#193 - David O'Reilly Interview On GTA 6, GTA V, RDR2, Rockstar Games, Gameworld Art and AI.....

David O'Reilly is a former game developer who is best known for his work at Rockstar on GTA, RDR2 and GTA VI, yes you read that right he worked on GTA VI up until 2023 when he left the video game industry. He now has a Youtube channel where he reviews environmental art in games. David's Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@Game-World-Art #rockstargames #gta6 #rdr2TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro01:30 - Having Imposter Syndrome Working At Rockstar04:30 - Having A Good Manager06:05 - Doing Caves For GTA V08:29 - Doing Environmental Easter Eggs In Rockstar Games10:11 - Rockstar Devs Dont Even Know Whats In Their Games At Release12:53 - David’s Art On GTA VI/The Tech Process At Rockstar15:01 - David Will Be Going Into GTA VI As A Fan16:13 - David Hopes His Name Is In The Credits Of GTA VI17:34 - Character & Environmental Artists Dont Work Together/Trevor Motion Capture Sequence18:42 - Problems With Art In Ubisoft Games20:59 - The Houser Brothers23:11 - Why David Left Rockstar/Burnout27:00 - Telling People You Worked On GTA29:00 - David’s Youtube Channel33:00 - How David Decides What Games To Play On Youtube35:15 - Sending Devs To U.S. To Use For Reference Footage39:15 - Different Leads For Each Rockstar Game/Changes In Development Processes40:40 - Art Is Becoming More Specialized 42:30 - Benefits And Drawbacks Of AI On Art/Chat GPT47:12 - GTA 7/GTA VI Trailer49:00 - Difference Between Movie Trailers And Game Trailers51:00 - How Rockstar Make Game Trailers/Reaction Internally To Trailers53:15 - Assassins Creed/There Is More Potential For Games57:30 - Q+A - How Great Does Your Portfolio Have To Be To Get Hired At Rockstar1:00:31 - Why David Doesnt Have His Rockstar Art On Artstation1:03:20 - David Wont Return To The Games Industry1:04:46 - Q+A - What Is The Most Challenging Part Of Making Environments1:06:53 - Q+A - How Much Freedom Are You Allowed On The Games1:10:07 - Closing Comments/David’s Youtube Channel