Driven by Emotion Over Technology

Brian Allgeier

0:28

Empowerment Fantasy

Cliff Bleszinski

0:39

Number Crunchers

Ernest Adams

1:18

Solid Prototypes

Wright Bagwell

1:49

Designing and Directing

Wright Bagwell

3:40

Crafting New Experience

Wright Bagwell

1:6

Communication

Daniel Benmergui

1:36

Working in QA

Raphael Colantonio

0:52

Every Part is Art

Toby Gard

1:40

Wide Range of Emotions

Chris Hecker

1:7

Power Fantasy is Easy

Chris Hecker

1:2

Absence of Closure in Games

Vander Caballero

0:35

Importance of Vision

Vander Caballero

1:02

Accidental Art Style

Brendon Chung

1:51

Creating a Frictionless Experience

Brendon Chung

1:20

Limitations of New Technology

Brendon Chung

1:34

Seeing Connections

Brendon Chung

1:30

Impoverished Critical Language

N’Gai Croal

2:16

Knowing When a Game is Special

N’Gai Croal

3:38

Player Expectation

N’Gai Croal

2:33

The Burden of Profit

N’Gai Croal

1:00

Defining the Creative Process of Games

Tracy Fullerton

2:10

Different Design Approaches

Tracy Fullerton

1:15

The System Underlying the Experiment

Tracy Fullerton

2:8

Artistic Process

Auriea Harvey

3:35

Drawing Inspiration from the World

Auriea Harvey

1:47

Unique Experiences

Auriea Harvey

1:28

Start with Player Experience

Ken Levine

1:14

Humor in Games

Rhianna Pratchett

1:41

Anchors in a Fantasy World

Siobhan Reddy

1:35

Crafting Experiences with Your Tools

Siobhan Reddy

1:04

Creating Creative Gaming

Siobhan Reddy

2:49

Creative Game Development

Siobhan Reddy

2:42

High Emotions in the Creative Process

Siobhan Reddy

0:55

Motifs of Gameplay

Siobhan Reddy

3:01

Producer as Cheerleader

Siobhan Reddy

0:57

Similarities in Processes

Siobhan Reddy

1:12

Teams Working Together

Siobhan Reddy

1:46

Art Evokes Emotion

Kiki Wolfkill

1:18

Games as Pleasure and Desire

Eric Zimmerman

3:32

Character Design as Expression

Robin Hunicke

3:14

Binary Choice Evoking Emotional Response

Davey Wreden

0:27

Putting Your Life into the Work

Davey Wreden

1:58

Advantages of Knowing Programming as a Gam...

Ron Gilbert

1:1

Game Design Controls All the Verbs

Jill Murray

0:57

Dangers of a Closed Platform

Dean Takahashi

1:37

Vision and Metrics

Don Daglow

2:17

Unpredictable Game Systems

Don Daglow

1:49

Escalating Complexity in Next Gen Games

David Helgason

2:06

Developing Tools for Game Developers

David Helgason

3:25

The Costs of Developing Your Own Engine

David Helgason

0:57

The Role of the Creative Director

Patrick Plourde

3:11

The Proximity to Danger

Patrick Plourde

1:37

Communicating Emotion with Art Style

Patrick Plourde

0:25

The Value of Understanding Multiple Discip...

Patrick Plourde

3:04

Don't Forget about Interactivity

Noah Falstein

0:58

Everyone Respects Elegence

Noah Falstein

1:24

Design Based on Playtime Scales

Kayla Kinnunen

1:51

Supporting Multiple Input Devices

Anna Kipnis

2:06

Never Compromise on Quality

Luke Muscat

1:20

When Tech Support Becomes Emotional Support

Zoe Quinn

1:05

Using Game Mechanics to Describe Depression

Zoe Quinn

0:56

Playtesting Depression Quest with Therapists

Zoe Quinn

Games Beginning as a Bad Joke

Zoe Quinn

The First Easter Egg

Warren Robinett

1:45

The Value of Re-Working a Game

Ken Wong

2:32

Good Design is about Asking the RIght Ques...

Ken Wong

1:30

Creating Theme Park Experiences

Bei Yang

1:10

Crafting Controlled Experiences

Bei Yang

2:03

Emotional Mechanics of Gameplay

Brianna Wu

1:35

Social Issues in Games

Hideo Kojima

1:08

Games vs. Groups

Gabriel Leydon

2:14

Making Connections

Gabriel Leydon

4:14

Connecting to the Player

Sid Meier

0:50

Player Generates Narrative

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

2:07

Our Citizen Kane Moment

Frank O'Connor

2:27

Art Games

Jason Rohrer

2:44

Addiction vs. Engagement

Jason Rohrer

1:13

Feeling Pride

Tim Schafer

0:32

Emotions

Jesse Schell

1:30

Fidelity and Emotion

Glen Schofield

1:17

Intimate Subject Matter

Harvey Smith

2:24

What Emotions Do You Value

Joseph Staten

1:03

MUDs

Susan Wu

1:28

Chemical Reward for Completion

Susan Wu

0:42

Bonding Through Adversity

Susan Wu

0:44

Fallen in Love in MMO

Susan Wu

0:32

Interactive Storytelling

Josef Fares

0:40

How Do You Value Your Time?

Josef Fares

0:54

Schools of Thought in Game Design

Steve Gaynor

2:05

Creating Fear

Steve Papoutsis

2:14

User Experience

Steve Papoutsis

0:56

Design Rules

Steve Papoutsis

2:24

Aspiring goal

Denis Dyack

0:43

Creating Charismatic Characters

Keiji Inafune

0:52

Best Games Are Both Simple and Complex

Keiji Inafune

0:47

Negative Feedback

Yoshinori Ono

1:44

Emotions

Yoshinori Ono

1:16

Compromising with Your Publisher

Vince Zampella

0:50

You're Not Just Making Assets

Vince Zampella

0:37

The Anxiety of a Big Budget

Christofer Sundberg

1:45

Origin of Games Development in Sweden

Christofer Sundberg

0:57

One-Sentence Pitch

Christofer Sundberg

1:51

Macro Plan

Brian Allgeier

0:43

Creating Tension

Brian Allgeier

1:06

What is a Game Designer?

Patrice Désilets

1:45

Always Building Something New

Patrice Désilets

3:06

Advantages of Episodic Distribution

Patrice Désilets

3:20

GIRLS LEVEL UP

Laila Shabir

8:37

Why Sequels are Successful

Marcin Iwinski

5:17

Developing Ahead of Technology

Marcin Iwinski

2:02

Why Nostalgia is Successful

Ben Judd

1:45

The Cure for Loneliness

Ben Judd

1:15

Friction Creates the Best Products

Ben Judd

3:14

Value of a Game Design Document

Graham Smith

1:08

The First Step in Game Design

Graham Smith

1:10

Porting to Mobile

Graham Smith

2:19

Pitching Game Ideas Internally

Graham Smith

2:01

High Level Skeleton

Graham Smith

0:53

Emotional Response Equals Success

Graham Smith

1:59

Connecting with Gaming Platforms

Graham Smith

1:08

Beyond Structure

Graham Smith

0:53

Games as Singles

Alejandro Quan-Madrid

2:23

Volunteer to Struggle

Peter Brinson

2:06

Balance in Writing for Games

Josh Scherr

2:24

Ingredients of User Experience

Celia Hodent

1:50