Agency vs. Story

Ernest Adams

2:16

Fewer Cut Scenes in the Future

Ken Levine

1:34

Cut Scenes

Cliff Bleszinski

0:31

People Love Patterns

Jenova Chen & Kellee Santiago

0:49

Using Design Tools to Convey Emotion

Vander Caballero

1:23

Cut Scenes as a Reward

Todd Howard

1:44

Story Fighting Gameplay

Patrick Plourde

1:05

Don't Forget about Interactivity

Noah Falstein

0:58

Story vs. Interactivity

Hideo Kojima

0:53

Reach Through the Glass

Peter Molyneux

1:59

Player Empowerment

Warren Spector

1:12

Cut Scenes Become a Crutch

Jordan Mechner

0:44

Interactivity

Raphael Colantonio

2:30

Story Structure

Stig Asmussen

0:17

Fitting Story into MMOs

Jens Andersen

1:36

Cut Scenes

Chris Avellone

0:47

Approaches to Flow

Chris Avellone

1:37

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

Story vs. System

Ian Bogost

1:32

You are the God

Jenova Chen & Kellee Santiago

2:00

Episodic Games

Dan Connors

1:00

The Controller

Nolan Bushnell

0:44

First Person vs. Third Person

John Carmack

2:16

No Character Depth

Dan Connors

1:40

Percentage of Players Finishing a Game

David Cage

1:29

Sports Games Tell Stories

Richard Hilleman

0:21

Importance of Vision

Vander Caballero

1:02

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

Omniscience

Todd Howard

0:54

Physicality of Playing

Rod Humble

1:17

Similar to Architects

Rod Humble

1:28

Win State

Rod Humble

0:52

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

Wider Appeal

Kiki Wolfkill

1:31

Working on a Sequel

Kiki Wolfkill

2:05

Player Participation

Kiki Wolfkill

1:04

Gaming Encourages Curiosity

Robin Hunicke

1:49

When the Game Comes Before the Story

Jill Murray

1:10

Stories Organize Learning

Jill Murray

1:09

Story vs. Game Mechanic

Don Daglow

1:38

Interactivity Makes Education Sticky

Noah Falstein

1:22

Naturalism in Games

Tadhg Kelly

2:03

Story Emerging from Gameplay Experience

Anna Kipnis

1:59

Origin of Brutal Legend

Anna Kipnis

0:42

Fighting Game Character Personality Quiz

Patrick Miller

2:30

Subtle Positive Messages

Luke Muscat

3:10

When Tech Support Becomes Emotional Support

Zoe Quinn

1:05

Husband Mode

Brianna Wu

1:49

Creating Theme Park Experiences

Bei Yang

1:10

Crafting Controlled Experiences

Bei Yang

2:03

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

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

More than a skill test

Randy Pitchford

1:49

Unsatisfying Endings

Amir Rao

1:41

No Game Design Document

Amir Rao

1:10

No "Should"

Tim Schafer

0:46

Disciplined Writing

Tim Schafer

0:37

Fidelity and Emotion

Glen Schofield

1:17

Setting is Priority

Harvey Smith

1:21

Choice and Consequence

Warren Spector

0:57

Making Game Accessible

Joseph Staten

1:18

Story vs. Persistent Game

Joseph Staten

1:37

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

The End

Jordan Mechner

1:31

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

Other Disciplines Affect Narractive

Leah Hoyer

2:49

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

Putting the Player in Charge of the Story

Marcin Iwinski

1:41

Complexity of Open World

Marcin Iwinski

2:32

Adapting a "Holy" Book

Marcin Iwinski

2:30

Importance of Player Choice

Marcin Iwinski

1:50

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