Inside the Vault: Larry Liberty

[King of Creation]

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<p>This week's<a href="http://bethblog.com/index.php/2010/04/1 ... y-liberty/"> Inside the Vault </a>is with none other than Obsidian's superhero in residence and <em><strong>Fallout: New Vegas</strong></em> senior producer, <strong>Larry Liberty</strong>. With a name like that, he has to be a superhero, right? Anyway, here are the highlights:</p>
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<p><em><strong>What&rsquo;s your job at Obsidian?</strong></em></p>
<p><em>Put simply, I manage the production of Fallout: New Vegas. In practice, that means managing a small team of producers that in turn manage the five cross-discipline teams of developers responsible for creating the game. [We have broken the team into smaller sub-teams, each focused on a specific goal each milestone. Incidentally, these teams are all named after items found in the Fallout universe: Team Buffout, Fancy(lads), Mentats, Nuka, and Psycho.] I manage two of the teams myself and coordinate with the rest of my production crew in a relatively organic manner. My primary job is to see that Josh&rsquo;s [Josh Sawyer, Project Director/Lead Designer] vision is executed to the fullest extent possible while staying within scope.</em></p>
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<p><em><strong>Any fun facts you&rsquo;d like to share about Obsidian?</strong></em></p>
<p><em>All of the owners remain involved in the day-to-day development of games, something that does not happen all that often once a company reaches a certain size. Perhaps as a result of this, there is just about nothing in the way of political intrigue, very refreshing and unheard of in a game company with well over 100 employees.</em></p>
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<p><em><strong>Are you aware you have the best name of all time?</strong></em></p>
<p><em>Thank you. I do get my share of superhero jokes. I have my dad and granddad to thank for that, since I am the third.</em></p>
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<p>Check out the whole thing <a href="http://bethblog.com/index.php/2010/04/1 ... re</a>.</p>