Player Empowerment

Warren Spector

1:12

Being Bound to Game Development

Keiji Inafune

0:40

Origin of Just Cause

Christofer Sundberg

1:33

International Language of Fun

Patrice Désilets

0:58

Games are Art for Us

Marcin Iwinski

2:26

Innovation vs. Predictability

Michael Condrey

1:47

What an Artist Sees

John Carmack

0:27

The Word "Game"

Chris Hecker

0:50

Empowerment Fantasy

Cliff Bleszinski

0:39

Agency vs. Story

Ernest Adams

2:16

The Blink Moment

Jens Andersen

1:31

Graphics Snob

Stig Asmussen

1:31

Need More Praise

Jens Andersen

1:53

Cut Scenes

Chris Avellone

0:47

Eastern Storytelling

Chris Avellone

1:39

Details vs. Big Picture

Wright Bagwell

3:27

Designing and Directing

Wright Bagwell

3:40

Crafting New Experience

Wright Bagwell

1:6

Designing

Wright Bagwell

2:21

Cinematic Experience

Daniel Benmergui

1:48

Communication

Daniel Benmergui

1:36

Cut Scenes

Cliff Bleszinski

0:31

Instant Empathy

Cliff Bleszinski

0:44

First Cut Scene

Cliff Bleszinski

0:34

News Games

Ian Bogost

1:27

Understanding Social Issues

Ian Bogost

1:35

Not About a Message

Jenova Chen & Kellee Santiago

1:6

Creating a Vocabulary

Jenova Chen & Kellee Santiago

1:13

Purity of 8-bit

Nolan Bushnell

0:56

Exploring Limits of Love

David Cage

1:14

Inspiration from Real Life

Toby Gard

0:38

Not Much Innovation

Toby Gard

2:15

Intention Doesn't Matter

Chris Hecker

0:39

Games Based on Personal Life

Vander Caballero

0:45

Importance of Cultural Perspective

Vander Caballero

1:48

Limited History of Games Allows for Innova...

Vander Caballero

0:53

Right Medium for my Story

Vander Caballero

1:28

Triggering Emotions Through Intentional De...

Vander Caballero

0:27

Using Design Tools to Convey Emotion

Vander Caballero

1:23

Keeping the Player in Control

Brendon Chung

0:48

Using Conventions in Niche Games

Brendon Chung

1:35

Impoverished Critical Language

N’Gai Croal

2:16

Reviews vs Criticism

N’Gai Croal

3:21

Playing to Understand

Clint Hocking

0:55

Evolving Language

Clint Hocking

1:29

I'm Not Going to get Wet

Clint Hocking

1:44

Cut Scenes as a Reward

Todd Howard

1:44

Character Personalities

Alex Hutchinson

1:19

Cultural Divisions

Alex Hutchinson

1:12

Why Instead of How

Alex Hutchinson

2:14

Longevity

David Jones

1:07

Killing Television

Daniel James

1:9

Fewer Cut Scenes in the Future

Ken Levine

1:34

I'm a Gamer

Rhianna Pratchett

1:10

Unified Tone

Rhianna Pratchett

2:55

British Cultural Influences

Siobhan Reddy

1:43

Creating Creative Gaming

Siobhan Reddy

2:49

Games Reflect Their Maker

Kiki Wolfkill

1:29

Player Participation

Kiki Wolfkill

1:04

Pervasiveness of Games

Eric Zimmerman

2:02

The Ludic Century

Eric Zimmerman

5:52

Is Gaming a Culture of Privilege?

Robin Hunicke

2:23

Comedy is Risky

Ron Gilbert

1:25

The Ubisoft Mentality

Patrick Plourde

1:29

Game Development in Quebec

Patrick Plourde

5:51

Japanese Gaming and Labors of Love

Ryan Payton

0:56

Inclusion Through Compromise

Ryan Payton

0:36

Drawing Inspiration Outside of Games

Noah Falstein

1:18

Game Design Is like Cooking

Noah Falstein

2:48

Creative Potential of Games

Anna Kipnis

0:51

Subtle Positive Messages

Luke Muscat

3:10

Game Design in Australia

Luke Muscat

2:07

Trading Sticker-Covered Guitars for Sticke...

