Kiwi Talkz

Emanuel Palalic was a former character artist on DOOM 2016 & DOOM Eternal he has now founded the studio emptyvessel and is working on their indie game DEFECT (which looks sick). https://www.emptyvessel.io/ TWITTER/INSTAGRAM - @epalalic ARTSTATION - https://www.artstation.com/drheadpop @emptyvesselplay #doom #doometernal #idsoftware TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - Working With Teams On Different Continents 02:20 - Founding Emptyvessel 05:30 - Emptyvessel’s High Calibre Team. 06:45 - Being Overwhelmed Setting Up emptyvessel 09:10 - Destructible Terrain In DEFECT 11:30 - Gore System In DEFECT & DOOM Eternal 15:40 - Being An Intern At ID Software On DOOM 2016 18:15 - Working With Hugo Martin 20:15 - The Culture Of ID Software 22:00 - Rebooting DOOM/DOOM 2016 25:30 - ART REEL - Icon Of Sin 27:45 - Gore Wounds 29:00 - ART REEL - Baron Of Hell 31:15 - ART REEL -Shotgunner 34:30 - Attention To Detail At ID Software 35:28 - ID Software Thought People Would Hate doom 2016 39:40 - The Pressure Of Working On DOOM 2016 & Eternal 40:34 - Mick Gordon 45:42 - The Mistakes AAA Games Make. 48:18 - There Is No Safety In AAA Anymore 50:58 - Focus Group Testing/Devs Following Trends 52:05 - Investors Are Apprehensive Towards Realistic FPS Games 55:30 - Motion Sickness With FPS Games 57:50 - DEFECT Won’t Have Third-Person 59:26 - Q+A - Was DOOM Guy Mini Face Considered In The UI 1:01:17 - DOOM 2016/Eternal Was Influenced By Metroid Prime/ID Software Loves Metroid 01:02:35 - Q+A - How Long Does It Take For Art To Be Approved 01:04:29 - Q+A - How Did The Pipeline Work With ID Tech Engine 1:08:40 - Where To Follow Emptyvessel & DEFECT

Andrew Willis was a producer on DOOM TDA & Revelations and planned on staying at ID Software till retirement, till the dreaded Microsoft layoffs. In this episode he covers his time at ID Software and the terrible layoffs. #doom #doomthedarkages #idsoftware TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - Going From Manager At A Pizza Place To ID Software Producer 06:38 - Why ID Software Culture Was So Great 09:00 - Realising His IT Knowledge Was Useless At ID Software 10:45 - Being A Producer At ID Software 13:10 - ID Tech Engine 13:59 - Smash Bros/Doom Slayer In Smash Bros 15:30 - ID Software Layoffs 22:30 - Not Being Allowed Back In The Office To Get Belongings 24:07 - ID Software PR Statement Is BS/Nightmare Production On DOOM 2016 25:10 - The Firings Will Be Analysed 25:59 - Microsoft’s 14 Layers Of Management Are Lies 29:00 - Game Development Has Been Taken Over By Greedy Execs 34:30 - Nintendo Protect Their IP & The West Doesnt 35:30 - Gamepass Is Mismanaged 39:50 - How Gamepass Affected DOOM: TDA 41:10 - Happy Xmas Story At ID Software 42:50 - Working With Hugo Martin 45:00 - Developing The Dragon & Mech In DOOM TDA 47:15 - ID Software Started To Become More Hieracachal 49:40 - Q+A - Was The Buzzshield Inspired By Captain America 50:25 - Q+A - Will ID Software Switch To Unreal Engine 52:29 - Q+A - Were Things Cut From DOOM TDA DLC 54:32 - DOOM Revelations Is Bittersweet/Layoffs On The Day Before Release 58:34 - Andrew Planned To Retire There/Unionisation 1:01:37 - Q+A - How Much Does Ray Tracing Speed Up The Production 1:05:02 - Working With Alex Klingle/Finishing Move On The Soundtrack 1:06:00 - Andrew Thanks DOOM Fans/Changing The Industry

The legendary Shawn Layden returns to provide wisdom on things surrounding the video game industry. As was the case last time, I tried to ask him a lot of stuff he hasn't been asked before. Enjoy!! TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro/Shawn Layden Made Kiwi Smarter 01:49 - Differences Between Working At Sony’s Offices In Japan,UK & US 05:45 - How The Japanese Felt When Sony HQ Moved From Tokyo To California 07:00 - Salaries In The US Are Hurting Game Development There/Outsourcing 10:20 - Nothing Will Beat GTA/Strauss Zelnick 11:45 - Shawn’s Role As A Chairman 13:30 - Shawn Knowing His Limitations As A Boss 15:01 - Games Aren’t Built By Gamers Anymore 15:45 - Publishers Are Becoming Risk Averse/Chasing AAA 18:00 - Why AAA Games Are Financed Over AA 19:15 - Institutional Knowledge/The Power Of Brand 23:00 - Sony Getting Rid Of Physical Discs 24:05 - Sony Can Take Japan Back From Nintendo 25:13 - Sony Can’t Support Two Consoles At Once 27:00 - Nintendo & Sony Are Becoming Direct Competitors Again 28:30 - Sony Putting Games On PC 31:30 - Shawn’s Views On Meetings 32:00 - Unproductive Meetings 36:00 - Employees Whose Jobs Are To Arrange Meetings 37:30 - Shawn Kills Rumor That He Spoke To Asha 38:50 - Shawn Speaks On Asha/Microsoft’s Goals 40:30 - Live Services Titles Successes Are By Accident 43:20 - Data Driving Decisions 44:50 - Spreadsheet Decision Shawn Made/Edutainment 48:10 - Success Is Seductive/Hire The Right Talent 49:30 - Avoiding YES MEN When You Are The Boss 52:00 - Shawn Is Happy He Never Has To Do A Budget/Plan & Peformance Appraisal Again 53:25 - Q+A - Was A Cell Based GPU Considered For PS3 54:16 - Q+A - How Do We Correct The Over Reliance On AAA 57:15 - Astro Bot/Sony Needs To Do More AA Games 1:01:15 - Why GTA 6 Is An Event/Diluting A Brand 1:02:20 - Q+A - Will The Japanese End Up Pulling Ahead Of Everyone Else 1:04:15 - GTA 6/Games Need To Be Shorter 1:05:30 - Girls Make Games Scholarship Fund

