Streaming in Skyrim

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The soundscape is really, really important in the sky. We spend a lot of time on the sky because it's taking up much more of the screen than a lot of people give credit for. There's a lot of level of detail, streaming work. Hard drive speed is really prioritized. They're so blazing fast. You take Skyrim and oblivion and the fallouts of that 360 era. It feels as incredible as going hiking or something like that. In another totally different place, like Iceland orSomething like that, this whole other surreal, ethereal place. Yeah, it's incredible how you kind of create that.

Todd Howard is a legendary video game designer at Bethesda Game Studios. He led the development of the Elder Scrolls series and the Fallout series, and an upcoming game Starfield. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(05:53) – Simulation
(07:49) – NPCs
(16:40) – Daggerfall and Arena
(24:53) – Bethesda
(33:18) – Video game graphics
(39:37) – The essence of a video game
(44:25) – Redguard
(49:25) – Creating open worlds
(57:04) – Superintelligent NPCs
(1:01:58) – Starfield
(1:21:40) – The Elder Scrolls 6
(1:41:01) – Fallout
(1:48:09) – Character creation
(1:53:11) – Quests & items
(2:06:57) – Xbox
(2:12:22) – Greatest game of all time
(2:22:38) – Day in the life
(2:30:32) – Advice for young people
(2:34:00) – Fallout TV show
(2:38:32) – Indiana Jones game
(2:44:44) – Meaning of life