One year at GDC (game developer's conference) I saw that SpaceX of all companies had a booth in the same area of the conference reserved for companies looking t

One year at GDC (game developer's conference) I saw that SpaceX of all companies had a booth in the same area of the conference reserved for companies looking to hire devs. At first I thought this was rather curious. What on earth would SpaceX want to do with game devs? Then I found this article. http://www.businessinsider.com/why-is-spacex-at-a-video-game-conference-2015-3 http://www.businessinsider.com/why-is-spacex-at-a-video-game... Turns out it's not uncommon for SpaceX to hire game devs. Apparently if you can make a relatively sophisticated game (especially an online multiplayer game), you can make software for a rocket. So there you have it, game dev experience is good, and it sounds like that interviewer you talked to is a liability to his company for passing on great talent.