For Gabby Llanillo and Madeleine Rodriguez, seeing Ellie in the “The Last of Us.” was a major turning point in their career trajectories. Now they’re working at the very company that created the video game that changed their lives.
“High school me would be on the moon,” says Rodriguez. “You’re doing the thing at a studio that you felt was completely untouchable. I don’t do programming, I don’t do scripting, I don’t do anything in games. Like “Oh, this is just a pipe dream. Maybe if ever I move out to LA I’ll meet someone who worked on [The Last of Us]. Turns out it’s me. I’m working on the game!”
Video and interview by Samantha Lee
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