#165 - Chandler Murch Interview (IT Infrastructure At Valve)

Chandler Murch worked at Valve for over 8 years in IT infrastructure; and oversaw a lot of esports Valve events specifically for Dota 2, he also did some work in the Dental AI space.

#valve #steam #dota2

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro/Being Associated With F.R.I.E.N.D.S

01:30 - How Chandler Ended Up At Valve

04:10 - What His First Job At Valve Was/Customer Service

06:59 - Valve’s IT Infrastructure When Chandler First Started

08:55 - How Chandler Improved Valve’s IT Infrastructure/Network Speeds

14:15 - Hitting Milestones With The Content Delivery Network/Capacity Planning

17:00 - Taking Into Account Internet Infrastructure Improvements Globally

19:09 - Organising E-Sports Events/DOTA 2

23:10 - Mitigating Problems With Live E-Sports Events/Audio & Player Problems

26:40 - Testing Live Setups With Players

29:20 - How Chandler Got Into Gaming & Steam

31:30 - Chandler’s Favourite Valve Games

32:45 - Chandler’s Involvement On Portal 2/How Valve Does Credits In Games

35:15 - Chandler’s Work On Left 4 Dead 2/Portal 2 Bugs

38:54 - Valve Games Have To Reach A Certain Milestone Before QA Testing

39:45 - A Valve Employee Did Wheatleys Voice Before Stephen Merchant

40:30 - Chandler Never Got The Passion For Game Design

41:35 - Chandler’s Interactions With Gabe Newell

46:45 - Steam Avoided Fragmentation Unlike TV/FIlm Streaming Platforms

49:35 - Misunderstanding That Valve Doesn’t Make Games Now

52:40 - The Cost Of Running Valve Servers/Valve’s Value

55:45 - What Chandler Did After Valve/Dentistry AI

1:00:37 - Dental Work Is Very Costly In The West/Dentistry AI Is Only Available In USA/Canada

1:04:00 - Where To Follow Chandler Murch