Paul Tozour's guest appearances

Paul Tozour

HomeTeam GameDev Podcast

Speak Up Talk Radio Network

Kiwi Talkz

THRP Podcast

Bill Gates

Kyle Anderson

Donald Trump

Karen Anderson

Taika Waititi

James Martin

Stephen Colbert

Joe Fielder

Gareth Coker

Steve Snyder

James Ross

Julie Broad

Jonathan Scott

Kenny G

Roger Johns

OwlTail

Paul Tozour is a former engineer and video game developer with over 25 years of experience. He is most well known for his work on Metroid Prime 2 &amp; 3. He is currently in the process of finishing his book The Four Swords: A Parable of Leadership, Video Games, and Dead Dragons which is due for release at the end of 2022. SOCIAL MEDIA TWITTER - @fourswordsbook   TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - What His Role Was At Retro Studios 02:30 - Challenges Between Retro &amp; Nintendo/Dark Samus Fight In Prime 3 06:16 - Working With Tanabe/Western Vs Eastern Design 09:02 - Adapting To Nintendos Design Philosophies 10:55 - Project X And How It Fell Apart 17:17 - Michael Kelbaugh’s Influence On Retros Culture/How Paul Got Into Leadership  21:00 - No Evidence To Show Crunch Is Productive/Cultural Norms 24:58 - Leadership Is Building Culture Intentionally 25:55 - Paul’s Crunch Stories/Underlying Problems Of Leadership 28:44 - Game Studio Values/Fear Of Conflict 31:35 - Leadership Is Leaving Your Ego On The Table 32:20 - Activision’s Scandal A Symptom Of A Deeper Problem 33:20 - Day Courses For Studios/Devs Having 100% Ownership Of Studios/Unions 35:50 - Andy O’Neills Saying/Mark Heigh- Hutchinson 37:15 - Michael Kelbaugh’s Leadership 38:25 - Different Disciplines  41:40 - Pauls Book THE FOUR SWORDS And How It Came About 47:34 - Aven Colony/Helios Boss In Prime 3 50:15 - Pauls Frustration With A.I. In Gaming 53:31 - A.I. Gaming Evolution Is Very Slow/Flowchart Of Boss A.I. While Working On Prime 2  57:01 - Idol State Of Dark Samus Battle In Prime 2 59:40 - Tanabe Didnt Like The Original Design Of The Pirate Homeward 1:01:44 - In Nintendo Meetings You Never Reference Another Game In Design Pitches 1:03:30 - The Game Is The Design Document With Nintendo 1:06:20 - Massive Design Documents Never Get Read 1:07:29 - Retro Devs Were Halo Fans And So It Influenced Prime 3/East &amp; West Design Meet In Metroid Prime Trilogy 1:08:50 - You Gain New Perspectives From Working With Nintendo 1:10:30 - Wrap Up/FOUR Swords Book Promotion 1:11:45 - Where To Follow Paul Tozour

Paul Tozour is a former engineer and video game developer with over 25 years of experience. He is most well known for his work on Metroid Prime 2 &amp; 3. He is currently in the process of finishing his book The Four Swords: A Parable of Leadership, Video Games, and Dead Dragons which is due for release at the end of 2022. SOCIAL MEDIA TWITTER - @fourswordsbook TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - What His Role Was At Retro Studios 02:30 - Challenges Between Retro &amp; Nintendo/Dark Samus Fight In Prime 3 06:16 - Working With Tanabe/Western Vs Eastern Design 09:02 - Adapting To Nintendos Design Philosophies 10:55 - Project X And How It Fell Apart 17:17 - Michael Kelbaugh’s Influence On Retros Culture/How Paul Got Into Leadership  21:00 - No Evidence To Show Crunch Is Productive/Cultural Norms 24:58 - Leadership Is Building Culture Intentionally 25:55 - Paul’s Crunch Stories/Underlying Problems Of Leadership 28:44 - Game Studio Values/Fear Of Conflict 31:35 - Leadership Is Leaving Your Ego On The Table 32:20 - Activision’s Scandal A Symptom Of A Deeper Problem 33:20 - Day Courses For Studios/Devs Having 100% Ownership Of Studios/Unions 35:50 - Andy O’Neills Saying/Mark Heigh- Hutchinson 37:15 - Michael Kelbaugh’s Leadership 38:25 - Different Disciplines  41:40 - Pauls Book THE FOUR SWORDS And How It Came About 47:34 - Aven Colony/Helios Boss In Prime 3 50:15 - Pauls Frustration With A.I. In Gaming 53:31 - A.I. Gaming Evolution Is Very Slow/Flowchart Of Boss A.I. While Working On Prime 2  57:01 - Idol State Of Dark Samus Battle In Prime 2 59:40 - Tanabe Didnt Like The Original Design Of The Pirate Homeward 1:01:44 - In Nintendo Meetings You Never Reference Another Game In Design Pitches 1:03:30 - The Game Is The Design Document With Nintendo 1:06:20 - Massive Design Documents Never Get Read 1:07:29 - Retro Devs Were Halo Fans And So It Influenced Prime 3/East &amp; West Design Meet In Metroid Prime Trilogy 1:08:50 - You Gain New Perspectives From Working With Nintendo 1:10:30 - Wrap Up/FOUR Swords Book Promotion 1:11:45 - Where To Follow Paul Tozour

#138 - Paul Tozour Interview (Metroid Prime 2 & 3, Boss Design, A.I., Leadership, Four Swords etc.)

In this episode, we invited Paul Tozour to talk about video game development and the importance of leadership in the video game industry. Make sure to check out his book and Aven Colony's Twitter (the game which he created). Check out the THRP Podcast linktree

In this episode, we invited Paul Tozour to talk about video game development and the importance of leadership in the video game industry. Make sure to check out his <a href="https://twitter.com/fourswordsbook?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">book</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/AvenColony" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aven Colony's Twitter</a> (the game which he created). Check out the THRP Podcast <a href="https://linktr.ee/THRP_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">linktree</a>

Episode 26 -Leadership in the Video Game Industry (or the lack of it) w/ Paul Tozour

Author Paul Tozour

Gamkedo Club

Paul Tozour joins us as a Gamkedo Club speaker. He worked on the Metroid Prime 2 &amp; 3, MechWarrior 4, and more. He's founder of Mothership Entertainment, creating Aven Colony. Music by Danny Baranowsky. Vote: https://simpleprogrammer.com/podcast-awards/

Paul Tozour joins us as a Gamkedo Club speaker. He worked on the Metroid Prime 2 &amp; 3, MechWarrior 4, and more. He's founder of Mothership Entertainment, creating Aven Colony. Music by Danny Baranowsky. Vote: <a href="https://simpleprogrammer.com/podcast-awards/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://simpleprogrammer.com/podcast-awards/</a>

Paul Tozour with Gamkedo Club