#183 - Mike York Interview (Animator On Grand Theft Auto V & Red Dead Redemption 2)

Mike York is an animator with an extensive resume but is probably best known for his tenure at Rockstar working on GTA V & RDR2. He has a cool Youtube channel called @YorkReacts he reacts to videos and speaks on the industry.

#rockstargames #rdr2 #gta

SOCIAL MEDIA Youtube - @YorkReacts

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

00:21 - Mike Is So Energetic He Doesn’t Need Red Bull Or Coffee

01:45 - Rockstars Tight Security

03:20 - Difference In Cultures Between Rockstar New England & Edinburgh

08:20 - The Houser Brothers Were Like Mythical Creatures

09:38 - Companies Never Take Feedback From Employees

13:04 - Mike Wanted To Fix GTA Vs Combat System But Was Shut Down

15:10 - Consolidation Of Game Studios Has Ruined The Industry

18:20 - Getting Rejection Emails/Interview Process At Rockstar

20:51 - What’s Involved With Animating Hands Well

22:10 - What Animations Mike Worked On

23:30 - Working On The Cougar For RDR2/Mocap For Animals

29:00 - Why Rockstar Are The Best At Optimising/LODs

31:00 - Appreciating Good Animation/Nuances Animators Get Wrong

34:00 - DLSS Can’t Fix Animation/Frame Rate Differences

36:30 - GTA VI Will Be 30FPS

38:00 - GTA VI Will Be In The Last Strech Fixing Bugs

40:20 - Rockstar India Is Vital For GTA VI/Indians Get Taken Advantage Of

44:30 - Why Mike Left Rockstar/GTA VI Will Have Insane Crunch

47:45 - Toxic Culture During GTA V

50:05 - Q+A - Advantages Of Going From GTA V On PS3 to RDR2 On PS4

52:45 - Q+A - Are Animators Allowed To Include Spontaneous Ideas

54:50 - Q+A - Is It More Difficult To Animate In A Game Than A Movie

55:50 - Mike Wasn’t Credited For His Animation On The Batman Film

57:10 - Keeping A Positive Aura/Where To Follow Mike York

58:50 - GTA VI Second Trailer/Closing Comments