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'''Does it hurt?'''<br />Having this done? Yeah, they have to put it in really tight.
'''Does it hurt?'''<br />Having this done? Yeah, they have to put it in really tight.


'''What did the others say when you got them?'''<br />I had announced that for a long time, because I wanted to do something with my hair. Everyone said, "Do not do it, Matty, do not do it." But in the end, it just happened, and when I got in ... they called me "Vileda"!
'''What did everyone else say when you came in with it like that?'''<br>I'd been threatening to do it for a while because I had wanted to do something with it for ages. They were all saying "Matty, don't do it. Don't do it" But in the end it just happened, so when I eventually came in with it. . . I got called 'Vileda'!


'''Is this a character in ''MediEvil''?'''<br />No. Vileda is a brand name for a mop. You know, the ones you "get in every corner" with. There is plenty of advertising for it. And now I am always called "Vileda Boy".
'''Is she a character in MediEvil?'''<br>No. Vileda is a brand name for a kind of cleaning mop. You know, the ones that 'get in all the corners' - there's loads of adverts for them. So I get called 'Vileda Boy' all the time.
=====CARNAGE=====
=====CARNAGE=====
'''Why are you working in the Games Industry?'''<br />Because I've always loved games since I was a kid. The first game I ever played properly was ''Manic Miner'' on the Spectrum in the 80's. Ever since then I've been into games.
'''Why are you working in the Games Industry?'''<br />Because I've always loved games since I was a kid. The first game I ever played properly was ''Manic Miner'' on the Spectrum in the 80's. Ever since then I've been into games.
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'''"Get thee out of t'house and get thee down t'mine?"'''<br />That was exactly it. I didn't think that having a computer science degree would be enough to get me a decent position, so I spent a lot of time at home building up my portfolio. . . and it worked. I had a lot of offers. I must have gone to ten interviews and received five offers.
'''"Get thee out of t'house and get thee down t'mine?"'''<br />That was exactly it. I didn't think that having a computer science degree would be enough to get me a decent position, so I spent a lot of time at home building up my portfolio. . . and it worked. I had a lot of offers. I must have gone to ten interviews and received five offers.


'''Which offer did you reject?'''<br />A shop near Birmingham that looked like a ghost town in the Wild West, with tumbleweeds running down the street. There was such an atmosphere of "I WANT OUT OF HERE"
'''Who did you turn down?'''<br>One place near Birmingham which was like a ghost-town in the wild west; tumbleweed rolling down the streets. The atmosphere was like "GET ME OUTTA HERE."


'''Why do you like working with computer games?'''<br />I like it because you have a lot of freedom and real challenges. Either you think it's great, or you can not stand it. At the moment I do not want to get out of the industry, because that's exactly my thing.
'''Why do you like working in Games?'''<br>I like it because it's like really free and really challenging. You either love it or you hate it. I don't want to leave the games industry at the moment as it's really my scene.
=====GET SLASHED UP=====
=====GET SLASHED UP=====
'''What's your favourite game on PlayStation.'''<br />I really like ''Tempest X'', it's an old arcade game.
'''What's your favourite game on PlayStation.'''<br />I really like ''Tempest X'', it's an old arcade game.
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'''You've never even seen the game? THE racing game?''' <br />I've seen it. I've actually been given it by the company. I just haven't had the chance to play it yet. So it's just been sat there. It seems alright, but I'm not really into driving games.
'''You've never even seen the game? THE racing game?''' <br />I've seen it. I've actually been given it by the company. I just haven't had the chance to play it yet. So it's just been sat there. It seems alright, but I'm not really into driving games.


'''What types of games do you like? '''<br />I love shoot'em ups and all arcade games like that.
'''What kind of game do you like?'''<br>I love shoot 'em ups, so all the arcade shoot 'em up / slash 'em ups.


'''Is this penchant for the violence of shoot'em ups reflected in ''MediEvil''? '''<br />I'm always accused of making enemies too hard to beat, so maybe.
'''Has any of that shoot 'em up violent streak gone into Medievil?'''<br>I always get accused of making my enemies too hard, so, maybe.
=====MEDIEVIL=====
=====MEDIEVIL=====
'''What's the part of the game you're thinking, "Yes, I'm really glad I put that in. It was really worth it." '''<br />Without a doubt, the ability to kill rats.
'''Which bit of the game do you think about and say: "Yes, I'm really glad we put that in there. That's really made it worthwhile."?'''<br>Definitely being able to kill the rats.
 
