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Chris Rey is a VFX Artist currently working on the new God of War, and previously worked on Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. He makes vehicle explosions, Zombie lasers, and Norse spells look cool! We discuss the organization of PlayStation Studios, Activision, and the hardware behind special effects.\n\n[SPONSOR for cheap Windows & Gaming Keys: https://www.cdkoffers.com/]\n25% software discount code: brokensilicon\n3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink\nWindows 10 Key: https://bit.ly/2vfKucI\n\n0:00 What made Chris Reach out? What does a VFX Artist do for Call of Duty Cold War?\n9:52 Between various FX \u2013 what taxes gaming hardware the most?\n12:07 Why don't more Developers go on the Record?\n14:58 Jason Schreier\u2019s Reporting on PlayStation Studios, How Sony manages their Devs\n24:19 How much do COD Studios share tech? How much do PlayStation studios share?\n27:06 Does making a gen Crossgen hold back the next gen version?\n34:42 Optimizing for AMD & Nvidia Graphics vs PlayStation 5 & XBOX Series X\n38:35 What specs would you improve on the PS5? Would more actually RAM improve graphics?\n44:07 What effects need more work by devs? Why does smoke look worse than Fire?\n50:48 Does hardware ever limit art direction?\n57:16 Why do so many games get delayed?\n1:00:07 How did the COVID Shutdown affect Game Development?\n1:08:26 XBOX vs PlayStation marketing - how soon should companies reveal games?\n1:17:13 Differences between Call of Duty & God of War development...and fans.\n1:27:35 Why is Warzone's file size so large?! Did Activision expect it to be this successful?\n1:34:51 Is there a way to stop Multiplayer Hackers? Does Activision have vulnerabilities?\n1:39:46 Why don't more console games support Keyboard & Mouse?\n1:48:52 How do devs adjust settings for MP Competion? Why isn't DX12 the standard?\n1:59:51 Difference between doing VFX for movies versus Games\n2:05:57 Advice for people looking to get into game development\n\n\nChristopher Reay: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjreaytechart/\nSony Santa Monica: https://sms.playstation.com/\nJason Schreier PlayStation Studios Report: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-09/sony-s-obsession-with-blockbusters-is-stirring-unrest-within-playstation-empire\nhttps://www.gamespot.com/articles/obsidian-denied-bonus-over-new-vegas-metacritic-score-studio-head/1100-6366337/\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/blackopscoldwar/comments/jubtwm/acid_trip_bug_anyone_else_had_this_dont_know_what/\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaaFEWz5uaQ\nhttps://twitter.com/AntiCheatPD/status/1412024189561851904\nFire VFX Guy: youtube.com/channel/UCjgqdaigk7VSDqqqkHkcNTg