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Half-Life: Alyx - Locomotion Deep Dive

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Published 6 Apr 2020

The Half-Life: Alyx team talks player locomotion in a behind-the-scenes deep dive. Valve developers Jason Mitchell, Luke Nalker, Greg Coomer, and Roland Shaw share some of our early prototypes, and walk through user interface, audio, and player movement discoveries that led to the game's final designs. Half-Life: Alyx is now available on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/546560/HalfLife_Alyx/ http://half-life.com

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@SanguineYoru4 years ago It’s weird seeing Valve talk to us now 6123
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@Die-Coughman4 years ago I was wondering why there aren't any developer commentaries in the game. This is a treat and I hope we get more of this. Its always interesting to hear the design process of people at valve. 1908
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@eric.waffles4 years ago The Combine Soldier AI never seizes to amaze me in this game. Fluidity of the animations in combination with the movement especially. 93
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@Azami00014 years ago "My name is Gabe Newell and my favorite class is the spy." 321
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@TesserLink4 years ago would love to see a Half-Life: Alyx - Lighting Deep Dive. the lighting in this game is on a whole new level. would be interesting to hear the developers talk about how they came to this final amazing result. 1417
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@epicgamerzfail45754 years ago Hearing some developer thoughts and insights behind the development of a game is always great to have. Thanks Valve! 783
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@strider0293 years ago Valve seriously put so much effort in game physics.
Meanwhile Ubisoft... 53
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@sode072 years ago Also the fact that you allow teleporting while using continuous is amazing 8
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@451asians4 years ago Nobody:
Valve talking to us after 10+ years: WASDEE 2341
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@GermaphobeMusic4 years ago
"you see this bug in the level?"
"yeah it's a fly i'll get it" 419
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@joerym.97504 years ago im in awe at the size of this lad 18
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@pearflies23824 years ago Hey valve, can you please keep up the communication? This was a nice streak, please dont let this be a flash in the dark 21
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@conoromalley96724 years ago I feel bad for these guys when they watch the speedrun 719
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@doceinholeite4 years ago The Heavy's sandvich 157
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@GoneFishingAway4 years ago "Greg Coomer" What an interesting last name.. 216
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@quive57054 years ago Rip Rick May,
GABEN, DO SOMETHING IN HONOR OF RICK.
Nvm, they did, the statues. 359
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@tycho_m4 years ago let this be a lesson to all: Valve only talks when it has something unique and new to say. In the meantime they are working. 574
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@Lishak4294 years ago I really love how I can hear Alyx's clothes making sounds as I was waving my arms around. That just adds so much. It just makes me feel that I have a whole body and not just "floating hands". And the moving sounds and drops snd jumps are excelent! Good job, guys! ... 348
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@AugmentedGravity4 years ago Thank you for making such an unbelievably amazing game. 23
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@aspygamer89844 years ago Seeing how much thought you have to put in and then code it and everything makes me respect everything about your game 1
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@MC41Games4 years ago Honestly I prefer the Continuous movement, it feels more realistic. 1965
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@PhoenixPalmer884 years ago That was a smooth transition. 279
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@strongworld022 years ago This really helped in my bachelor thesis about locomotion in VR. Thanks a lot for making this. 2
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@elbee14734 years ago Half life 2: Don't sit too close to the monitor or you'll damage your eyes.
Half Life Alyx: 641
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@EXPLODERMAN90004 years ago My biggest problem with the movement is that continuous movement feels slow, I wish that there was some kind of sprint option. 682
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@rue.olearywalker4 years ago I adore you guys. Thanks for really interesting updates, and just showing everything you’ve put in. I don’t even have a VR console but I’ll find a way 💚
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@drunkchey97394 years ago i wish there were more deep-dives. these little mini-documentaries are really cool! 1
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@inferiortoyou74484 years ago A "Lost Coast" for Half-Life: Alyx would be very cool! Would especially be helpful for other developers and would help push other games to HLA quality! 158
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@zyker21564 years ago This is terrific work Valve, I used to absolutely love how you made commentaries on how your games are made back in the ol' days. I'm looking forward to more of them and hope that down the line you'll add them in-game to Alyx, just like you did with Ep.2, Portal 1/2 and Team Fortress 2. They really give us a sense of the passion and care that went in the game and it's a feeling we rarely get today. ... 251
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@nicholasjohnson58694 years ago I love that you can peak around stuff! Great work!!
