Liam Dummackin

Background

About Liam Dummackin

i stumbled into iGaming and i've never looked back. For years my intention was to go into the traditional games industry which turned into an obsession and the mind set of I MUST get there. Turns out manifesting something doesn't always lead you to where you want to be. I had just finished an Ma in Video Game Development and had no offers and I wasn't getting any responses from the jobs I was applying for. I ended up working as a labour on a building site hoping to get a lucky break. A recuriter called me while I was working and told me that I seemed the right fit for a Content Tester role at an iGaming company. I was apprehensive, but I went through with the process of sending my CV. A few days later I was offered an interview In Burton on Trent. At the time I was living in Poole, Dorset with my Mother and I didn't drive. My mother offered to take me the nearly 400 mile round trip for the Job interview. The morning of the job interview we got in the car and began to drive. We heard a weird sound coming from the car we got out of the car to take a look and low and behold a flat tyre. Panic stations kicked in and we filled the tyre with just enough air to get to the tyre shop and have a new one fitted. Feeling delayed (excuse the pun) I considered giving up and not bothering with the interview. My mother talked me round and convinced me it was worth a shot. This ate into our contingency time and getting to the interview on time was going to be tight. To get to the point we got there with 10 minutes to spare and a few days later I was offered the job as a Content Tester, which I accepted. I spent around 12 months as a Content Tester, I got an internal job as a QA tester and now I am a Game Designer with multiple highly successful games under my belt. The moral of the story is - Never give up on things you perceive to be lost causes because sometimes they are not. My mother was the rock I needed that day and I am here now because of her- Sometimes a diversion in terms of career outlook isn't a bad thing- No one is totally unshakable and we all need support sometimes, there is no shame in that.