Meet the Devs #9 : V - Skyrim

» Wed May 11, 2011 12:46 pm

Outside of the Daedra and the Nine Divines, who is your favorite god(ess)?

» Wed May 11, 2011 1:28 pm

I liked the idea and I wasn't very happy in my old retail job.

Aside from the obvious "working on games" aspect, the working environment and people here are the best I have ever seen or even heard of. It's just generally a great place to work even when things are in crunch and everyone is stressed out.

That's always a hard question... lately it's Gran Turismo 5. I also really liked Empire: Total War. I spent a TON of time playing Dawn of War and Company of Heroes. For classics I'd say Chronotrigger or maybe Final Fantasy 2(4).

Playing is more fun than making, because making is "work" by nature. Making takes a really long time and testing (my job) over that period takes a lot of the fun out of the final product. It's gratifying when it's done, but I usually have no interest in playing it myself. I will watch my friends play them for the first time though.

I dunno what you mean... :whistling:

Thanks for waiting!

Thanks for answering my questions

» Wed May 11, 2011 8:23 am

Do u liek mudkipz?

» Wed May 11, 2011 1:44 pm

Need a high-end advertising still shooter? I'm your man. I travel. I have a base in Bethesda (parents.) I specialize in architecture.

On another note...

What's your porm name? Favorite pet and middle name. Mine is Soko Lee.

» Wed May 11, 2011 8:35 pm

Need a high-end advertising still shooter? I'm your man. I travel. I have a base in Bethesda (parents.) I specialize in architecture.

On another note...

What's your porm name? Favorite pet and middle name. Mine is Soko Lee.

Mine is Bonnie William.

» Wed May 11, 2011 11:45 am

1) Have you ever seen a UFO?

2) What do you have in your pockets?

3) How do you get to work? (walk, drive, catch the closest silt strider. etc...)

4) What was the first game you made something for and what was it?

5) Have you read any cool books lately?

6) What is your favorite condiment?

» Wed May 11, 2011 11:47 am

That's always a hard question... lately it's Gran Turismo 5. I also really liked Empire: Total War. I spent a TON of time playing Dawn of War and Company of Heroes. For classics I'd say Chronotrigger or maybe Final Fantasy 2(4).
Thanks for waiting!

GT5? Didn't expect that. I love that game too, playing it right now in fact. Electric car race, sounds like a kettle boiling.

Oh, & please don't do a Polyphony on us & delay it a zillion times!

» Wed May 11, 2011 8:06 pm

2.) Garrus or Wrex?

Definitely Garrus.

I can't tell you how dissappointed I was when Garrus died in my ME 2 game. I actually had 4 people, plus the secretary die. I thought about playing it again and have them survive, but other than losing the achievement, I thought it made my playthrough experience better.

I passed all the loyalty missions, but when I was at the end game, it was 3:30 in the morning. I guess I made some bad coaching moves.

» Wed May 11, 2011 11:13 am

What country's have you been too and what was number 1 out of the lot and why?

» Wed May 11, 2011 5:54 pm

Sherlock Holmes or James Bond?

» Wed May 11, 2011 2:39 pm

1) Any devs huge fans of the game Earthbound for SNES?

No specific reason for asking, it's just on my mind as much as Skyrim is these days. I've turned it into a hobby, I'm remaking the music (fairly strict rearrangement, no remixing) and I've been learning 3D programming to remake it as my first game engine/proof of concept. I was already a programmer, but the math (linear algebra) and such are quite challenging! So I have a whole newfound respect for game programmers! Character and level design is more my forte, I could share a render of Ness when he's complete! That is, if any of the devs are big fans like I am. =p

2) And to go with my linear algebra complaints (and in the words of Jerry Seinfeld)... What's the deal with quaternions??

Haha. Not sure if there's an answer to that. =p

» Wed May 11, 2011 5:37 pm

1) Have you ever seen a UFO?

2) What do you have in your pockets?

3) How do you get to work? (walk, drive, catch the closest silt strider. etc...)

4) What was the first game you made something for and what was it?

5) Have you read any cool books lately?

6) What is your favorite condiment?

Never seen a UFO.

Wallet, security card, phone, reading glasses.

For years I took the bus. Now I drive.

I'm a huge fan of Iain Banks and Alistair Reynolds and Michelle Sagara/West.

Mayonaise.

