Kiwi Talkz

Matt Radford was a VFX Artist on TLOU and Uncharted 4, he began research into volumetric rendering during the development of Uncharted 4 and that led to it being used in TLOU Part 2. He has now founded his own studio 5th-Corner which is also the name of his studio's upcoming game.
#uncharted #uncharted4 #unrealengine
WEBSITE - https://www.5th-corner.com/
X - @mradfo21

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - Matt Started A Hoverboard Trend At Naughty Dog
03:30 - Culture Of Naughty Dog/Crunch
06:42 - Naughty Dog’s Engine Is Bad/Litmus Test
09:30 - Should Naughty Dog Devs Migrate To Unreal Engine
11:52 - Why Matt Left Naughty Dog/Legacy Of Artists
14:00 - Ending A Relationship Due To ND/Starting A Start Up
16:00 - Naughty Dog Is A Cult
17:45 - Researching Volumetric Rendering On Uncharted 4
24:50 - Uncharted Games Have A Specific Artstyle/PS3 To PS4 Memory Increase
26:29 - The Ray Marching Technique
27:50 - Restrictions Of PS3/Freedom Of PS4/PS5
29:10 - Intergalactic
33:38 - Talent Has Moved On Which Affects Uniqueness
35:17 - Technology Has Plateaued /Working At Epic On UE5
37:20 - Technology Has Come At The Cost Of Game Design
40:12 - Matt Doesnt Play On Console Anymore Due To Steam
41:57 - GTA 6
44:25 - Matt Wants Shorter Games
45:14 - Young People Have Too Many Options For Entertainment
46:33 - Matt’s Indie Game 5th-Corner
52:30 - Running A Business When You Are Broke/Helpful Mentors
54:12 - Game Development Is More Collaborative Than Film
55:44 - Matt Is Hopeful & Scared For His Career
56:45 - Q+A - Any Regrets Working At Naughty Dog
59:06 - Resilience/Traumas Make Entrepreneurs
1:00:06 - Q+A - What Is The Most Efficient Way Of Bulding Large Environments Solo
1:01:46 - Q+A - Details Of Amy’s Uncharted 4
1:05:43 - Working With Amy Hennig
1:06:55 - Where To Follow Matt & Keep Up With 5th-Corner

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