Josh Weier

@jweier.bsky.social

[Josh Weier @weier_josh]

Find me over on: https://t.co/CwyILP0Ndt

[Josh Weier @weier_josh]

I got my first 「日本語上手ですね！」in Tokyo and I'm cryin'

[Josh Weier @weier_josh]

https://t.co/vrJzoupMBx

Like any good developer I spend more time futzing with my dev setup than doing work, and window management is a key time waster. Too bad then that AeroSpace came along and finally fixed my setup... Maybe it's back to VIM fiddling again.

[Josh Weier @weier_josh]

@izzziemoore Thanks so much for sharing your love of the game and your personal story around beating it!

[Reece “Kiwi Talkz” Reilly @kiwitalkz]

Here is the PAX AUS 2024 Panel I did with @weier_josh for those that couldn't attend. We talk about his work on Half-Life 2 & Portal 2, the early days of Steam, the Source Engine, the culture of Valve and more...
WATCH HERE➡️ https://t.co/gt36VPZNpr

[Josh Weier @weier_josh]

In my tired state I forgot to say a big thanks to @kiwitalkz for hosting the event and setting it all up! Definitely check out his other podcasts for even more stories from developers.

[Josh Weier @weier_josh]

Thanks to everyone that showed up to #PAXAus today for my talk! It was incredible to see so many fans of previous work and I loved all the stories you shared with me.

[Josh Weier @weier_josh]

Looking forward to chatting about video games at PAX soon! Stop by if you're down under.

[Reece “Kiwi Talkz” Reilly @kiwitalkz]

I am happy to announce that I am returning to @PAXAus to host a special panel with @weier_josh to talk about his days at Valve, from his Half-Life 2 days to leading development on Portal 2, he has got some cool and funny stories.

Hope to see you there!!!
#valve

[Josh Weier @weier_josh]

@hodakaroadtoad Good question! Sadly, I've been away from Valve for years at this point, so I'm not much help.

[Josh Weier @weier_josh]

@tonycoxphoto @matttwood Ooooof

[Josh Weier @weier_josh]

@Pendleton115 I don't disagree!

[Josh Weier @weier_josh]

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A pretty cool video about our playtesting process at Valve.

[Josh Weier @weier_josh]

F/Stop was awesome--it should have been its own product. But it wasn't "The Company" that made us change direction, we did that ourselves and used playtesting to be the impartial judge to make that shift a positive one that imparted momentum for what became Portal 2.

[Josh Weier @weier_josh]

Use it wisely though! When we came up against issues we tried very hard to always fix them with as minimal and light a solution as we could, and kept inching forward until the problem was resolved--or scrapped it and went back to the drawing board.

[Josh Weier @weier_josh]

I'm a big fan of preserving the history of how games were made, especially because they're messy and chaotic at the best of times.

[Stephen Merchant @StephenMerchant]

How pleasing to see Portal 2 make the top spot in ⁦@thetimes⁩ list of best video games of all time.

https://t.co/ATmfa4wywN

[Josh Weier @weier_josh]

@ZoidCTF @geoffkeighley @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN Karen playtesting L4D2 was a highlight for me. It was as if Red Fraggle was trying to escape the hordes of undead.

[Josh Weier @weier_josh]

Also, this is definitely David Sawyer and not actually David Speyrer. Definitely.

[Josh Weier @weier_josh]

https://t.co/YdImMdMBFl
Apparently I projected my own dislike of Garfield onto the writers!

[Josh Weier @weier_josh]

@chetfaliszek See? I knew it.