Playing to Understand

Clint Hocking

0:55

I'm Not Going to get Wet

Clint Hocking

1:44

Player Participation

Kiki Wolfkill

1:04

Growing as a Hero

Hideo Kojima

0:44

Being the Hero

David Littman

1:23

Not Art Yet

David Littman

1:23

Reach Through the Glass

Peter Molyneux

1:59

Engaging the Imagination

Frank O'Connor

3:25

Unsatisfying Endings

Amir Rao

1:41

Player Empowerment

Warren Spector

1:12

Taking Control of the Character

Josef Fares

0:36

Game Director with a Film Background

Josef Fares

0:42

Most Powerful Medium

Richard Garriott

1:24

Hard to Sell Stories

Richard Garriott

1:24

Melting Pot of Games Writers

Leah Hoyer

1:54

Character Evolution Path

Vander Caballero

0:47

Interactivity

Raphael Colantonio

2:30

Innovation vs. Predictability

Michael Condrey

1:47

Gender Assumptions in Mocap

Matt Boch

4:59

The Word "Game"

Chris Hecker

0:50

Empowerment Fantasy

Cliff Bleszinski

0:39

Agency vs. Story

Ernest Adams

2:16

Graphics Snob

Stig Asmussen

1:31

Eastern Storytelling

Chris Avellone

1:39

Details vs. Big Picture

Wright Bagwell

3:27

Communication

Daniel Benmergui

1:36

Cut Scenes

Cliff Bleszinski

0:31

Emotion is Interaction

Cliff Bleszinski

0:52

News Games

Ian Bogost

1:27

Understanding Social Issues

Ian Bogost

1:35

Mechanics Match Character

Stig Asmussen

0:54

People Love Patterns

Jenova Chen & Kellee Santiago

0:49

Creating a Vocabulary

Jenova Chen & Kellee Santiago

1:13

You are the God

Jenova Chen & Kellee Santiago

2:00

Purity of 8-bit

Nolan Bushnell

0:56

The Controller

Nolan Bushnell

0:44

First Person vs. Third Person

John Carmack

2:16

No Investment in Writing

Dan Connors

1:17

Playing a Female Character

Toby Gard

2:27

Not Much Innovation

Toby Gard

2:15

Intention Doesn't Matter

Chris Hecker

0:39

Limited History of Games Allows for Innova...

Vander Caballero

0:53

Right Medium for my Story

Vander Caballero

1:28

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

Evolving Language

Clint Hocking

1:29

Breaking the Rules

Clint Hocking

1:10

Not Adding but Defining

Clint Hocking

1:26

The World has Arrived

Clint Hocking

0:53

Character Customization

Todd Howard

0:57

Physicality of Playing

Rod Humble

1:17

Similar to Architects

Rod Humble

1:28

Avatars

Rod Humble

1:38

Flipping Perspectives

Rod Humble

2:10

Win State

Rod Humble

0:52

Character Personalities

Alex Hutchinson

1:19

Killing Television

Daniel James

1:9

Fewer Cut Scenes in the Future

Ken Levine

1:34

Wider Appeal

Kiki Wolfkill

1:31

Pervasiveness of Games

Eric Zimmerman

2:02

Role Playing

Chris Avellone

0:43

Character Design as Expression

Robin Hunicke

3:14

Gaming Encourages Curiosity

Robin Hunicke

1:49

Comedy is Risky

Ron Gilbert

1:25

Story Fighting Gameplay

Patrick Plourde

1:05

Don't Forget about Interactivity

Noah Falstein

0:58

Interactivity Makes Education Sticky

Noah Falstein

1:22

Road Rage and Avatars

Tadhg Kelly

0:52

No Such Thing as Player Character

Tadhg Kelly

2:11

Creative Potential of Games

Anna Kipnis

0:51

Boring Characters

Zoe Quinn

1:07

Why Adaptations Fall Short

Matthew Weise

1:28

Sharing Consciousness with Characters and ...

Matthew Weise

1:59

What is Your Art Trying to Achieve

Ken Wong

0:52

Games That Challenge Us as Humans

Ken Wong

1:50

Commonalities Between Artforms

Ken Wong

1:59

Story vs. Interactivity

Hideo Kojima

0:53

Japanese Concept; To Please

Hideo Kojima

2:04

Foreign Influences

Hideo Kojima

2:18

Escapism

Frank Lantz

1:09

User Generated Stories

Gabriel Leydon

2:11

Emulating Comic Books

Gabriel Leydon

0:46

Maturing Criticism

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

0:54

Third Person Perspective

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

0:46

Player Generates Narrative

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

2:07

Community Managers

Frank O'Connor

2:36

Our Citizen Kane Moment

Frank O'Connor

2:27

Cultural POV Preferences

Frank O'Connor

3:31

More than a skill test

Randy Pitchford

1:49

No Game Design Document

Amir Rao

1:10

Photorealism

Jason Rohrer

1:45

Art Games

Jason Rohrer

2:44

Verbs transform players

Tim Schafer

1:17

Choice and Consequence

Warren Spector

0:57

Artists Start Dialogues

Warren Spector

2:11

What Emotions Do You Value

Joseph Staten

1:03

Avatar Becomes "I"

Will Wright

0:50

Leave it to the Imagination

Will Wright

1:13

Procedural Storytelling

Laralyn McWilliams

2:25

Games as Creative Outlets

Laralyn McWilliams

1:30

Being Part of a Game World

Josef Fares

0:25

Interactive Storytelling

Josef Fares

0:40

Is There One True Path?

Steve Gaynor

1:08

Importance of Pointless Interactivity

Steve Gaynor

2:22

Dialogue With the Designers

Steve Gaynor

2:22

Cut Scenes Become a Crutch

Jordan Mechner

0:44

Dialogue

Jordan Mechner

0:35

Medium is Message

Denis Dyack

0:30

Eighth Art Form

Denis Dyack

0:34

Coining Term "Avatar"

Richard Garriott

2:07

Interactive Storytelling

Richard Garriott

1:36

Hero's Journey

Richard Garriott

1:31

Being Bound to Game Development

Keiji Inafune

0:40

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

Learning Power of Games

Trip Hawkins

1:58

Water Cooler Talk

Vince Zampella

0:44

Learning About Loss

Clint Hocking

0:59

Soldiers of the Future

N’Gai Croal

2:29

Origin of Just Cause

Christofer Sundberg

1:33

Real Sense of Place

Brian Allgeier

0:53

Consistency is Key

Brian Allgeier

0:34

New Challenges in Interactive Storytelling

Leah Hoyer

1:04

International Language of Fun

Patrice Désilets

0:58

Why Sequels are Successful

Marcin Iwinski

5:17

The Flawed Logic of Copy Protection

Marcin Iwinski

4:38

Games are Art for Us

Marcin Iwinski

2:26

Why Nostalgia is Successful

Ben Judd

1:45

The Plus One

Ben Judd

2:13

Using Kinect for Experiences

Kyle Ruddick

1:56

Future of Streaming Games

Keenan Mosimann

3:27

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

Need for Technology That Gets Us Outside

John Hanke

1:01