Crafting New Experience

Wright Bagwell

1:6

Working in QA

Raphael Colantonio

0:52

First Person vs. Third Person

John Carmack

2:16

Limitations of New Technology

Brendon Chung

1:34

Constraint drives Innovation

Raph Koster

1:59

Start with Player Experience

Ken Levine

1:14

Phases of Emotion

Davey Wreden

1:17

Escalating Complexity in Next Gen Games

David Helgason

2:06

Streamlining Workflows for Collaboration

David Helgason

2:56

Don't Forget about Interactivity

Noah Falstein

0:58

Creating Atari Games Alone

Warren Robinett

0:54

MUDs

Susan Wu

1:28

Schools of Thought in Game Design

Steve Gaynor

2:05

Creating Charismatic Characters

Keiji Inafune

0:52

Compromising with Your Publisher

Vince Zampella

0:50

Origin of Games Development in Sweden

Christofer Sundberg

0:57

Measuring Success

Leah Hoyer

2:49

A Heightened Version of Reality

Leah Hoyer

1:40

Real Sense of Place

Brian Allgeier

0:53

Always Building Something New

Patrice Désilets

3:06

GIRLS LEVEL UP

Laila Shabir

8:37

Developing Ahead of Technology

Marcin Iwinski

2:02

Connecting with Gaming Platforms

Graham Smith

1:08

Pong The Perfect Storm

Nolan Bushnell

0:49

Innovation vs. Predictability

Michael Condrey

1:47

Empowerment Fantasy

Cliff Bleszinski

0:39

Number Crunchers

Ernest Adams

1:18

Creative Director's Role

Jens Andersen

1:25

IP vs. Licensed

Jens Andersen

1:35

Payment Models

Jens Andersen

3:37

Evolving Installments

Chris Avellone

1:27

Solid Prototypes

Wright Bagwell

1:49

Deliberately Clunky Controls

Wright Bagwell

3:17

Designing and Directing

Wright Bagwell

3:40

Cinematic Experience

Daniel Benmergui

1:48

Communication

Daniel Benmergui

1:36

Story vs. System

Ian Bogost

1:32

The Elegant Design

John Carmack

1:32

Diverse Spectrum of Games

John Carmack

1:30

Mechanics Match Character

Stig Asmussen

0:54

Various Company Approaches

Raphael Colantonio

2:52

Challenges of a Growing Team

Michael Condrey

1:39

Attraction of Farming

Wright Bagwell

1:18

Purity of 8-bit

Nolan Bushnell

0:56

I Supply the Plumbing

John Carmack

1:07

No Character Depth

Dan Connors

1:40

No Investment in Writing

Dan Connors

1:17

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

Encouraging Diversity through Education

Tracy Fullerton

2:60

Importance of Diversity

Kiki Wolfkill

1:00

Importance of Diversity in the Gaming Indu...

Siobhan Reddy

6:00

Financing Independent Games

Vander Caballero

1:36

Importance of Vision

Vander Caballero

1:02

Social Responsibility and the Design Commu...

Vander Caballero

1:49

Accidental Art Style

Brendon Chung

1:51

Creating a Frictionless Experience

Brendon Chung

1:20

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

Playing to Understand

Clint Hocking

0:55

I'm Not Going to get Wet

Clint Hocking

1:44

Character Customization

Todd Howard

0:57

Omniscience

Todd Howard

0:54

Cut Scenes as a Reward

Todd Howard

1:44

Edge of the World

Todd Howard

1:57

Players as Celebrities

David Jones

0:55

Defining AAA Games

Alex Hutchinson

1:07

Different Fantasies

Ken Levine

1:43

Humor in Games

Rhianna Pratchett

1:41

Types of Characters

Rhianna Pratchett

2:52

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

Inhabiting a Character

Kiki Wolfkill

1:07

Broadening of Medium

Kiki Wolfkill

2:05

Art Evokes Emotion

Kiki Wolfkill

1:18

Origin of Independent Games

Eric Zimmerman

1:28

Games as Pleasure and Desire

Eric Zimmerman

3:32

Character Design as Expression

Robin Hunicke

3:14

Generative Design

Robin Hunicke

2:33

The Unifying Power of Technology

Robin Hunicke

1:11

Binary Choice Evoking Emotional Response

Davey Wreden

0:27

Putting Your Life into the Work

Davey Wreden

1:58

Puzzles Defining the Character

Ron Gilbert

1:10

Advantages of Knowing Programming as a Gam...