» Wed May 11, 2011 6:03 pm

If there was one thing that you'd like to add to a game that current computing technology cannot acheive, what would it be?

» Wed May 11, 2011 3:13 pm

Does anyone at BGS have any side projects going on?

» Wed May 11, 2011 5:04 pm

1) Any devs huge fans of the game Earthbound for SNES?

No specific reason for asking, it's just on my mind as much as Skyrim is these days. I've turned it into a hobby, I'm remaking the music (fairly strict rearrangement, no remixing) and I've been learning 3D programming to remake it as my first game engine/proof of concept. I was already a programmer, but the math (linear algebra) and such are quite challenging! So I have a whole newfound respect for game programmers! Character and level design is more my forte, I could share a render of Ness when he's complete! That is, if any of the devs are big fans like I am. =p

2) And to go with my linear algebra complaints (and in the words of Jerry Seinfeld)... What's the deal with quaternions??

Haha. Not sure if there's an answer to that. =p

1. To answer your question, here's a quick snapshot of my whiteboard: http://i.imgur.com/7KyC6.jpg To answer your follow-up question: yes, I did say "fuzzy pickles" while taking this photo.

2. Seriously, quaternions! Are you in 3 dimensions or 4 dimensions? Pick a space! And what's the deal with the name "Hamiltonians"? And don't get me started on airline food!

» Wed May 11, 2011 11:02 pm

Unfortunately for your plans, the fitness center is only open to ZMI employees—we can't even bring family members in.

Looks like a place to live for me. Any bunkbeds in one of the side rooms? Do you guys ever get a chance to see your family?

Other than that, looks like an awesome atmosphere. Real nice. I'd love to jump into the Muay Thai sessions.

» Thu May 12, 2011 12:19 am

Never seen a UFO.

Wallet, security card, phone, reading glasses.

For years I took the bus. Now I drive.

I'm a huge fan of Iain Banks and Alistair Reynolds and Michelle Sagara/West.

Mayonaise.

I love Alistair Reynolds, though I haven't read anything other than the Revelation Space trilogy. Are the other books he's done any good?

» Wed May 11, 2011 8:20 pm

Is there anybody in the office who pulls pranks or is a jokester

Is there any great work stories that you have either experienced or would love to share from your work with Bethesda

Who is the most mature or someone you would go to get advice out of the Dev Team

» Wed May 11, 2011 6:55 pm

1. To answer your question, here's a quick snapshot of my whiteboard: http://i.imgur.com/7KyC6.jpg To answer your follow-up question: yes, I did say "fuzzy pickles" while taking this photo.

2. Seriously, quaternions! Are you in 3 dimensions or 4 dimensions? Pick a space! And what's the deal with the name "Hamiltonians"? And don't get me started on airline food!

Oh man. I can't wipe the smile off my face. Did you iron those yourself? It looks like Ness's left half is a little well done! I kid!

And your second answer, wow... It's the best answer I could have possibly ever gotten. hahaha.

But... where's Jeff and Poo???

» Wed May 11, 2011 7:33 pm

1) What do you guys think about all of the new movies that are coming out this year ( especially The Green Hornet and The Green Lantern ) ?

2) I'm gonna be going to college for Game Development and Game Testing. So I was wondering if any of you guys had any tips on how to make the experience more enjoyable an fun ?

» Wed May 11, 2011 1:22 pm

To thee devs:

Can you name some in-house lore gurus that make sure any new quest/items does not contradict established canon? Is Todd Howard well-versed with TES lore?

» Wed May 11, 2011 4:16 pm

hey to the beth employees, just wondering when we will be able to see a trailer of the game in action?
EDIT: oh sorry anyone know where the thread is i cant find one anywhere, and what thread is this, you guys just asking weird questions?

» Wed May 11, 2011 8:12 pm

hey to the beth employees, just wondering when we will be able to see a trailer of the game in action?

This is not the thread for that. Read the OP.

» Wed May 11, 2011 11:50 pm

What did you want to be when you were a child?

» Wed May 11, 2011 6:35 pm

As you seem to have answered a lot of questions about film, music and books earlier (but never any of my questions :cryvaultboy: ), I'll try this one instead:

Which is the best non-American movie(s) you have ever seen? The answer would be extra interesting if you wouldn't pick a British film either :thumbsup:

Thanks in beforehand