Uncanny Valley as a Pitfall

Jordan Mechner

2:05

Agency vs. Story

Ernest Adams

2:16

Eastern Storytelling

Chris Avellone

1:39

Purity of 8-bit

Nolan Bushnell

0:56

Using Design Tools to Convey Emotion

Vander Caballero

1:23

Constraint drives Innovation

Raph Koster

1:59

Fewer Cut Scenes in the Future

Ken Levine

1:34

Working on a Sequel

Kiki Wolfkill

2:05

Computers the Size of Classrooms

Don Daglow

2:16

The Play Remains the Same

Sid Meier

1:02

Is it Work or Fun?

Sid Meier

0:51

Photorealism

Jason Rohrer

1:45

Fidelity and Emotion

Glen Schofield

1:17

Connecting to Real World

Will Wright

2:27

Putting Yourself in the Player's Head

Patrice Désilets

1:36

Pong The Perfect Storm

Nolan Bushnell

0:49

Gender Assumptions in Mocap

Matt Boch

4:59

What an Artist Sees

John Carmack

0:27

FIDELITY

Ernest Adams Stig Asmussen Nolan Bushnell John Carmack Clint Hocking Hideo Kojima Raph Koster Jordan Mechner Frank O'Connor Jason Rohrer Glen Schofield Will Wright Susan Wu

9:18

Importance of Fidelity

Ernest Adams

1:41

Story Structure

Stig Asmussen

0:17

Graphics Snob

Stig Asmussen

1:31

Fitting Story into MMOs

Jens Andersen

1:36

Cut Scenes

Chris Avellone

0:47

Approaches to Flow

Chris Avellone

1:37

Using Pixel Art

Daniel Benmergui

0:48

Cinematic Experience

Daniel Benmergui

1:48

Cut Scenes

Cliff Bleszinski

0:31

First Cut Scene

Cliff Bleszinski

0:34

Story vs. System

Ian Bogost

1:32

The Elegant Design

John Carmack

1:32

Diverse Spectrum of Games

John Carmack

1:30

People Love Patterns

Jenova Chen & Kellee Santiago

0:49

Episodic Games

Dan Connors

1:00

I Supply the Plumbing

John Carmack

1:07

First Person vs. Third Person

John Carmack

2:16

No Apologies

John Carmack

0:58

No Character Depth

Dan Connors

1:40

Percentage of Players Finishing a Game

David Cage

1:29

Not Much Innovation

Toby Gard

2:15

Every Part is Art

Toby Gard

1:40

Wide Range of Emotions

Chris Hecker

1:7

Sports Games Tell Stories

Richard Hilleman

0:21

Absence of Closure in Games

Vander Caballero

0:35

Importance of Vision

Vander Caballero

1:02

Social Responsibility and the Design Commu...

Vander Caballero

1:49

Keeping the Player in Control

Brendon Chung

0:48

Limitations of New Technology

Brendon Chung

1:34

Gentle Narrative

Tracy Fullerton

1:07

Unique Experiences

Auriea Harvey

1:28

I'm Not Going to get Wet

Clint Hocking

1:44

Beware of a Long Design Doc

Todd Howard

1:02

Omniscience

Todd Howard

0:54

Less Fail Modes Today

Todd Howard

1:30

Making it Fun

Alex Hutchinson

1:00

Original MUD

Daniel James

2:18

Don't Define Play

Daniel James

1:52

Griefers

Daniel James

2:06

Scenarios

Raph Koster

1:21

Open Mode Games

David Jones

0:41

Challenge of Storytelling

Rhianna Pratchett

1:30

Savvy Storytelling

Rhianna Pratchett

0:54

Stories Provide Momentum

Rhianna Pratchett

0:44

Broadening of Medium

Kiki Wolfkill

2:05

Generative Design

Robin Hunicke

2:33

The Unifying Power of Technology

Robin Hunicke

1:11

Driving Gamer Retention

Marie-Eve Vignola

1:30

Why Am I Playing This Game?

Marie-Eve Vignola

1:51

When the Game Comes Before the Story

Jill Murray

1:10

Stories Organize Learning

Jill Murray

1:09

Player Empowerment

Don Daglow

1:16

Making Games for Over 40 Years

Don Daglow

1:18

The Value of 8-bit Gaming

Don Daglow

1:35

The Gold Box Engine

Don Daglow

1:24

Story vs. Game Mechanic

Don Daglow

1:38

Escalating Complexity in Next Gen Games

David Helgason

2:06

The Latent Value of Game Tech Hobbyists

David Helgason

1:31

Streamlining Workflows for Collaboration

David Helgason

2:56

The Proximity to Danger

Patrick Plourde

1:37

Story Fighting Gameplay

Patrick Plourde

1:05

Finding the Fun in Stealth

Ryan Payton

1:06

Don't Forget about Interactivity

Noah Falstein

0:58

Naturalism in Games

Tadhg Kelly

2:03

Story Emerging from Gameplay Experience

Anna Kipnis

1:59

Rethinking Controls with Emerging Technology

Anna Kipnis

1:40

Origin of Brutal Legend

Anna Kipnis

0:42

Choosing the Right Engine

Anna Kipnis

1:23

The Nature of Fun in a Fighting Game

Patrick Miller

1:11

Fighting Game Character Personality Quiz

Patrick Miller

2:30

Subtle Positive Messages

Luke Muscat

3:10

Jetpack Joyride Art and Sound

Luke Muscat

2:06

Designing the Fruit in Fruit Ninja

Luke Muscat

2:07

When Tech Support Becomes Emotional Support

Zoe Quinn

1:05

Are Games Supposed to be Fun?