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@beraulgd36624 years ago The locomotion is very good. It makes it really fun to apply on-prop-standing knowledge in VR. I just throw a propane tank, move onto it mid air, and then just stay in the air while propane tank falls. I do this about 20 times and I’m flying! ... 4
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@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep4 years ago The icon in the "voice of" caption is the developer commentary object in HL2! 111
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@yvesmija4 years ago valve is currently walking so everyone in the future could run 253
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@user-pq1xz4xh6t4 years ago Valve thanks! 39 hours it took me to go through and this is a masterpiece! I really lacked the support of my native language but it is a masterpiece !!! Thanks! 9
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@justingallardo78454 years ago You guys work so hard thank you for that also thank you for your time for making the VR for us i wish i could get one but they are way to expensive. Thats so cool that you guys can do that.
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@cmattss44 years ago Man game designers have to think about so much, I didn’t even consider how awesome the sound of your feet during teleports is in this game. Playing this game feels real so I don’t even notice a lot of the “game details” like I would in a pc game. I don’t notice the sound of my feet because I don’t in real life either. ... 99
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@Justin78854 years ago Welcome to Half Life: Alyx. After 13 years in development, hopefully it will have been worth the wait. 387
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@Cscuile4 years ago So much detail and thought into something I completely didn't even realize.
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@nuke4u24 years ago really interesting, do more of these behind the scenes videos
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@zergoud4 years ago Valve actually communicating with his community 262
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@mackan0723 years ago I love that player height is an aspect of this. As a 2 meter tall guy, many VR experiences feel 'off' - because it's built for smaller people. It's fairly uncanny and can make the scale of things become absurd, and almost comical at times - even though the game is intended to be serious. ... 3
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@DailyMusic2 years ago Playing HL:Alyx in VR is incredible, it's pure fun. I'd buy a VR set second time if I knew I could play Alyx. People complaining about not being able to play the game on PC just don't realize what they're missing. ... 2
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@SovPlyushFilm4 years ago - HELLO GORDON 139
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@RubyScaleheart4 years ago The only downside to continuous locomotion in this game was that I was unable to figure out how to run. I ended up needing to use teleport to escape many situations and to move quickly through large areas. 130
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@TMGamingish4 years ago Dude's keyboard at was rescued from Black Mesa 6
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@yahhaas4 years ago Rick May F.
legendary voice in the game. 11
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@yourneighbour57384 years ago Meanwhile at EA and Blizzard
"How do we make another monetized mobile game?" 522
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@vanyoshi88534 years ago I’m still waiting on the major TF2 update 120
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@jooperino4 years ago I played through continuous motion on my first run of the game then shift teleport on my second. Surprisingly I actually found my second run (the shift teleport run) to be alot more enjoyable and immersive in a spacious room scale setting. I actually found myself moving alot more physically in real life because I'd actually make the small movements irl such as side stepping or approaching objects, rather than simply adjusting my ingame position constantly with a joystick like a traditional FPS. ... 75
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@adxo4 years ago you know it's a realistic game when she reaches to get her hair out of her face by instincts 172
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@JamesEvansTheGreat4 years ago The best thing about the locomotion in this game is that you can do both continuous and teleport. I have it set to shift locomotion, but the left stick still will do continuous. It's a little thing but it makes a huge difference. I probably wouldn't feel ok doing continuous all the time, but it's really nice to have it as an option during fights or to make fine adjustments. ... 1
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@theswissmiss694 years ago Can I just say that VALVE still got that magic touch! 95
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@idkwhattoputhere50224 years ago I wish continuous movement had a sprint option or something. 29
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@TheOnlySDF3 years ago Valve, awesome video, please make more like this.
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@MDPToaster4 years ago Never heard it pronounced “was-D” before. 624
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@_Gonz0G_4 years ago Next video: Team Fortress 2 - Bots deep dive. 76
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@morname87314 years ago this world needs more H-L Alyx Making of and tech talks
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@joemulkerins52504 years ago Veeery clever. Thank you for everything!
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@Glitchbound4 years ago I used to hate teleport movement in VR. After playing it in Alyx, I found out shift was my favorite way to move around. 15
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@tobyr4314 years ago This is such a wonderful breakdown!
