#218 - Emanuel Palalic Speaks On ID Software, DOOM 2016, Mick Gordon, Emptyvessel, DEFECT
Kiwi TalkzShow Notes
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
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