicole Dayrit, Junior Game Engineer — 1.5 years in game industry
What do you do on the team?
Marc: I write the code to make our dreams for this game come true.
Nicole: I write code to make stuff work in Battle Racers!
What other games have you worked on?
Marc: Run Run Super V and Zodiac Pop. (Editor’s note: He’s being humble; he’s got loads of other titles ;))
Nicole: Ravelo Komiks Universe Battle
Did you play in arcades growing up? How do you remember your experiences in the arcade?
Marc: Yes. I used to play Street Fighter II with my friends. I wasn’t very good with the joystick. It was hard to even do a Hadouken. I bought a Super NES to practice at home; I can do the moves better on a controller.
Nicole: Yes! I remember going with my dad and playing basketball with him there. We’d also play some racing and co-op shooter games. I liked being competitive with him even though I never win.
What’s your favorite game, or what game made you want to be a game developer?
Marc: I played Quake 3 Arena with my friends during college. I wasn’t very good at fragging but I got curious how 3D games like these were made. This was one of the games that made me want to write games.
Nicole: Crash Team Racing and Pokemon are my all-time favorites, but I think the game that sparked the drive within me to develop games was Bubble Bobble Nostalgie. I remember going home after school and playing that game right away. The mechanics are quite simple but there are a lot of hidden secrets that makes the game fun to play and interesting to discover over time. The levels were well-crafted and the soundtrack was very catchy.
What excites you most about Battle Racers?
Marc: I’m excited with racing with other players competitively. I can assemble the best car and tokenize it as an NFT. The more wins my cars have, the more valuable they will be.
Nicole: I really enjoy seeing how the car weapons/skills changes the whole dynamic of the game. I look forward to conceptualizing and making more of these car weapons/skills with the team!
If you were a car, which brand and model would you be and why?
Marc: Toyota Corolla. Simple, practical, and reliable.
Nicole: I would like to be the space car from The Jetsons. It has a ton of features like how it can transform into a briefcase, it can shoot lasers for easy parking, but most of all, it can fly.
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