Todd Howard Podcast Interview

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Written by ValH on December 1st, 2022

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While undoubtedly a busy man, Bethesda's game director and executive producer Todd Howard recently spent a few hours being interviewed by one Lex Fridman as part of the latter's podcast. As you might expect from such a massive interview, it covers a lot of ground, including Bethesda's early projects, Starfield, The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and video games in general.

Check it out:

OUTLINE:

• 0:00 - Introduction
• 0:55 - Simulation
• 2:51 - NPCs
• 11:42 - Daggerfall and Arena
• 19:55 - Bethesda
• 28:19 - Video game graphics
• 34:38 - The essence of a video game
• 39:27 - Redguard
• 44:27 - Creating open worlds
• 52:06 - Superintelligent NPCs
• 57:00 - Starfield
• 1:16:42 - The Elder Scrolls 6
• 1:36:03 - Fallout
• 1:43:11 - Character creation
• 1:48:13 - Quests & items
• 2:01:58 - Xbox
• 2:07:24 - Greatest game of all time
• 2:17:40 - Day in the life
• 2:25:34 - Advice for young people
• 2:29:02 - Fallout TV show
• 2:33:34 - Indiana Jones game
• 2:39:46 - Meaning of life

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