PvZ2 Secrets: Art Director Monte Michaelis - Part 2

About this episode

Isaac and Steve continue their conversation with Monte Michaelis, Art Director on Plants vs. Zombies 2. Monte shares his unique perspective on the complex processes that led to the followup to the classic original PvZ, discussing ups, downs, frustrations, triumphs, plus all sorts of stuff in between and besides. Revel in the reveals, PvZ fans! CHAPTERS00:00 The Unofficial PopCap PopCast 00:19 Hello Greetings Bonjour 01:13 Previously on... 01:52 Planet vs. Zombies 04:02 Flash Facebook PvZ 11:26 Everything Around Us Is Shifting 13:28 Desirability, Viability, Feasibility 17:03 Vague Target, Vague Solution 19:39 Lionizing Suffering 20:34 Worthwhile Experiences 22:04 Surviving as a Creative 30:51 It's About Time 37:13 Premium to Freemium 42:32 PvZ2 Is Trying To Do a Really Difficult Thing 44:02 Still Dealing With the Consequences 45:29 The Winchester House 47:41 Peak Joy and Rough Trenches 50:19 Spintop 52:33 I Remember My Emotions 54:21 The Best Version of Myself 58:45 Just Keep Moving 1:00:09 Where Is My Happiness In This? LINKSbadpennygoods.com https://www.badpennygoods.com/ (real physical goods)ADPList https://adplist.org/mentors/montye-michaelis (mentoring)thisismonte.com https://www.thisismonte.com/ (Monte stuff!)LinkedIn Monte Michaelis https://www.linkedin.com/in/montemichaelis/ (Monte has been extremely busy since his PopCap days. So many talents and experiences!)