Jeff Gardiner in the Vault

[Morbus]

There’s a new Inside the Vault at Bethesda’s blog. This time, the interviewed dev is Jeff "jg93" Gardiner, the creator of Oblivion’s acclaimed Downloadable Content (including the renowned “Horse Armor”):<blockquote> What’s your job at Bethesda?
I’m a Producer. AKA, the ‘cattle prod,’ the ‘snake-oil salesman,’ or ‘smiley-glad-hand.’ On Fallout 3, I’m in charge of keeping the designers busy. I also have a heavy background in design from previous projects, so I coordinate and help design various game systems; combat and VATS in particular, among other things. It’s a great job. Being able to shoot at things in a videogame all day, and then getting paid, isn’t something I take for granted.

What other games have you worked on?
As a Designer I worked (with Michael Kirkbride, who some of you know) on Defender. I then was promoted to Lead Design on Fantastic Four for the first movie. From there, I held the title of Design Director over various projects. Here at Bethesda, I helped produce Oblivion, and was Lead Producer on Shivering Isles, Knights of the Nine, and the rest of the DLC.</blockquote>Seems like a nice chap. And for those of you wondering if he played Fallout (because it’s not asked in the interview), we know he did:<blockquote>I’ve played Fallout on and off for years.</blockquote>Spotted at: RPGWatch

 

[shihonage]

I’m a Producer. AKA, the ‘cattle prod,’ the ‘snake-oil salesman,’ or ‘smiley-glad-hand.’

I don't think these attempts at self-deprecating humor work entirely as intended.

 

[keppj0nes]

Power Armor = $4.99 Download

 

[PaladinHeart]

Sorry if this is considered spam. I remember on "Bee Movie" the quote, "I was already a blood sucking parasite, all I needed was a briefcase!" And the description of this guy's job, along with his.. err.. "accomplishments", reminded me of a lawyer, and that quote.

The quote in the picture doesn't necessarily have anything to do with this, it's just the most cartoony mosquito I could find. xD

BTW why did they even interview this guy? Nobody seriously cares about the accomplishments of producers. They're customarily known as the people who are responsible for all the bad decisions in video game making. They're also responsible for companies like Oddworld Inhabitants leaving the video game scene.