'''. . .and the bit you sweated the most blood over?'''<br>Probably a level we call "the ghost ship". I did the original version of the level and James finished it off when he came in to the second pass. It's really unusual because it's got lots of original bits included that were quite tough to write because of technical problems. It's been quite a headache.
'''. . .and the one for which you had the most difficulty? '''<br />Probably the level we call "The Ghost Ship". I did the initial version of the level and James finished it. The level is very unusual because there's a lot of original stuff in there that was quite difficult to write due to technical issues. That gave me a lot of headaches.
=====HYGIENE=====
=====HYGIENE=====
'''So do you sleep in the office?''' <br />Yeah
'''So do you sleep in the office?''' <br />Yeah
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'''What do you do about having a shower? Or do you not bother?'''<br />I get a wash. We have got fairly big sinks. I really dream about having showers here though. It would be really good.
'''What do you do about having a shower? Or do you not bother?'''<br />I get a wash. We have got fairly big sinks. I really dream about having showers here though. It would be really good.


'''I think all game developers should have showers available because they all end up sleeping at the office.'''<br />When we approach deadlines, despite all the goodwill of the world, there is always something that we want to add just before the deadline. It's just not possible to do that in the expected time. We arrive at the set date and we think "Oh, I should have done that" or we have new ideas. And since we really want to do the best we can, we can not say "oh, never mind" and go home instead of continuing to work.
'''I think that all games developers should have showers because everyone ends up sleeping at work.'''<br>When it comes to deadlines, with all the good intentions in the world, there's always one more thing that you end up wanting to put in before the deadline isn't there? It's just impossible to ever really do that on a schedule. You get to your deadline and you think "Oh my God, I should have done this", or people just keep having new ideas all the time. And you really want to make the best of what you're doing. You can't say "oh, well" and go home instead.
=====STIMULANTS=====
=====STIMULANTS=====
'''How do you stay awake?'''<br />It's just a quesiton of habit. When I go out at night I can stay awake for a long time without needing anything to help me hold on. But yesterday, as soon as we finished an important demo, I completely passed out.
'''So, how do you keep awake?'''<br>I have a habit for being able to do that. When I go out clubbing on an all-nighter I can stay awake for ages without any artificial enhancement. Although, yesterday, as soon as we completed an urgent demo, I completely passed out.
 
'''Did you have to be carried home? I heard someone had to order a cab for you.'''<br>Yeah, that was me. The thing is they all left me. I woke up, and I was talking about what went right and what went wrong with the demo and it got more and more fantastic, until in the end I realised I was in a complete dreamland. And then I woke up, and a couple of hours had passed and all the screens were off and the office was deserted. . .
'''Did they have to carry you home? I heard someone had to order a taxi.'''<br />Yes that was me. They just left me here. I woke up and talked about what went well with the demo and what did not and talked more and more confused stuff until I realized that I was in a total dream world. And then I woke up, and several hours had passed, and all the screens were off, and the office was completely deserted. . .
=====TAKE-AWAYS=====
=====TAKE-AWAYS=====
'''What are your favorite takeaways? '''<br />I absolutely hate takeaway. We are desperately searching for new things to eat. At one time, I could not even look at Indian food anymore. It was not long before I started eating it again. I eat pizzas like bread. Thai food is fine. Chinese is OK right now because we do not eat it too much.
'''Your favourite take-aways are?'''<br>I detest take-aways so much. It's got to the stage now where we are just desperately trying to find unusual things to eat. I went through a stage of deliberately not having any curries because I just couldn't stand them anymore. I've just about started to be able to eat them again. Pizzas are just like bread to me. Thai's kind of alright. Chinese isn't that bad at the moment, because we don't get Chinese all that much.
=====REST=====
=====REST=====
'''What's your average working day?'''<br />It's a bit weird, 'cause there are up and down times. I went through times that were like really, really busy. At the beginning of projects and when we go through big upheavals, we can usually work from ten in the morning until ten in the evening.
'''What's your average working day?'''<br />It's a bit weird, 'cause there are up and down times. I went through times that were like really, really busy. At the beginning of projects and when we go through big upheavals, we can usually work from ten in the morning until ten in the evening.
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