Agency vs. Story

Ernest Adams

2:16

Eastern Storytelling

Chris Avellone

1:39

Fewer Cut Scenes in the Future

Ken Levine

1:34

Player Empowerment

Warren Spector

1:12

Cut Scenes Become a Crutch

Jordan Mechner

0:44

Interactivity

Raphael Colantonio

2:30

Cut Scenes

Chris Avellone

0:47

Cinematic Experience

Daniel Benmergui

1:48

Instant Empathy

Cliff Bleszinski

0:44

First Cut Scene

Cliff Bleszinski

0:34

Emotion is Interaction

Cliff Bleszinski

0:52

People Love Patterns

Jenova Chen & Kellee Santiago

0:49

You are the God

Jenova Chen & Kellee Santiago

2:00

The Controller

Nolan Bushnell

0:44

First Person vs. Third Person

John Carmack

2:16

Using Design Tools to Convey Emotion

Vander Caballero

1:23

Keeping the Player in Control

Brendon Chung

0:48

Breaking the Rules

Clint Hocking

1:10

Not Adding but Defining

Clint Hocking

1:26

The World has Arrived

Clint Hocking

0:53

I'm Not Going to get Wet

Clint Hocking

1:44

Cut Scenes as a Reward

Todd Howard

1:44

Physicality of Playing

Rod Humble

1:17

Similar to Architects

Rod Humble

1:28

Win State

Rod Humble

0:52

Wider Appeal

Kiki Wolfkill

1:31

Player Participation

Kiki Wolfkill

1:04

Gaming Encourages Curiosity

Robin Hunicke

1:49

Story Fighting Gameplay

Patrick Plourde

1:05

Don't Forget about Interactivity

Noah Falstein

0:58

Interactivity Makes Education Sticky

Noah Falstein

1:22

Subtle Positive Messages

Luke Muscat

3:10

Story vs. Interactivity

Hideo Kojima

0:53

Growing as a Hero

Hideo Kojima

0:44

Japanese Concept; To Please

Hideo Kojima

2:04

Foreign Influences

Hideo Kojima

2:18

Not Art Yet

David Littman

1:23

Reach Through the Glass

Peter Molyneux

1:59

Engaging the Imagination

Frank O'Connor

3:25

More than a skill test

Randy Pitchford

1:49

Unsatisfying Endings

Amir Rao

1:41

No Game Design Document

Amir Rao

1:10

Disciplined Writing

Tim Schafer

0:37

Procedural Storytelling

Laralyn McWilliams

2:25

Camera Control in Living Worlds

Laralyn McWilliams

2:43

Being Part of a Game World

Josef Fares

0:25

Taking Control of the Character

Josef Fares

0:36

Interactive Storytelling

Josef Fares

0:40

Game Director with a Film Background

Josef Fares

0:42

Importance of Pointless Interactivity

Steve Gaynor

2:22

Dialogue With the Designers

Steve Gaynor

2:22

Design Rules

Steve Papoutsis

2:24

Uncanny Valley as a Pitfall

Jordan Mechner

2:05

Eighth Art Form

Denis Dyack

0:34

Most Powerful Medium

Richard Garriott

1:24

Interactive Storytelling

Richard Garriott

1:36

Hard to Sell Stories

Richard Garriott

1:24

Learning Power of Games

Trip Hawkins

1:58

CUT SCENES

Ernest Adams Chris Avellone Daniel Benmergui Cliff Bleszinski Vander Caballero Dan Connors Todd Howard Hideo Kojima Gabriel Leydon Jordan Mechner Steve Papoutsis Rhianna Pratchett Warren Spector Joseph Staten Eric Zimmerman

9:13

Melting Pot of Games Writers

Leah Hoyer

1:54

Consistency is Key

Brian Allgeier

0:34

New Challenges in Interactive Storytelling

Leah Hoyer

1:04

The Success of Assassin's Creed

Patrice Désilets

2:03

Using Kinect for Experiences

Kyle Ruddick

1:56

Future of Streaming Games

Keenan Mosimann

3:27

Need for Technology That Gets Us Outside

John Hanke

1:01