MinnMax Interview - Media Molecule Co-Founder Reflects On LittleBigPlanet, Dreams, And His Exit (Patreon)

MinnMax's Ben Hanson talks to Media Molecule's co-founder Mark Healey about his recent departure from the beloved PlayStation studio, the origins of LittleBigPlanet, his biggest regrets on Dreams, how he created the first indie game on Steam, and his current passion project about art history. Thanks for supporting independent games media and allowing interviews like this to happen!

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:42 - Mark Healey's life after Media Molecule

00:03:27 - Developing his passion project

00:09:01 - Why Mark isn't at Media Molecule anymore

00:11:59 - Dreams needed online multiplayer and PC support

00:13:59 - Media Molecule's future

00:16:13 - Embracing art history with his solo project

00:21:39 - Love for the Commodore 64

00:22:58 - Working at Bullfrog with Peter Molyneux

00:25:12 - “It’s true that I did go a bit mad”

00:31:01 - Avoiding crunch

00:33:28 - Rag Doll Kung Fu was the first indie game on Steam

00:35:40 - Valve and The Room's portal tech demo

00:43:27 - The origins of LittleBigPlanet

00:46:33 - Microsoft and LittleBigPlanet

00:49:03 - Thoughts on Sackboy: A Big Adventure 0

0:50:05 - LittleBigPlanet 3 servers going offline

00:53:00 - Free-to-play LittleBigPlanet Hub

00:54:00 - Dreams origins, wanting to call it LittleBigPlanet "3 or 4"

00:56:34 - Dreams' "Golden Ticket" of letting the community sell their creations

01:00:24 - Thoughts on Dreams in retrospect

01:03:05 - What Mark misses about Media Molecule

01:06:04 - Thoughts on the game industry