Gamescom Dev 2025 Talk: Kat Stoica Ostenfeld on the Challenges of Becoming a Lead
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Stephan Steininger
Sketches a bagel but doesn't bake it through.
Summary
This article previews a Gamescom Dev talk from 2025 featuring Kat Stoica Ostenfeld, Lead Technical Writer at Epic Games, who discusses the challenges and transition of becoming a lead in the games industry. The piece is a brief promotional overview directing readers to watch the full talk on YouTube.
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· 1 pulledKat Stoica Ostenfeld, Lead Technical Writer at Epic Games, talks about the challenges of becoming a lead.
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