Please make more of these!! 5
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@cuteshadow4 years ago Hats off to you, a worthy ancestor to Half Life. I hope it gives games a boost like HL2 did in its time. 1
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@yaco-mj2vclast year I started waiting for the third episode when I was 10, next year I'm 17.. and I'll keep waiting. Thank you for the best childhood, valve
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@hudbus1014 years ago Now this takes me back. This sort of commentary is always worth listening to! 3
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@habberdasher84924 years ago This makes me miss when you did in-game dev commentary, but this is nice too.
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@GusMashensic4 years ago The solid Blink Teleporting system in this game saved me from getting dizzy and allowed me to play for much longer than normal.
The only thing that really stopped me was fatigue which is something I never experienced in VR...usually I feel dizzy before I get there.
Great job on the whole game. Half Life Alyx is my favorite title I've played in the last several years! ...
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@herp_derpingson4 years ago The continuous looks a bit slow. There should have been a sprint feature for continuous movement. 42
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@mars_titan4 years ago "The future of gaming is open-world games"
Me : *Laughs in half life: alyx* 109
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@younkezenger81173 years ago Thanks for sharing those details. Glad to know why my VR app not works
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@Cargold_3 years ago 와... 알릭스의 개발 내공을 간접적으로 공유 받을 수 있다니 너무 행복하네요. 정말 대단한 기술 경험입니다. 감사합니다 !!
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@GogosUTube4 years ago Thank you Valve, we are ready and anticipating what is to come next from you guys! 5
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@CptMunta4 years ago Can't wait for more of these. Finding a balance between people with VR legs and people without is tricky. You guys found an excellent balance 4
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@ReLite_The_Hero3 years ago Watching this again after playing through the game twice, reminds me that a lot of work went into not making the players feel sick. 2
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@Snakebite8184 years ago as if you play test in heels!! 2
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@LAZYBONE.4 years ago Thank you so much to experience a new hl game in my thirties! I was 9 years old (in 1998) when I played HL1 the first time. There is so much love and passion within this alyx game. I love it! And I am looking forward to see more HL franchise stuff in the future. ... 3
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@kriminellerbusfahrer59914 years ago My wishlist :
Heavy update
Left 4 dead 3
Heavy update
Heavy Update
Heavy Update
Heavy Update 108
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@ImJumPmaNx4 years ago This game made me realize it's okay a teleport in VR games. I always thought I had to use full locomotion to be immersed but when done right like this game it's really great. 1
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@morname87314 years ago Oh MY GOD ! i just finished half-life alyx this was the most amazing game in my life. please continue making more 4
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@alien31ita4 years ago
Ok coomer, thanks for this usefull info 10
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@playerowo93324 years ago gracias Valve ustedes me cambiaron la vida, todas las partidas de cs go, mi primera vez jugando ALYX fue increíble, mucha gracias Valve 1
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@Biggy_Jimothy4 years ago Valve talking like they're aliens and don't move like humans do. News flash: everyone at Valve blinks in and out of existence if they want to move. 106
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@knpnto70204 years ago We need a sandbox for this, awesome stuff
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@DJHeroMasta4 years ago I learned that I had to crouch once I reached the level with the all of the washing machines. I freaked tf out and tried to get to "high" ground and naturally crouched as I tried to teleport on top of a machine. ... 14
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@jaekoff50504 years ago I want a full scale documentary or series of videos on Alyx's development just like this. 3
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@SamRodrigues774 years ago Obrigado pela legenda. Muito interessante o vídeo.
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@Mike1064ablast year It’s a shame we never got half life 2 episode 3. You guys left us hanging with a cliff hanger that was never resolved.
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@judgese7s4 years ago You created a masterpiece, Valve. Thank you for this. PLEASE make another one PLEAAAAAAASE. 9
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@doctorgoldjack41044 years ago Valve: * makes video how they made half life alyx*
People: Wow, Valve is working so hard
People from Tf2: look over to Tf2
Tf2: WHY WONT ANYBODY HELP ME?!?!?! 110
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@Sludgling4 years ago Hey, Valve. I just wanted to thank you for making a tribute to Rick May. I truly appreciate, and you gave us the message that you still care about us. This gives us hope. Not just for updates, but for the future of Team Fortress 2. Godspeed, you magnificent bastards. ... 1

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