Zoe Quinn

1:39

Why Adaptations Fall Short

Matthew Weise

1:28

What Makes a Game Worth Creating

Ken Wong

0:35

What is Your Art Trying to Achieve

Ken Wong

0:52

Train Yourself to Get Inspiration from Any...

Ken Wong

0:45

The Brilliance of Passage

Ken Wong

0:39

Games That Challenge Us as Humans

Ken Wong

1:50

Commonalities Between Artforms

Ken Wong

1:59

Separating Personal Beliefs from the Company

Brianna Wu

0:42

Japanese Concept; To Please

Hideo Kojima

2:04

User Generated Stories

Gabriel Leydon

2:11

Emulating Comic Books

Gabriel Leydon

0:46

Being the Hero

David Littman

1:23

Not Art Yet

David Littman

1:23

Reach Through the Glass

Peter Molyneux

1:59

Maturing Criticism

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

0:54

Engaging the Imagination

Frank O'Connor

3:25

Stories are Coincidence

Frank O'Connor

1:34

Community Managers

Frank O'Connor

2:36

Our Citizen Kane Moment

Frank O'Connor

2:27

Cultural POV Preferences

Frank O'Connor

3:31

Unsatisfying Endings

Amir Rao

1:41

Photorealism

Jason Rohrer

1:45

Art Games

Jason Rohrer

2:44

Disciplined Writing

Tim Schafer

0:37

Teaching Game Design

Jesse Schell

2:12

Breaking the Rules

Glen Schofield

0:51

Choice and Consequence

Warren Spector

0:57

Artists Start Dialogues

Warren Spector

2:11

What Emotions Do You Value

Joseph Staten

1:03

Living in the World of Autosave

Laralyn McWilliams

1:11

Camera Control in Living Worlds

Laralyn McWilliams

2:43

Taking Control of the Character

Josef Fares

0:36

Game Director with a Film Background

Josef Fares

0:42

Is There One True Path?

Steve Gaynor

1:08

Design Rules

Steve Papoutsis

2:24

Uncanny Valley as a Pitfall

Jordan Mechner

2:05

Cut Scenes Become a Crutch

Jordan Mechner

0:44

Dialogue

Jordan Mechner

0:35

Medium is Message

Denis Dyack

0:30

Aspiring goal

Denis Dyack

0:43

Most Powerful Medium

Richard Garriott

1:24

Personally-inspiring Game

Richard Garriott

2:05

Hard to Sell Stories

Richard Garriott

1:24

Hero's Journey

Richard Garriott

1:31

Making Innovative Japanese Games

Keiji Inafune

0:51

Ultimate Play Tool

Yoshinori Ono

1:10

Player is #1

Yoshinori Ono

1:17

Not Enough History

Yoshinori Ono

1:36

Overcoming the Perception of Games as a So...

Trip Hawkins

1:37

Water Cooler Talk

Vince Zampella

0:44

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

Soldiers of the Future

N’Gai Croal

2:29

Origin of Games Development in Sweden

Christofer Sundberg

0:57

Melting Pot of Games Writers

Leah Hoyer

1:54

Finding the Fun

Leah Hoyer

2:58

Real Sense of Place

Brian Allgeier

0:53

The Success of Assassin's Creed

Patrice Désilets

2:03

Why Sequels are Successful

Marcin Iwinski

5:17

The Flawed Logic of Copy Protection

Marcin Iwinski

4:38

Risk and Reward of Localizing

Marcin Iwinski

3:57

Career Path through Localized Distribution

Marcin Iwinski

2:03

Working at Capcom

Ben Judd

1:57

Why Nostalgia is Successful

Ben Judd

1:45

The Plus One

Ben Judd

2:13

Role of the Japanese Producer

Ben Judd

1:31

Games Industry East vs. West

Ben Judd

2:58

Friction Creates the Best Products

Ben Judd

3:14

Columbine Game

Rob Pardo

1:22

Sense of Accomplishment

Rob Pardo

0:49

It Depends on the Player

Rob Pardo

1:01

Game Brand vs. Auteur

Rob Pardo

1:18

What Is Appealing About Games?

John Hanke

0:33