June 2nd, 2008
I Hope He Makes a Half-Life Movie
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Every week I usually can’t wait to watch a new episode of The 1UP Show. For this week and the last they’ve been running “special” episodes; I put this weeks’ episode off for a couple of days, but I just now finished watching it and I couldn’t help but to rush here and share it. As much as I’ve come to dislike recycling content here, this must be seen!

This weeks’ episode is 40 minutes of a dinner meeting between Mark MacDonald (Editor: EGM), Erik Wolpaw (Writer: Portal), Dylan Cuthbert (President: Q Games) and Jonathan Mak (Creator: Everyday Shooter). This video is utterly fascinating. If you’ve never thought of game designers as artists, or of games as art, and these discussions don’t make you think twice about your stance, I can’t help you. The designers give insights into their varrying creative processes, talk of their past projects and even their gaming habits and what it’s like to play a game as a designer. Please, do yourself a favor and give this a watch. Also, feel free to comment with your thoughts and if I should keep posting things like this or not.

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5 Responses to “I Hope He Makes a Half-Life Movie”

  1. AvatarPseudoKnight
    Jun 5, 08 at 3:35 am
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    I love casual talks like this, but what an odd bunch. They’ve all approached the industry from different paths. It’s kind of cool that I recognize Wolpaw and Mak. Did you see Mak at the IGF awards? Heh. He always strikes me as the guy who should be saying “what the fuck am I doing here?” Some decent and honest comments from him here, though.
  2. AvatarSlayeric
    Jun 7, 08 at 1:26 am
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    I remember when I was a we lad, just starting to understand teh grander scale of the industry behind video games. I was just learning then. Heh. I still am in all honesty. But my favorite magazine has always been Electronic Gaming Monthly. It was one of the first gaming mags that just felt right and intelligent to me. The reviewers didn’t seem like they would cave into what the game makers wanted. Even when I was 12 years old. I felt that reviews were cookie cutter and didn’t really seem to represent the games that I rented.

    Then I got my first issue of EGM. The one thing that will always stick out in my mind was how much Mark MacDonald made me laugh. From his bio before the reviews, to what he had to say about certain games. To this day, this man has the abillity to make me ROFL for real.

    I’m not an avid watcher of the 1up show, because I just never felt the urge to really sit down to watch a podcast. I’d rater listen to one. Just personal preferece.

    But I’m glad you’re showing this. I am a big fan of what Mark Mac has to say.

    I just started watching it and I’ll tell ya my two cents when I’m done.
  3. AvatarSlayeric
    Jun 7, 08 at 3:05 am
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    In all honesty, there was nothing I really gained from that. But I did enjoy hearing several dudes I respect a LOT talking about their games and the things that they love about games, and what they look for in a game.
  4. AvatarSokkratez
    Jun 7, 08 at 3:57 am
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    Seeing Jonathan Mak nearly melt down after the comment about his text wrapping (I’m still not sure what he was referring to, specifically) was quite a sight. I know just how he felt at that moment. His comments following that were just awesome.
  5. AvatarSlayeric
    Jun 7, 08 at 10:22 am
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    Yeah. If there ever was a physical equivalent to O_O that was it.
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