Ron Gilbert

1:1

Removing Power from Players

Jill Murray

0:43

Game Design Controls All the Verbs

Jill Murray

0:57

Writing from the Character’s Perspective

Jill Murray

1:35

Dangers of a Closed Platform

Dean Takahashi

1:37

Making Games for Over 40 Years

Don Daglow

1:18

Computers the Size of Classrooms

Don Daglow

2:16

Vision and Metrics

Don Daglow

2:17

Unpredictable Game Systems

Don Daglow

1:49

The Gold Box Engine

Don Daglow

1:24

Power Dynamics in Game Development

David Helgason

1:07

Developing Tools for Game Developers

David Helgason

3:25

The Relative Health of the Game Industry

David Helgason

3:11

The Latent Value of Game Tech Hobbyists

David Helgason

1:31

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

Visually Directing the Player

Patrick Plourde

4:56

The Value of Understanding Multiple Discip...

Patrick Plourde

3:04

The Legacy of Lucasarts

Noah Falstein

2:12

Design Your Life like a Game Designer

Noah Falstein

2:48

Everyone Respects Elegence

Noah Falstein

1:24

The Driving Seat of a Different World View

Tadhg Kelly

1:32

Avoidance of Heroing Game Directors

Tadhg Kelly

2:16

No Such Thing as Player Character

Tadhg Kelly

2:11

Exercising Your Brain with Game Jams

Kayla Kinnunen

1:58

Design Based on Playtime Scales

Kayla Kinnunen

1:51

Challenges of Working on Big Teams

Kayla Kinnunen

1:31

Treat Writer's Block with a Game Jam

Anna Kipnis

2:44

Supporting Multiple Input Devices

Anna Kipnis

2:06

Rethinking Controls with Emerging Technology

Anna Kipnis

1:40

Choosing the Right Engine

Anna Kipnis

1:23

Being Well-Rounded

Anna Kipnis

1:31

The Sin of an Unbalanced Fighting Game

Patrick Miller

0:38

Investment in a Character Comes from Narra...

Patrick Miller

1:07

Fighting Game Character Personality Quiz

Patrick Miller

2:30

Character Control in a Fighting Game

Patrick Miller

1:24

Never Compromise on Quality

Luke Muscat

1:20

Game Design in Australia

Luke Muscat

2:07

When Tech Support Becomes Emotional Support

Zoe Quinn

1:05

Using Game Mechanics to Describe Depression

Zoe Quinn

0:56

The Alt Game Space

Zoe Quinn

2:26

Playtesting Depression Quest with Therapists

Zoe Quinn

Games Beginning as a Bad Joke

Zoe Quinn

Boring Characters

Zoe Quinn

1:07

VR 20 Years Ago

Warren Robinett

2:10

The First Easter Egg

Warren Robinett

1:45

Practical Uses for VR

Warren Robinett

1:15

Form is Liberating

Warren Robinett

1:34

Sharing Consciousness with Characters and ...

Matthew Weise

1:59

Don't Blame Technology

Matthew Weise

1:24

The Value of Re-Working a Game

Ken Wong

2:32

Role of the Art Director

Ken Wong

2:12

Good Design is about Asking the RIght Ques...

