{"id":15550,"date":"2023-07-20T12:11:42","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T16:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quebec.ubisoft.com\/?p=15550"},"modified":"2023-07-20T13:49:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T17:49:50","slug":"profile-arnaud-levesque-poirier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quebec.ubisoft.com\/en\/profile-arnaud-levesque-poirier\/","title":{"rendered":"Together We Are Ubisoft Qu\u00e9bec: Arnaud, Game Intelligence Analyst"},"content":{"rendered":"

Globetrotting, motorcycle enthusiast and meticulous professional who works on international projects: but who are we talking about here?<\/strong><\/p>\n

You\u2019d think we\u2019d be describing the career of a Hollywood star, but it\u2019s Arnaud L\u00e9vesque-Poirier, game intelligence analyst at Ubisoft Qu\u00e9bec, we\u2019re talking about!<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a bit flashier to say it in English than in French: analyste de jeu,\u201d he says with a laugh when asked to name his official title. That said, no matter what you call him, his role within the Ubisoft Data Office is anything but beige.<\/p>\n

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He and his team are one of the reasons we can determine \u2013 scientifically! \u2013 whether a weapon is too powerful in a game or whether you can find enough resources in a level.<\/p>\n

And all this\u2026 thanks to the power of data!<\/p>\n

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Science at the Service of the Game<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cEverything the player does in the game, such as actions, purchases or menu navigation, we are the ones who make sure that it\u2019s properly tracked within the game,\u201d Arnaud explains in a few words.<\/p>\n

On paper, it sounds simple enough, but it\u2019s a process that involves many teams and is ongoing before, during and after the development of a game,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

If the various members of the production team initially tell Arnaud and his team what they want to monitor and analyze in the project, it\u2019s then up to the game intelligence analysts to figure out how to do it. And once everything is implemented in the game code by the programmers, it will also be the analysts who will be in charge of collecting the data, especially during playtests at the studio. And finally, it will be up to them to interpret the data and present it to the production colleagues who have requested it.<\/p>\n

Does this sound like a scientific process to you? That\u2019s because it is scientific!<\/p>\n

That\u2019s probably why when we ask Arnaud to name THE most important quality you need to have as a game intelligence analyst, he doesn\u2019t hesitate for a second: you have to be thorough!<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s very, very easy to get a number out of a database, but are you sure that it\u2019s exactly the RIGHT number? That there were no problems in the entire process before you came up with that number,\u201d he gives as an example.<\/p>\n

In that sense, it\u2019s especially important to be thorough when you know the impact that this data can have on the final version of a project.<\/p>\n

Because if a game seems \u201cfair\u201d and balanced in its difficulty, in its battles, in the resources and the equipment it provides to the player, it is partly thanks to this data collected, which has allowed to adjust the different mechanics of the project.<\/p>\n

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All Over the World<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It may seem relatively atypical for an analyst to work in the video game industry, but Arnaud\u2019s previous job wasn\u2019t much more conventional.<\/p>\n

As an IT consultant and then a data analyst for D\u00e9veloppement international Desjardins, he travelled the world for nearly ten years to implement business intelligence systems in various locations!<\/p>\n

\u201cIt ranged from installations to configurations, including training people in the proper use and maintenance of the systems,\u201d he describes.<\/p>\n

Initially called upon to help set up an inter-credit union system in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake, he eventually set foot in a number of countries in Africa and Asia as part of his job.<\/p>\n

And if Arnaud already had a certain interest in travel before taking on this position, his years at Desjardins have transformed him into a true globetrotter\u2026 and not just any globetrotter: a globetrotter who isn\u2019t afraid of being out of his element.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat\u2019s what I liked the most, actually. Most of these destinations are countries where I probably would never have gone if it hadn\u2019t been for work. Togo, Mali or Burkina Faso, these are not places that are touristy. Not at all. But once you\u2019re there, the people are so warm and happy to meet you,\u201d says Arnaud, who adds that he particularly liked the human aspect of these trips.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be able to work with them directly and not go there as a tourist, to be invited to dinner with their families\u2026 it was really a great experience,\u201d he recounts.<\/p>\n

However, a reorganization led him to look for another job and it was by following another of his passions, video games, that he ended up at Ubisoft Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n

It was an upheaval, of course, but one that led him to take the plunge into a field he had had his eye on for quite some time and which, in the end, he feels has taken him even further professionally.<\/p>\n

\u201cDesjardins is a job that has allowed me to travel a lot. The financial data analyst side, however, was less in my field of interest. In the video game, it\u2019s quite the opposite. It\u2019s the kind of data that I love, that interests me and that makes me better at my job\u2026 precisely because I\u2019m interested! I\u2019m still a gamer and I\u2019ve always loved statistics, so it\u2019s a great mix of the two worlds,\u201d says the game intelligence analyst.<\/p>\n

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A Taste for Adventure<\/strong><\/h2>\n

That said, it is not because Arnaud is no longer \u201cobliged\u201d to travel that he has lost his taste for adventure, on the contrary!<\/p>\n

The pandemic and nine years of travelling around the world may have initially slowed down the ardour of this friendly Quebecer, but by his own admission, the desire to leave again is slowly taking hold. A desire that he does not yet know how he will fulfill.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really a \u2018go with the flow\u2019 kind of person, so it\u2019s rare that I make plans well in advance. I might just wake up one morning and say I\u2019m going to Japan or South America,\u201d he confides with a smile.<\/p>\n

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And until then, there will always be his sport bike to give him that little dose of adrenaline, as he travels somewhere between 6,000 and 7,000 kilometres every year on two wheels.<\/p>\n

That\u2026 and the pleasure of making sure that Ubisoft delivers the best games possible, in all scientific objectivity!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Quick Facts!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Your go-to comfort food?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sugar pie<\/p>\n

The underrated TV series that everyone needs to discover?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Good Cop<\/em>, on Netflix<\/p>\n

The first tape you bought?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t remember the first one I bought, but I think the first one I got was a Vilain Pingouin tape!\u201d<\/p>\n

A person, anyone, you\u2019d like to chat with over a drink?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Astronaut Chris Hadfield<\/p>\n

The first app you open in the morning?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cMy emails\u201d<\/p>\n

If you were not a game intelligence analyst, you would be\u2026?<\/strong><\/p>\n

IT technician<\/p>\n

Console or PC<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cBoth\u201d<\/p>\n

What do you put in your coffee?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt depends on how I feel! Black, cream or sugar, I do everything. I\u2019m not consistent on that!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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