#142 - Matt T. Wood Interview (Half Life 2, Portal 2, CS:GO, Valve, Little Kitty Big City etc.)

Matt T. Wood is a video game developer who is best known for his
tenure working at Valve on some of its most prestigious
franchises, he is currently working on his own indie open-world
title Little Kitty Big City.


#csgo #halflife #portal2


SOCIAL MEDIA


TWITTER - @matttwood


 


Timestamps


00:00 - Intro/Matt Being A Common Name


02:10 - Matt Doesnt Like Cellphones


04:40 - Choreography/Scripted Scenes In Half Life 2


07:30 - Crafting Out The Scripted Sequences


08:50 - Episode 2 Scenes/Most Challenging Scenes To Choreograph


13:30 - Privilege Of Working On Half Life 2/Working At Valve


15:00 - Interactions With Gabe Newell


16:00 - Working On Portal 2 Co-Op


19:20 - Co-Op Team Never Referred To The Campaign Well Designing
It


21:17 - Mapping Out Designs On The Whiteboard


24:00 - Balancing The Difficulty Of A Puzzle/Puzzles In Portal 2
Co-Op


28:45 - How Counter Strike:Go Came About


31:40 - Evolution Of First Person Shooters/FPS Influences On
CS:GO


37:30 - Borrowing Game Ideas Subconsciously 


41:40 - How Little Kitty Big City Game Idea Came About


46:30 - Little Kitty Big City Will Be Open World


48:20.- Open World Influences


49:28 - Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Is Influencing Little Kitty Big
City


50:35 - How Matt Finds Time To Play Games Despite Not Having Time


53:15 - Matt Is Overly Motivated And A Workaholic


54:40 - Matt Cant Shut His Brain Off And Always Having
Ideas/Sleeping


57:20 - Where To Follow Matt & Little Kitty Big City