{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Unofficial PopCap PopCast","title":"PvZ2 Secrets: Art Director Monte Michaelis - Part 1","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a26a9ca7\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3685,"description":"Isaac and Steve get into it with Monte Michaelis, Art Director on Plants vs. Zombies 2. \nBeing one of the few people who worked through much of PvZ2's early development, Monte has a unique perspective on the forces that shaped the follow-up to the classic original. \nGame Jams, unicycles, cat cutouts and the all-important art of distiguishing between what's clever and what's clear are just a tiny fraction of the mysteries these three old-school PopCappers discuss. Chow down, PopCap and PvZ fans!\nCHAPTERS\n00:00  The Unofficial PopCap PopCast\n00:19  Hello Greetings Bonjour\n00:58  Welcoming Monte Michaelis\n02:53  Biggs Darklighter\n03:13  Semi-rural Alaska\n04:18  Animation\n11:22  First Introduction to PopCap\n12:44  \"Where's My Art?\"\n16:40  Working on Blitz\n18:17  Commercial Value of Attention\n22:50  Game Jams\n23:20  Michael Jackson Unicycle Daredevil\n27:37  Disco Zombie\n31:48  Being Clever vs. Being Clear\n34:03  Snackers\n35:05  Moving Into Plants vs Zombies 2\n38:49  Vector Rather Than Pixel\n42:06  Plant Food\n43:47  Farmageddon\n46:32  \"PvZ2 is cancell bed.\"\n46:59  Higher Fidelity\n49:49  New Peashooter & Sunflower Animations\n58:32  PvZ2 Design: Mohan Rajagopalan\n59:28  Exponentially Better\n1:00:35  And On That...\nLINKS\nbadpennygoods.com\nhttps://www.badpennygoods.com/\n(real physical goods)\nADPList\nhttps://adplist.org/mentors/montye-michaelis\n(mentoring)\nthisismonte.com\nhttps://www.thisismonte.com/\n(Monte stuff!)\nLinkedIn Monte Michaelis\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/montemichaelis/\n(Monte has been extremely busy since his PopCap days. So many talents and experiences!)","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/-stC06Qla7bhlkFLHBrF14uI3PcjKJKT7fmv4f5t-tQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yMjYw/MDhiNjRmZDkwN2Q3/ODM2MDQxMGVjNzdh/ZWUxOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}