Todd Howard Podcast Interview

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