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Inside the Mind of a Game Developer: John Staats and World of Warcraft

Ideastream Public Media | By J. Nungesser,
Mark Satola
Published December 26, 2020 at 7:05 AM EST
The cover of John Staat's book, The World of Warcraft Diary.
John Staats
The World of Warcraft Diary by John Staats helps to debunk popular myths about the gaming industry.

This week on Elevations, we interview former World of Warcraft game designer, John Staats. He is a Kent State alum and the author of The WoW Diary: A Journal of Computer Game Development.

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The book offers a rare, unfiltered look inside the gaming industry and is taken from notes he took during the game's creation.
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J. Nungesser
J. Nungesser is a multiple media journalist at Ideastream Public Media.
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Mark Satola
With WCLV since 1977.
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