Ken Wong

1:30

Games That Challenge Us as Humans

Ken Wong

1:50

The Value of a Public Persona

Brianna Wu

1:03

It's Hard to be in the Game Industry

Brianna Wu

2:04

Opportunity for Different Types of VR

Bei Yang

2:52

Metaphors of Human Existence

Brianna Wu

1:04

Leading the Way in Character Design Diversity

Brianna Wu

1:27

Customers as Guests

Bei Yang

1:32

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

Expanding Expression

Hideo Kojima

1:22

Escapism

Frank Lantz

1:09

Free to Play Model

Gabriel Leydon

2:34

Games vs. Groups

Gabriel Leydon

2:14

Making Connections

Gabriel Leydon

4:14

Graphics Get Boring

Gabriel Leydon

4:18

Sports Genre

David Littman

0:19

Being the Hero

David Littman

1:23

The Play Remains the Same

Sid Meier

1:02

Connecting to the Player

Sid Meier

0:50

Secondary characters

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

2:14

Third Person Perspective

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

0:46

Player Generates Narrative

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

2:07

Our Citizen Kane Moment

Frank O'Connor

2:27

Compromise

Amir Rao

0:53

Being a Level Designer

Amir Rao

1:58

No Game Design Document

Amir Rao

1:10

Photorealism

Jason Rohrer

1:45

Art Games

Jason Rohrer

2:44

Independent Scene

Jason Rohrer

0:59

Addiction vs. Engagement

Jason Rohrer

1:13

Not About Technology

Jason Rohrer

3:34

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

Looking Glass Studios

Harvey Smith

2:15

Making Game Accessible

Joseph Staten

1:18

What Emotions Do You Value

Joseph Staten

1:03

Creating own Mythology

Will Wright

1:14

Connecting to Real World

Will Wright

2:27

Chemical Reward for Completion

Susan Wu

0:42

Bonding Through Adversity

Susan Wu

0:44

Fallen in Love in MMO

Susan Wu

0:32

MMO Systems Designers

Laralyn McWilliams

0:59

Designers Need to Cross-pollinate

Laralyn McWilliams

1:15

Three Ingredients

Trip Hawkins

3:36

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

How Do You Value Your Time?

Josef Fares

0:54

Games About Games

Steve Gaynor

2:38

Creating Fear

Steve Papoutsis

2:14

User Experience

Steve Papoutsis

0:56

Design Rules

Steve Papoutsis

2:24

Uncanny Valley as a Pitfall

Jordan Mechner

2:05

Medium is Message

Denis Dyack

0:30

Aspiring goal

Denis Dyack

0:43

Coining Term "Avatar"

Richard Garriott

2:07

Personally-inspiring Game

Richard Garriott

2:05

Bored of Perfect Characters

Keiji Inafune

0:47

Best Games Are Both Simple and Complex

Keiji Inafune

0:47

Negative Feedback

Yoshinori Ono

1:44

Emotions

Yoshinori Ono

1:16

Pac-Man's Motivation

Toru Iwatani

1:08

Overcoming the Perception of Games as a So...

Trip Hawkins

1:37

Learning Power of Games

Trip Hawkins

1:58

You're Not Just Making Assets

Vince Zampella

0:37

The Anxiety of a Big Budget

Christofer Sundberg

1:45

One-Sentence Pitch

Christofer Sundberg

1:51

Modders Creating New Features

Christofer Sundberg

1:59

Beautiful Worlds to Blow Up

Christofer Sundberg

0:38

Be Careful Who You Go Into Business With

Christofer Sundberg

1:43

Successful Innovation Comes from a Need, n...

Leah Hoyer

3:25

Importance of Strong Characters

Leah Hoyer

3:29

Importance of a Character's Weaknesses

Leah Hoyer

2:42

Pros and Cons of Going Independent

Brian Allgeier

1:24

New Technology Adds Complexity

Brian Allgeier

1:02

Mascots Maturing with their Audience

Brian Allgeier

1:02

Macro Plan

Brian Allgeier

0:43

Creating Tension

Brian Allgeier

1:06

A Character's Purpose

Brian Allgeier

0:57

What is a Game Designer?

Patrice Désilets

1:45

The Ubisoft School of Thought

Patrice Désilets

3:25

Putting Yourself in the Player's Head

Patrice Désilets

1:36

Advantages of Episodic Distribution

Patrice Désilets

3:20

Why Sequels are Successful

Marcin Iwinski

5:17

Games are Art for Us

Marcin Iwinski

2:26

Working at Capcom

Ben Judd

1:57

Why Nostalgia is Successful

Ben Judd

1:45

The Cure for Loneliness

Ben Judd

1:15

Games Industry East vs. West

Ben Judd

2:58

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

Beyond Structure

Graham Smith

0:53

Games as Singles

Alejandro Quan-Madrid

2:23

Games Are Rooted in Tech Culture

Archie Prakash

1:52

Everyone Is a Ghost in VR

Logan Olson

1:25

Popular Games Are Compelling

Martzi Campos

1:45

Volunteer to Struggle

Peter Brinson

2:06

Game Brand vs. Auteur

Rob Pardo

1:18

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

Healthy Fragmentation in the Games Industry

John Hanke

1:20

Balance in Writing for Games

Josh Scherr

2:24

Ingredients of User Experience

Celia Hodent

1:50