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#183 - Mike York Interview (Animator On Grand Theft Auto V & Red Dead Redemption 2)
Episode 183
Mike York is an animator with an extensive resume but is probably best known for his tenure at Rockstar working on GTA V & RDR2. He has a cool Youtube channel called @YorkReacts he reacts to videos and speaks on the industry.
#rockstargames #rdr2 #gta
SOCIAL MEDIA Youtube - @YorkReacts
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:21 - Mike Is So Energetic He Doesn’t Need Red Bull Or Coffee
01:45 - Rockstars Tight Security
03:20 - Difference In Cultures Between Rockstar New England & Edinburgh
08:20 - The Houser Brothers Were Like Mythical Creatures
09:38 - Companies Never Take Feedback From Employees
13:04 - Mike Wanted To Fix GTA Vs Combat System But Was Shut Down
15:10 - Consolidation Of Game Studios Has Ruined The Industry
18:20 - Getting Rejection Emails/Interview Process At Rockstar
20:51 - What’s Involved With Animating Hands Well
22:10 - What Animations Mike Worked On
23:30 - Working On The Cougar For RDR2/Mocap For Animals
29:00 - Why Rockstar Are The Best At Optimising/LODs
31:00 - Appreciating Good Animation/Nuances Animators Get Wrong
34:00 - DLSS Can’t Fix Animation/Frame Rate Differences
36:30 - GTA VI Will Be 30FPS
38:00 - GTA VI Will Be In The Last Strech Fixing Bugs
40:20 - Rockstar India Is Vital For GTA VI/Indians Get Taken Advantage Of
44:30 - Why Mike Left Rockstar/GTA VI Will Have Insane Crunch
47:45 - Toxic Culture During GTA V
50:05 - Q+A - Advantages Of Going From GTA V On PS3 to RDR2 On PS4
52:45 - Q+A - Are Animators Allowed To Include Spontaneous Ideas
54:50 - Q+A - Is It More Difficult To Animate In A Game Than A Movie
55:50 - Mike Wasn’t Credited For His Animation On The Batman Film
57:10 - Keeping A Positive Aura/Where To Follow Mike York
58:50 - GTA VI Second Trailer/Closing Comments
Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago