#185 - Jeremy Bryant Interview (Animator On Skyrim, Fallout 4, 76 & Starfield)
130Jeremy Bryant was an animator at Bethesda for over 15 years from Skyrim to Starfield. This is his first interview!
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Jeremy Commuted To Work By Plane
04:07 - Working With Dennis On The Werewolf
06:26 - How The Animation Tools Evolved From Skyrim To Starfield
08:43 - Mocap Use On Skyrim/Jeremy Used His Own Mocap On Skyrim DLC
10:35 - Animating Hands/Hardest Things Animating
11:54 - Jeremy Was Known As The Gun Reloader Animator Guy
14:06 - Non-Combat Animations
15:20 - Non Humans Were Key Framed Not Mocapped/Only 7 Animators On Skyrim
16:55 - Bethesda’s Management System In The Old Days Doesn’t Scale Well
18:50 - Bethesda Expanded Too Fast For The Culture To Remain The Same/Team Sizes
20:15 - Starfields Roadmap Required A Massive Team
21:45 - Rockstar’s Level Of Polish/Downsides Of Large Teams
24:00 - Animating Procedural Generated Content
25:00 - Jeremy’s Thoughts On Todd Howard
28:50 - Jeremy Changed From A Full Time Employee To A Contractor Part Way Through Starfield
30:00 - Pros & Cons Of Remote Work/How Covid Impacted Starfields Development
32:15 - Microsoft Acquisition
33:15 - Modding Community
35:20 - Bethesdas Feature Creep Culture
36:30 - Why Jeremy Left Bethesda
39:10 - Games Are Costing Too Much To Make/Layoffs/Dev Salaries
43:15 - Larian Studios/Growing Studios Gradually
44:45 - Q+A - Why Slo Mo Kills Were Removed From Starfield
45:45 - Q+A - How Does An Animator Go About Animating A Mythical Creature
47:00 - Game Jams At Bethesda/Originally There Was A Mad Max Motorcycle In Fallout 4
50:00 - Many Vehicles Made For Starfield That May Still Be Added/Vampire Lord In Skyrim
51:30 - Pros & Cons Of Bethesda Migrating To Unreal Engine 5/Creation Engine
57:52 - It’s Easier To Make Realistic Graphics Than Stylized Graphics
1:00:25 - Elder Scrolls VI/Gameplay Is More Important Than Anything Else
1:02:10 - Bethesda’s Culture Is Great/Game Devs Who Have Never Shipped A Game Due To Layoffs
1:04:30 - Jeremy Asks Kiwi For His Thoughts On Xbox Multiplatform Strategy/Gamepass & Game He Played Most In 2024
1:08:30 - Closing Comments/LinkedIn Is Facebook 2.0
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