Chapter Valve Gabe Newell gave an interview to the publication IGNin which he spoke about the return to work on the universe Half-lifecreating a VR project Half-Life: Alyx and the future of the company.
What he compared to the first film about John Wickin which the hero Keanu Reeves everyone asked if he had returned to business.
“I think so, Half-Life is back. It’s cool, it was great to work on the Half-Life universe again,” he said.
As Newell explained, Alyx turned out to be an interesting project and a real challenge for developers in terms of game design. Valve wanted to move the single player genre forward and solve interesting problems.
Having tested the game, gamers will understand why it was created specifically for VR-helmets. In this case, the team takes into account the experience gained in the development of previous projects, including the failed one. So, the head of the studio called KKI Artifact disappointment.
Newell did not pass by the role Campo santo, which due to the development of Alyx was forced to freeze the game In the valley of gods. Valve bought a studio from Bellevue due to the team’s unique thinking and approach to creating games and storytelling. That is why the new part of Half-Life will be rich in plot details.
Now Valve studio is also engaged in the study of neurocomputer interfaces. According to Gabe Newell, now humanity is much closer to creating an analogue “Matrices“than you might think. Moreover, in their films brothers / sisters Wachowski overlooked the technical aspects, for such a world of virtual reality will be noticeably different from the real world.
The concept itself is as difficult to explain as the possibilities of the Internet to a simple person who has no idea what it is. For example, the developers found that providing signals to the motor cortex of the brain is much easier than making a person feel cold. There are a lot of such nuances.
Leader Valve touched on the topic of new generation consoles. Prior to this, he repeatedly criticized the platform holders, and especially got Microsoft. However, Newell now indicates that developers have gained wider access to the resources of PCs, consoles and mobile phones, which has allowed to cut the costs of creating games.
Gabe Newell also answered the question, which game from the Half-Life series is his favorite. The head of Valve called Portal 2. The fact is that he took the least part in the development of this particular project, which allows him to think less about missed opportunities.
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