Todd Howard Podcast Interview

While undoubtedly a busy man, Bethesda’s game director and executive producer Todd Howard recently spent a few hours being interviewed by one Lex Fridman as part of the latter’s podcast. As you might expect from such a massive interview, it covers a lot of ground, including Bethesda’s early projects, Starfield, The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and video games in general.

Check it out:

OUTLINE:

• 0:00 – Introduction
• 0:55 – Simulation
• 2:51 – NPCs
• 11:42 – Daggerfall and Arena
• 19:55 – Bethesda
• 28:19 – Video game graphics
• 34:38 – The essence of a video game
• 39:27 – Redguard
• 44:27 – Creating open worlds
• 52:06 – Superintelligent NPCs
• 57:00 – Starfield
• 1:16:42 – The Elder Scrolls 6
• 1:36:03 – Fallout
• 1:43:11 – Character creation
• 1:48:13 – Quests & items
• 2:01:58 – Xbox
• 2:07:24 – Greatest game of all time
• 2:17:40 – Day in the life
• 2:25:34 – Advice for young people
• 2:29:02 – Fallout TV show
• 2:33:34 – Indiana Jones game
• 2:39:46 – Meaning of life