A Conversation with Tim Cain: Channel 44
Added 2024-02-13 18:15:11 +0000 UTCFred and Dan chat with Tim Cain about his career in games, including his leadership on Fallout, Arcanum, The Outer Worlds, and more. Tim explains why The Ur-Quan Masters is one of his favorite role-playing games, and shares his insights on telling an interactive story and finding a game's tone.
Check out Tim Cain's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A08OTbsi_NA
0:00 - Theme music
0:14 - Introductions
1:38 - Tim and UQM
4:31 - Story and characters
10:35 - Colorblind players
13:30 - Procedural generation
17:18 - Making UQM
22:52 - Aliens and Star Trek
27:20 - Tim's start in games
30:24 - Everyone thinks they can write
35:02 - Essence of a great role-playing game
37:42 - Finding a game's tone
44:27 - Game genres diverging
46:46 - Teaching game design
49:21 - Tools and technology
59:54 - Developing UQM2
1:04:43 - Developers playing games
1:08:46 - Multiplayer and MMOs
1:18:46 - Player-driven story
1:25:06 - Tyranny at Obsidian
1:27:05 - Inspiring the player
1:28:42 - What Tim wants to play
1:33:25 - Game trends
1:36:32 - Mysteries in Fallout and UQM
This recording is provided early and ad-free for our Patreon subscribers. The public will see it live on Youtube on February 13th.
Comments
You guys are killing it with these, and so much all at once that we're spoiled for choice. Thank you!
Martin Lettvin
2024-02-13 19:06:23 +0000 UTC