Rico Flores is an animator who is best known for his tenure on Uncharted 3 & 4, he is currently at emptyvessel working on their game DEFECT #uncharted4 #uncharted #uncharted3 TWITTER - @r1c00 WEBSITE - https://www.emptyvessel.io/ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:34 - Animating Doors Is Tedious/Naughty Dog Has A Door System 03:12 - Being Chucked In The Deep End On Uncharted 3/How Rico Got Hired 08:10 - Rico Had No Idea How Prestigious Naughty Dog Was When He Got Hired 08:47 - Being Interviewed At Naughty Dog 09:58 - Working On Uncharted 4 12:15 - Assets On Uncharted 4 Werent Carried Over From Uncharted 3/Mocap 14:00 - The Benefits Of Mocap 17:13 - You Could Shoot Mocap As Much As You Wanted At Naughty Dog 20:00 - Naughty Dog’s Flat Structure 22:50 - Intergalactic 25:10 - Crunch On Uncharted 4 28:43 - Staying Healthy While Doing Crunch 31:11 - Commuting Time In L.A. 33:05 - Why Rico Left Naughty Dog/Naughty Dog Pay 36:46 - Culture Of Bioware/Incorporating ND Culture Into Bioware 38:10 - Emptyvessel/Meeting Emanuel Palilic/AAA Isn’t Safe For Devs Now 42:20 - Destructible Terrain In DEFECT/Optimisation 44:45 - Single Player Will Be In DEFECT As Well 46:43 - Mick Gordon 47:43 - Q+A - How Naughty Dog Pull Off Animations Ahead Of It’s Time 50:15 - Naughty Dog’s Engine 52:10 - Q+A - Biggest Challenge In Animating Nathan Drake 54:00 - Working With Programmers 57:12 - Q+A - What Challenge Kept You Up At Night 59:59 - Institutional Knowledge/Microsoft Layoffs 1:01:26 - Working With Bruce Straley 1:02:50 - Where To Follow Rico Flores/Follow DEFECT

Kris Roberts was a former designer on Midnight Club 3, Los Angeles and Red Dead Redemption, in this episode he talks about his work at R*. WEBSITE - https://www.robertsmania.com/ T WITCH - https://www.twitch.tv/robertsmania YOUTUBE - @Robertsmania TWITTER - @Robertsmania #rockstargames #midnightclub #reddeadredemption TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - How Kris Got Into Cars 01:58 - Working On Midnight Club Series/Angel Studios Early Days 05:57 - Midnight Club 2/Working In Gamesb 07:40 - The Key To Good Vehicle Simulations & Tuning 10:05 - Kris Takes Shots At Need For Speed 11:00 - iRacing Simulation/Realistic Simulations 12:30 - VR Driving Simulation 14:15 - GTA’s Vehicle Tuning 16:06 - Kris Is Not Interested In GTA 6 16:30 - The ARTS Engine Became The RAGE Engine 18:40 - How The RAGE Engine Evolved By RDR1 20:52 - RAGE Engine Summit 22:45 - Why Midnight Club 5 Was Cancelled 27:00 - Red Dead Revolver 29:00 - Initial Skepticism Over Developing Red Dead Redemption 30:15 - Being The Lead For RDR1 Multiplayer 33:15 - Kris Was Stressed Being A Leader 38:00 - Crunch On RDR1 42:15 - Dan & Sam Houser 45:45 - RDR1 Multiplayer Never Got Relief Unlike The Main Team 47:43 - Rockstar Wives Fallout/Jury Duty 48:40 - RDR1 Multiplayer Being Broken At Launch 52:20 - Why Kris Left Rockstar/Completion Bonus/Layoffs 59:10 - Kris Only Does Contracting Now/Working With Sony Online 1:03:21 - Q+A - Was RDR1 Multiplayer Always Planned As A Sandbox 1:03:50 - Q+A - How Fun Was It To Debug Customisation Options In MC3 1:05:40 - Q+A - Was Undead Zombies Considered For RDR1 In Free Roam 1:06:38 - Where To Follow Kris/Doing A 2nd Podcast About Valve