Zoe Quinn

0:35

Practical Uses for VR

Warren Robinett

1:15

Form is Liberating

Warren Robinett

1:34

Creating Atari Games Alone

Warren Robinett

0:54

Don't Blame Technology

Matthew Weise

1:24

What Makes a Game Worth Creating

Ken Wong

0:35

Opportunity for Different Types of VR

Bei Yang

2:52

Husband Mode

Brianna Wu

1:49

Does Immersion Equate to Fun?

Bei Yang

1:29

Creating Theme Park Experiences

Bei Yang

1:10

Crafting Controlled Experiences

Bei Yang

2:03

Story vs. Interactivity

Hideo Kojima

0:53

Foreign Influences

Hideo Kojima

2:18

Expanding Expression

Hideo Kojima

1:22

Most Games are Junk

Frank Lantz

1:47

Coin Op vs. Free to Play

Gabriel Leydon

3:19

Reach Through the Glass

Peter Molyneux

1:59

We Create Variables

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

1:12

Player Generates Narrative

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

2:07

Engaging the Imagination

Frank O'Connor

3:25

Stories are Coincidence

Frank O'Connor

1:34

Power Comes in Many Forms

Frank O'Connor

2:07

Toy vs. Game

Randy Pitchford

1:03

Not About Technology

Jason Rohrer

3:34

No "Should"

Tim Schafer

0:46

Disciplined Writing

Tim Schafer

0:37

Setting is Priority

Harvey Smith

1:21

Choice and Consequence

Warren Spector

0:57

Think Beyond "Fun"

Warren Spector

0:36

Player Empowerment

Warren Spector

1:12

Making Game Accessible

Joseph Staten

1:18

Story vs. Persistent Game

Joseph Staten

1:37

Leave it to the Imagination

Will Wright

1:13

MUDs

Susan Wu

1:28

MMO Systems Designers

Laralyn McWilliams

0:59

Designing for MMOs vs. Retail Games

Laralyn McWilliams

1:36

Chemistry of Interaction in MMO Design

Laralyn McWilliams

1:03

Camera Control in Living Worlds

Laralyn McWilliams

2:43

Three Ingredients

Trip Hawkins

3:36

Beautiful Environments

Josef Fares

0:55

Design Rules

Steve Papoutsis

2:24

Cut Scenes Become a Crutch

Jordan Mechner

0:44

The End

Jordan Mechner

1:31

Flow

Denis Dyack

1:11

Personally-inspiring Game

Richard Garriott

2:05

Sacrificing Fidelity for Immersion

Bei Yang

2:30

Competing and Winning Against Yourself

Keiji Inafune

0:49

It's for the Players

Toru Iwatani

0:46

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

Modders Creating New Features

Christofer Sundberg

1:59

Beautiful Worlds to Blow Up

Christofer Sundberg

0:38

Successful Innovation Comes from a Need, n...

Leah Hoyer

3:25

Other Disciplines Affect Narractive

Leah Hoyer

2:49

Measuring Success

Leah Hoyer

2:49

Finding the Fun

Leah Hoyer

2:58

New Technology Adds Complexity

Brian Allgeier

1:02

Just Playing

Brian Allgeier

0:43

Driven by Emotion Over Technology

Brian Allgeier

0:28

What is Fun?

Patrice Désilets

1:30

The Success of Assassin's Creed

Patrice Désilets

2:03

International Language of Fun

Patrice Désilets

0:58

Always Building Something New

Patrice Désilets

3:06

Putting the Player in Charge of the Story

Marcin Iwinski

1:41

Our Games Have to Look Amazing

Marcin Iwinski

1:54

Complexity of Open World

Marcin Iwinski

2:32

Adapting a "Holy" Book

Marcin Iwinski

2:30

Importance of Player Choice

Marcin Iwinski

1:50

Developing Ahead of Technology

Marcin Iwinski

2:02

Pushing the Mechanics

Graham Smith

2:02

Games Are Rooted in Tech Culture

Archie Prakash

1:52

Everyone Is a Ghost in VR

Logan Olson

1:25

Using Technology to Connect People

John Hanke

1:10

Increasing Interaction With Tangible Things

John Hanke

1:14

Technology Enhancing Real-Life Games

John Hanke

1:00

Need for Technology That Gets Us Outside

John Hanke

1:01

Making Tools for Real World Games

John Hanke

1:36

Can Educational Games Be Fun?

John Hanke

2:13