#142 - Matt T. Wood Interview (Half Life 2, Portal 2, CS:GO, Valve, Little Kitty Big City etc.)

Matt T. Wood is a video game developer who is best known for his tenure working at Valve on some of its most prestigious franchises, he is currently working on his own indie open-world title Little Kitty Big City. #csgo #halflife #portal2 SOCIAL MEDIA TWITTER - @matttwood   Timestamps 00:00 - Intro/Matt Being A Common Name 02:10 - Matt Doesnt Like Cellphones 04:40 - Choreography/Scripted Scenes In Half Life 2 07:30 - Crafting Out The Scripted Sequences 08:50 - Episode 2 Scenes/Most Challenging Scenes To Choreograph 13:30 - Privilege Of Working On Half Life 2/Working At Valve 15:00 - Interactions With Gabe Newell 16:00 - Working On Portal 2 Co-Op 19:20 - Co-Op Team Never Referred To The Campaign Well Designing It 21:17 - Mapping Out Designs On The Whiteboard 24:00 - Balancing The Difficulty Of A Puzzle/Puzzles In Portal 2 Co-Op 28:45 - How Counter Strike:Go Came About 31:40 - Evolution Of First Person Shooters/FPS Influences On CS:GO 37:30 - Borrowing Game Ideas Subconsciously  41:40 - How Little Kitty Big City Game Idea Came About 46:30 - Little Kitty Big City Will Be Open World 48:20.- Open World Influences 49:28 - Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Is Influencing Little Kitty Big City 50:35 - How Matt Finds Time To Play Games Despite Not Having Time 53:15 - Matt Is Overly Motivated And A Workaholic 54:40 - Matt Cant Shut His Brain Off And Always Having Ideas/Sleeping 57:20 - Where To Follow Matt & Little Kitty Big City