Unique Experiences

Auriea Harvey

1:28

Constraint drives Innovation

Raph Koster

1:59

Is it Work or Fun?

Sid Meier

0:51

Think Beyond "Fun"

Warren Spector

0:36

It's for the Players

Toru Iwatani

0:46

Just Playing

Brian Allgeier

0:43

Putting Yourself in the Player's Head

Patrice Désilets

1:36

Character Evolution Path

Vander Caballero

0:47

Gender Assumptions in Mocap

Matt Boch

4:59

The Word "Game"

Chris Hecker

0:50

Evolving Installments

Chris Avellone

1:27

Details vs. Big Picture

Wright Bagwell

3:27

Designing

Wright Bagwell

2:21

Story vs. System

Ian Bogost

1:32

Responsibility

Jenova Chen & Kellee Santiago

0:31

First Person vs. Third Person

John Carmack

2:16

No Apologies

John Carmack

0:58

Every Part is Art

Toby Gard

1:40

Wide Range of Emotions

Chris Hecker

1:7

Absence of Closure in Games

Vander Caballero

0:35

Simulating Conflicting Relationships

Vander Caballero

1:47

Objective-based vs Undirected Games

Brendon Chung

0:58

Becoming the Monster

Brendon Chung

2:17

Happy Medium in Player Instruction

Tracy Fullerton

1:23

Making Interesting Problems

Tracy Fullerton

0:43

Replay and Mastery

Tracy Fullerton

3:12

The Good Mystery

Tracy Fullerton

1:31

The Well Played Game

Tracy Fullerton

2:21

Unleashing Passion in the Player

Tracy Fullerton

2:30

Enhancing Life through Games

Auriea Harvey

1:27

Playing with Expectations

Auriea Harvey

1:02

I'm Not Going to get Wet

Clint Hocking

1:44

Beware of a Long Design Doc

Todd Howard

1:02

Less Fail Modes Today

Todd Howard

1:30

Cut Scenes as a Reward

Todd Howard

1:44

Edge of the World

Todd Howard

1:57

Physicality of Playing

Rod Humble

1:17

Avatars

Rod Humble

1:38

Making it Fun

Alex Hutchinson

1:00

Don't Define Play

Daniel James

1:52

Griefers

Daniel James

2:06

Players as Celebrities

David Jones

0:55

Pulling from Personal Experience

Brendon Chung

1:13

Making Connections

Daniel James

1:43

Constraints in Multiplayer Level Layouts

Damien Kieken

1:40

Start with Player Experience

Ken Levine

1:14

Different Fantasies

Ken Levine

1:43

Types of Characters

Rhianna Pratchett

2:52

Balancing Fun and Complexity

Siobhan Reddy

2:23

Crafting Experiences with Your Tools

Siobhan Reddy

1:04

Customization Creating a Bond

Siobhan Reddy

1:25

Playing is a Creative Exercise

Siobhan Reddy

1:38

Similarities in Processes

Siobhan Reddy

1:12

Inhabiting a Character

Kiki Wolfkill

1:07

Revisiting Design from Demo Feedback

Davey Wreden

2:38

Driving Gamer Retention

Marie-Eve Vignola

1:30

Why Am I Playing This Game?

Marie-Eve Vignola

1:51

Player Empowerment

Don Daglow

1:16

Making Games for Over 40 Years

Don Daglow

1:18

The Proximity to Danger

Patrick Plourde

1:37

Visually Directing the Player

Patrick Plourde

4:56

Finding the Fun in Stealth

Ryan Payton

1:06

The Driving Seat of a Different World View

Tadhg Kelly

1:32

No Such Thing as Player Character

Tadhg Kelly

2:11

How Users Interact with Mobile Devices

Kayla Kinnunen

1:35

The Value of Play

Kim McAuliffe

1:02

The Sin of an Unbalanced Fighting Game

Patrick Miller

0:38

The Nature of Fun in a Fighting Game

Patrick Miller

1:11

Visceral Feedback in Fruit Ninja

Luke Muscat

1:16

Are Games Supposed to be Fun?

Zoe Quinn

0:35

Unique Experiences Don't Depend on Player ...

Matthew Weise

2:07

An Experience of Interpretation

Matthew Weise

1:09

What Makes a Game Worth Creating

Ken Wong

0:35

Good Design is about Asking the RIght Ques...

Ken Wong

1:30

Does Immersion Equate to Fun?

Bei Yang

1:29

Japanese Concept; To Please

Hideo Kojima

2:04

Most Games are Junk

Frank Lantz

1:47

Escapism

Frank Lantz

1:09

Being the Hero

David Littman

1:23

Player Generates Narrative

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

2:07

Types of Fans

Frank O'Connor

1:28

The Feel of an FPS

Randy Pitchford

2:30

Toy vs. Game

Randy Pitchford

1:03

Making Game Accessible

Joseph Staten

1:18

MUDs

Susan Wu

1:28

The Player’s Bill of Rights

Laralyn McWilliams

2:24

Games as Creative Outlets

Laralyn McWilliams

1:30

Chemistry of Interaction in MMO Design

Laralyn McWilliams

1:03

Three Ingredients

Trip Hawkins

3:36

Being Part of a Game World

Josef Fares

0:25

How Do You Value Your Time?

Josef Fares

0:54

Creating Fear

Steve Papoutsis

2:14

User Experience

Steve Papoutsis

0:56

Uncanny Valley as a Pitfall

Jordan Mechner

2:05

Flow

Denis Dyack

1:11

Competing and Winning Against Yourself

Keiji Inafune

0:49

Soldiers of the Future

N’Gai Croal

2:29

Other Disciplines Affect Narractive

Leah Hoyer

2:49

Melting Pot of Games Writers

Leah Hoyer

1:54

Finding the Fun

Leah Hoyer

2:58

A Heightened Version of Reality

Leah Hoyer

1:40

Real Sense of Place

Brian Allgeier

0:53

Driven by Emotion Over Technology

Brian Allgeier

0:28

Consistency is Key

Brian Allgeier

0:34

What is Fun?

Patrice Désilets

1:30

International Language of Fun

Patrice Désilets

0:58

Developing Ahead of Technology

Marcin Iwinski

2:02

Pushing the Mechanics

Graham Smith

2:02

Playtesting Informs Tutorializing

Graham Smith

0:53

Technology Enhancing Real-Life Games

John Hanke

1:00

Can Educational Games Be Fun?

John Hanke

2:13

Intercuts, Dialogue, and Interactivity, Oh My

Josh Scherr

2:19