#30: The Underrated skill of Optimization, with Stephen Hauer

Stephen Hauer was an Art Director at Camouflaj Studio and now Director of Assets at Poliigon. In this podcast, we discuss whether or not schools are a good experience and what you can do to get the most out of it. We talk about his experience working on game titles such as Halo 4. Also we discuss developing VR games and the challenges that come along with that. Stephen’s Links: Website: https://www.stephen-hauer.com/ Linkedin:   / stephen-hauer-93228313   Links discussed in podcast: Proko:    / prokotv   Sparth: https://sparth.artstation.com/projects Kim Jung Gi: https://www.instagram.com/kimjunggius... Signup to Poliigon: https://www.poliigon.com/?utm_campaig... Chapter Markers: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:45 - Podcast start 00:04:28 - The negative side education in the 3D field 00:11:51 - Resources that 3D schools don’t provide 00:14:47 - Stephen’s journey after 3D school 00:23:39 - Stephen’s experience working on Halo 00:36:23 - The future of Halo and professional retention 00:37:47 - Sparth & the importance of spending time in the UK for design 00:40:28 - Benefits of drawing from memory 00:47:25 - Stephen’s move from Microsoft to Camouflaj 00:51:03 - Working with Physically Based Rendering 00:54:04 - Production vs Freelance mentality 01:00:01 - Working on Virtual Reality for the first time 01:02:36 - Working with Marvel on Iron Man VR 01:05:29 - Poliigon Ad 01:06:45 - Difference between developing for VR and for screen 01:14:12 - Developing within the constraints of VR 01:22:03 - Importance of collaboration 01:55:20 - Managing a team as an Art Director 01:59:20 - Working with Poliigon! 02:01:29 - How Poliigon started 02:02:43 - Using tools like Jira for asset management Send in your video question: https://www.blenderguru.com/podcastqu... Listen to The Andrew Price Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iQrZmx... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast... Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=... Anchor: https://anchor.fm/andrew-price-podcast Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-andrew-... Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/g63tah31 RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-andrew-pr... ----------------------------------------------- Follow me: Twitter:   / andrewpprice   Instagram:   / andrewpprice   Facebook:   / blenderguru   ArtStation: http://artstation.com/artist/andrewprice Blender Guru: http://www.blenderguru.com Poliigon: http://www.poliigon.com