133 Erik Wolpaw Interview ( Half Life: Alyx, Portal 2, Portal 3, Valve, Writing, Dialogue etc. )

Erik Wolpaw is a writer at Valve and has worked on franchises such as Half Life and Portal. He recently worked on Half Life:Alyx and Aperture Desk Job SOCIAL MEDIA TWITTER wolpaw , halflife, portal, valve TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:25 Being A Database Programmer Before Being A Writer 01:00 Procrastination, Psychonauts 03:10 Coming Up With Names Is Easy, Keeping Up Energy Is Hard, Jokes Being Cut 04:50 Erik Doesnt Like Writing 05:55 Eriks Ideology In Terms Of Writing For A Game 07:50 Time Between Portal Portal 2, Dont Write Yourself Into A Corner 08:25 Erik Wants To Work On A Portal 3, Valves Corporate Structure 10:01 Portal 3 Might Not Happen, Why Valve Doesnt Release Many Games 11:45 Valves High Quality Bar, Development Cycle 12:20 Portal 2 Almost Didnt Happen, Portal 2 Project Cycle 15:45 Games Are Terrible Until Near The End 17:04 Struggling With Ideas For Portal 2 Until Wheatley Idea Came About 19:14 Worki