#146 - Tyvic Stallworth Interview (Last Of Us Part II, Call Of Duty:Warzone, QA, Mario, Naughty Dog)

Tyvic Stallworth is a game developer who has worked on games such as Last Of Us Part II and Call Of Duty: Warzone, he is currently a developer at Sucker Punch productions You can check out his gaming channel here    / @tyvicstallworth   #lastofus #callofduty #naughtydog TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:39 - Tyvics Workout Regime/LA Traffic 03:00 - Naughty Dog Staff Traffic Commute 03:40 - Naughty Dog Documentation/Tyvis Early Days At Naughty Dog 04:10 - Moving From QA Into Design 06:20 - Moving From Last Of Us II Multiplayer Team To Single Player Team 07:24 - Tyvics First First Job As A Designer On Last On Us II/LISP 08:50 - Work In QA 10:45 - Tyvics Philosophy On Design 12:00 - Why Naughty Dog Is One Of The Best Studios 14:10 - Why Tyvic Left Naughty Dog 15:03 - Working On Call Of Duty: Warzone 16:40 - Working On Clash Mode/Nebular 5 Bomb 19:10 - Who Comes Up With Game Mode Ideas On Warzone 20:10 - Convincing Colleagues With Proof Of Concept 21:20 - Prototyping Vs Pitch Documents/Super Mario Example 23:30 - Why Mario Is Tyvics Favourite Character Of All Time 25:20 - Being Skeptical Of Super Mario Odyssey Before Release/PC Gaming 26:10 - Tyvic Will Only Watch Super Mario Film For The Culture 27:35 - Last Of Us Series/Uncharted Film/Video Game Adaptations 29:16 - A.I. Art/AI As A Tool/Hypothetical Scenario 33:50 - Traditionalists Vs Adapters 35:00 - Tyvics Approach To Time Management 39:06 - Interaction With Neil Druckmann/Hierachy Of What People Are Going Through 41:50 - If You Have A Question About Something Just Ask 42:25 - Learning Music So He Could Understand Sound Design Lingo 42:50 - Structures Of Desks In Gaming Studios/Tunnel Vision 44:30 - Emotional Roller Coaster Of Last Of Us II Multiplayer 47:50 - Factions For Last Of Us Part 1 Was Made In 4 Months 48:30 - Disconnect Between Developers And Higher Ups In A Game Studio 52:38 - Hating A Game Once Its Complete/Burnout 56:00 - Finetuning Last Of Us Part II During The End Of Development 57:40 - Finding Bugs Despite Gruesome Work Schedule 1:00:15 - Cut Off On Reap Of Return On AAA Games 1:03:45 - PS5 Has Been Out For Years Already 1:04:15 - Where To Follow Tyvic Stallworth