Procedural Storytelling

Laralyn McWilliams

2:25

Cut Scenes Become a Crutch

Jordan Mechner

0:44

Interactive Storytelling

Richard Garriott

1:36

Hard to Sell Stories

Richard Garriott

1:24

New Challenges in Interactive Storytelling

Leah Hoyer

1:04

Interactivity

Raphael Colantonio

2:30

Empowerment Fantasy

Cliff Bleszinski

0:39

Agency vs. Story

Ernest Adams

2:16

Number Crunchers

Ernest Adams

1:18

Eastern Storytelling

Chris Avellone

1:39

Communication

Daniel Benmergui

1:36

Cut Scenes

Cliff Bleszinski

0:31

Instant Empathy

Cliff Bleszinski

0:44

Emotion is Interaction

Cliff Bleszinski

0:52

People Love Patterns

Jenova Chen & Kellee Santiago

0:49

You are the God

Jenova Chen & Kellee Santiago

2:00

The Controller

Nolan Bushnell

0:44

First Person vs. Third Person

John Carmack

2:16

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

Responsible Game Design

Vander Caballero

2:24

Creating a Frictionless Experience

Brendon Chung

1:20

Unique Experiences

Auriea Harvey

1:28

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

Physicality of Playing

Rod Humble

1:17

Similar to Architects

Rod Humble

1:28

Win State

Rod Humble

0:52

Start with Player Experience

Ken Levine

1:14

Fewer Cut Scenes in the Future

Ken Levine

1:34

Humor in Games

Rhianna Pratchett

1:41

Wider Appeal

Kiki Wolfkill

1:31

Art Evokes Emotion

Kiki Wolfkill

1:18

Player Participation

Kiki Wolfkill

1:04

Games as Pleasure and Desire

Eric Zimmerman

3:32

Character Design as Expression

Robin Hunicke

3:14

Gaming Encourages Curiosity

Robin Hunicke

1:49

Binary Choice Evoking Emotional Response

Davey Wreden

0:27

Putting Your Life into the Work

Davey Wreden

1:58

Phases of Emotion

Davey Wreden

1:17

Comedy is Risky

Ron Gilbert

1:25

Discovering That Game Writers Exist

Jill Murray

1:00

Cognitive Computing

Jill Murray

1:01

Vision and Metrics

Don Daglow

2:17

The Proximity to Danger

Patrick Plourde

1:37

Story Fighting Gameplay

Patrick Plourde

1:05

Communicating Emotion with Art Style

Patrick Plourde

0:25

Weaving Environment with Narrative Design

Ryan Payton

0:45

Motivation Through Immersion

Ryan Payton

1:12

Don't Forget about Interactivity

Noah Falstein

0:58

Interactivity Makes Education Sticky

Noah Falstein

1:22

No Such Thing as Player Character

Tadhg Kelly

2:11

When Tech Support Becomes Emotional Support

Zoe Quinn

1:05

Using Game Mechanics to Describe Depression

Zoe Quinn

0:56

Tabletop Games Influencing Interactive Sto...

Zoe Quinn

0:53

Creating Theme Park Experiences

Bei Yang

1:10

Crafting Controlled Experiences

Bei Yang

2:03

Emotional Mechanics of Gameplay

Brianna Wu

1:35

Story vs. Interactivity

Hideo Kojima

0:53

Growing as a Hero

Hideo Kojima

0:44

Social Issues in Games

Hideo Kojima

1:08

Japanese Concept; To Please

Hideo Kojima

2:04

Games vs. Groups

Gabriel Leydon

2:14

Making Connections

Gabriel Leydon

4:14

Not Art Yet

David Littman

1:23

Connecting to the Player

Sid Meier

0:50

Reach Through the Glass

Peter Molyneux

1:59

Player Generates Narrative

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

2:07

Engaging the Imagination

Frank O'Connor

3:25

Our Citizen Kane Moment

Frank O'Connor

2:27

More than a skill test

Randy Pitchford

1:49

Unsatisfying Endings

Amir Rao

1:41

No Game Design Document

Amir Rao

1:10

Art Games

Jason Rohrer

2:44

Addiction vs. Engagement

Jason Rohrer

1:13

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

Player Empowerment

Warren Spector

1:12

What Emotions Do You Value

Joseph Staten

1:03

Play vs. Storytelling

Will Wright

0:43

MUDs

Susan Wu

1:28

Chemical Reward for Completion

Susan Wu

0:42

Bonding Through Adversity

Susan Wu

0:44

Fallen in Love in MMO

Susan Wu

0:32

Being Part of a Game World

Josef Fares

0:25

Taking Control of the Character

Josef Fares

0:36

How Do You Value Your Time?

Josef Fares

0:54

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

Creating Fear

Steve Papoutsis

2:14

Eighth Art Form

Denis Dyack

0:34

Aspiring goal

Denis Dyack

0:43

Most Powerful Medium

Richard Garriott

1:24

Personally-inspiring Game

Richard Garriott

2:05

Emotions

Yoshinori Ono

1:16

Learning Power of Games

Trip Hawkins

1:58

Other Disciplines Affect Narractive

Leah Hoyer

2:49

Melting Pot of Games Writers

Leah Hoyer

1:54

Driven by Emotion Over Technology

Brian Allgeier

0:28

Creating Tension

Brian Allgeier

1:06

Consistency is Key

Brian Allgeier

0:34

Start with the Subject

Patrice Désilets

2:38

Games are Art for Us

Marcin Iwinski

2:26

Importance of Player Choice

Marcin Iwinski

1:50

Why Nostalgia is Successful

Ben Judd

1:45

The Cure for Loneliness

Ben Judd

1:15

Friction Creates the Best Products

Ben Judd

3:14

Emotional Response Equals Success

Graham Smith

1:59

Beyond Structure

Graham Smith

0:53

Using Kinect for Experiences

Kyle Ruddick

1:56

Future of Streaming Games

Keenan Mosimann

3:27

Volunteer to Struggle

Peter Brinson

2:06

Need for Technology That Gets Us Outside

John Hanke

1:01