Iris Zhang's guest appearances

Iris Zhang

UC Davis Commencement Speakers

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Iris Zhang is a gameplay engineer at Riot Games on the League of Legends Champions Engineering team. She previously worked on backend services at Microsoft.We discuss:Working at Microsoft and Riot GamesFinding a role and team that fits youBackend services vs gameplay engineeringBuilding features, testing, and debugging gameplayUsing internal tools to create game logicRelated Links:Personal Site@riotnyanbunClean Code (Book used by Microsoft team)Spring Framework (Java web framework used by League of Legends)Chef (Deployment tool used at Riot)Hazelcast (Cache that Riot Games switched to)What it's like to work on League of LegendsSylas (Champion that can steal ultimates)Clash (Public facing mode worked on by backend team)Music by Crystal Cola: 12:30 AM / Orion

Iris Zhang is a gameplay engineer at Riot Games on the League of Legends Champions Engineering team. She previously worked on backend services at Microsoft.We discuss:<ul><li>Working at Microsoft and Riot Games</li><li>Finding a role and team that fits you</li><li>Backend services vs gameplay engineering</li><li>Building features, testing, and debugging gameplay</li><li>Using internal tools to create game logic</li></ul>Related Links:<ul><li><a href="http://www.iriszhang.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Personal Site</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/riotnyanbun" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@riotnyanbun</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Clean-Code-Handbook-Software-Craftsmanship/dp/0132350882" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clean Code</a> (Book used by Microsoft team)</li><li><a href="https://spring.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spring Framework</a> (Java web framework used by League of Legends)</li><li><a href="https://www.chef.io/products/chef-infra/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chef</a> (Deployment tool used at Riot)</li><li><a href="https://hazelcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hazelcast </a>(Cache that Riot Games switched to)</li><li><a href="https://builtin.com/media-gaming/riot-games-technologists-working-league-of-legends" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What it's like to work on League of Legends</a></li><li><a href="https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/champions/sylas/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sylas</a> (Champion that can steal ultimates)</li><li><a href="https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/featured/clash#/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clash</a> (Public facing mode worked on by backend team)</li></ul>Music by Crystal Cola: <a href="https://crystalcola.bandcamp.com/track/12-30-am" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">12:30 AM</a> / <a href="https://crystalcola.bandcamp.com/track/orion" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Orion </a>

League of Legends Gameplay Engineering with Iris Zhang

Shuya Zhang, candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Biology, gives the student address at the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences, June 16, 2017

2017 College of Biological Sciences Student Speaker - Shuya Iris Zhang