Ep. 11 - Dmitriy Dyomin on Computer Engineering, Gaming, and the USSR
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Dmitriy Dyomin is a computer engineer working in the gaming industry here in Korea. And he’s got a pretty interesting backstory too. Dimitri was born in the former Soviet Union in what is now Turkmenistan. He was literally a Russian hacker before it was cool, working for the Turkmen government, and eventually made his way to South Korea some ten years ago. We talk about growing up in Turkmenistan, the game industry in South Korea, and what it’s like working at Epic Games Korea, Dimitri’s current employer.  Show notes and links available at www.settlersofseoul.com
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