Inside Asian Gaming

IAG APR 2022年4月 亞博匯 94 IAG: Can you run us through a typical workday in the life of Ben Attwood ? BA: It’s safe to say there is no typical day, which is why I love product management. For example, last week I was in future game concept pitches, customer roadmap presentations, project delivery updates, plus meetings about our new company name. There is never a dull day! IAG: What challenges has the COVID-19 pandemic presented for you while settling into the role? BA: It is really the same things most people have faced – meeting people for the first time on videomeetings, not beingable to travel and so on. However, I have been lucky to already know and have previously worked with some people at our company, and it was a very welcoming place to join, which has made the transition very smooth. IAG: Light & Wonder is renowned as a leader in slots both regionally and globally. What do you hope to achieve as part of the team? BA: Our goal is to be our customers’ trusted partner as they transition through recovery. Beyond that it is to deliver the best performing content and hardware across the Asia region, which players continue to love to play. INDUSTRY PROFILE 上週我參加了未來的遊戲概念推介、客 戶路線圖演示、項目交付更新以及關於 新公司名稱的會議。從來沒有無聊的一 天! 亞:新冠疫情給你帶來了哪些挑戰? BA: 和大多數人面臨的問題一樣——通 過視頻會議和人第一次見面,無法旅行 等等。然而,幸運的是,我已經認識了 我們公司的一些同事,並曾和他們一起 共事過。這是個非常好客的地方。這令 我的過渡十分的順利。 亞:Light & Wonder在這區域和全球範 圍內都是角子機範疇的領軍者。作為團 隊的一員,你希望實現哪些目標? BA: 我們的目標是成為客戶復甦階 段中值得信賴的合作夥伴。除此之 外,公司還將在亞洲地區提供表現 最好、受玩家歡迎的內容和硬件。 亞:你認為未來一兩年內亞太地區 的角子機將出現哪些趨勢?你認為 哪裡會有最大機會讓業務擴張或創 新? BA: 我預計全球的趨勢將在亞洲 繼續發展,例如持久遊戲內容。然 後,我希望我們能夠通過新產品系 列引領下一波趨勢,從而幫助我們 的客戶發展他們的業務。 亞:工作之餘,你會在業餘時間做甚麼 來放鬆? BA: 我喜歡跑步、打高爾夫球和觀看大 多數運動項目,尤其是澳式足球、板球 和高爾夫球。然而,我大部分的閒餘時 間都是和我三歲及一歲的女兒們一起。 如果我有額外的空閒時間,我可能會多 睡一點……相信很多人都能理解! 亞:澳洲的邊境正在重新開放,毫無疑 問你會有很多工作要做,但你的第一個 海外度假目的地會是哪裡呢? BA: 明年我有一個朋友將在瑞典舉辦婚 禮,所以我很期待。名單上的下一個國 家將是泰國或新西蘭。

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