Don't Forget about Interactivity

Noah Falstein

0:58

Agency vs. Story

Ernest Adams

2:16

Story Structure

Stig Asmussen

0:17

Fitting Story into MMOs

Jens Andersen

1:36

Eastern Storytelling

Chris Avellone

1:39

Approaches to Flow

Chris Avellone

1:37

Solid Prototypes

Wright Bagwell

1:49

Designing and Directing

Wright Bagwell

3:40

Crafting New Experience

Wright Bagwell

1:6

Story vs. System

Ian Bogost

1:32

People Love Patterns

Jenova Chen & Kellee Santiago

0:49

Working in QA

Raphael Colantonio

0:52

Episodic Games

Dan Connors

1:00

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

Using Design Tools to Convey Emotion

Vander Caballero

1:23

Accidental Art Style

Brendon Chung

1:51

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

Omniscience

Todd Howard

0:54

Cut Scenes as a Reward

Todd Howard

1:44

Open Mode Games

David Jones

0:41

Fewer Cut Scenes in the Future

Ken Levine

1:34

Challenge of Storytelling

Rhianna Pratchett

1:30

Savvy Storytelling

Rhianna Pratchett

0:54

Stories Provide Momentum

Rhianna Pratchett

0:44

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

Working on a Sequel

Kiki Wolfkill

2:05

Phases of Emotion

Davey Wreden

1:17

Advantages of Knowing Programming as a Gam...

Ron Gilbert

1:1

When the Game Comes Before the Story

Jill Murray

1:10

Stories Organize Learning

Jill Murray

1:09

Game Design Controls All the Verbs

Jill Murray

0:57

Dangers of a Closed Platform

Dean Takahashi

1:37

Unpredictable Game Systems

Don Daglow

1:49

Story vs. Game Mechanic

Don Daglow

1:38

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

Story Fighting Gameplay

Patrick Plourde

1:05

The Value of Understanding Multiple Discip...

Patrick Plourde

3:04

Everyone Respects Elegence

Noah Falstein

1:24

Naturalism in Games

Tadhg Kelly

2:03

Design Based on Playtime Scales

Kayla Kinnunen

1:51

Supporting Multiple Input Devices

Anna Kipnis

2:06

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

Never Compromise on Quality

Luke Muscat

1:20

When Tech Support Becomes Emotional Support

Zoe Quinn

1:05

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

Husband Mode

Brianna Wu

1:49

Creating Theme Park Experiences

Bei Yang

1:10

Crafting Controlled Experiences

Bei Yang

2:03

Story vs. Interactivity

Hideo Kojima

0:53

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

Stories are Coincidence

Frank O'Connor

1:34

No "Should"

Tim Schafer

0:46

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

Schools of Thought in Game Design

Steve Gaynor

2:05

User Experience

Steve Papoutsis

0:56

Design Rules

Steve Papoutsis

2:24

The End

Jordan Mechner

1:31

Creating Charismatic Characters

Keiji Inafune

0:52

Best Games Are Both Simple and Complex

Keiji Inafune

0:47

Negative Feedback

Yoshinori Ono

1:44

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

Other Disciplines Affect Narractive

Leah Hoyer

2:49

Macro Plan

Brian Allgeier

0:43

Driven by Emotion Over Technology

Brian Allgeier

0:28

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

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

Developing Ahead of Technology

Marcin Iwinski

2:02

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

Connecting with Gaming Platforms

Graham Smith

1:08

Games as Singles

Alejandro Quan-Madrid

2:23

Balance in Writing for Games

Josh Scherr

2:24

Ingredients of User Experience

Celia Hodent

1:50