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#342 – Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield

#342 – Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield

Lex Fridman Podcast vor 3 Jahren

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Todd Howard is a legendary video game designer at Bethesda Game
Studios. He led the development of the Elder Scrolls series and
the Fallout series, and an upcoming game Starfield. Please
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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(05:53) – Simulation

(07:49) – NPCs

(16:40) – Daggerfall and Arena

(24:53) – Bethesda

(33:18) – Video game graphics

(39:37) – The essence of a video game

(44:25) – Redguard

(49:25) – Creating open worlds

(57:04) – Superintelligent NPCs

(1:01:58) – Starfield

(1:21:40) – The Elder Scrolls 6

(1:41:01) – Fallout

(1:48:09) – Character creation

(1:53:11) – Quests & items

(2:06:57) – Xbox

(2:12:22) – Greatest game of all time

(2:22:38) – Day in the life

(2:30:32) – Advice for young people

(2:34:00) – Fallout TV show

(2:38:32) – Indiana Jones game

(2:44:44) – Meaning of life