Origin of Independent Games

Eric Zimmerman

1:28

Don't Forget about Interactivity

Noah Falstein

0:58

The Alt Game Space

Zoe Quinn

2:26

Independent Scene

Jason Rohrer

0:59

Learning Power of Games

Trip Hawkins

1:58

Compromising with Your Publisher

Vince Zampella

0:50

Be Careful Who You Go Into Business With

Christofer Sundberg

1:43

Pros and Cons of Going Independent

Brian Allgeier

1:24

Connecting with Gaming Platforms

Graham Smith

1:08

Interactivity

Raphael Colantonio

2:30

Innovation vs. Predictability

Michael Condrey

1:47

Agency vs. Story

Ernest Adams

2:16

Creative Director's Role

Jens Andersen

1:25

IP vs. Licensed

Jens Andersen

1:35

Payment Models

Jens Andersen

3:37

Eastern Storytelling

Chris Avellone

1:39

Evolving Installments

Chris Avellone

1:27

Deliberately Clunky Controls

Wright Bagwell

3:17

Crafting New Experience

Wright Bagwell

1:6

Cinematic Experience

Daniel Benmergui

1:48

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

Working in QA

Raphael Colantonio

0:52

Various Company Approaches

Raphael Colantonio

2:52

You are the God

Jenova Chen & Kellee Santiago

2:00

Challenges of a Growing Team

Michael Condrey

1:39

Attraction of Farming

Wright Bagwell

1:18

The Controller

Nolan Bushnell

0:44

First Person vs. Third Person

John Carmack

2:16

Money and Experimentation

Chris Hecker

0:48

Encouraging Diversity through Education

Tracy Fullerton

2:60

Conscious Game Ideology

Auriea Harvey

1:35

Importance of Diversity

Kiki Wolfkill

1:00

Importance of Diversity in the Gaming Indu...

Siobhan Reddy

6:00

Being Responsible for Your Failures

Vander Caballero

1:00

Financing Independent Games

Vander Caballero

1:36

Games Based on Personal Life

Vander Caballero

0:45

Using Conventions in Niche Games

Brendon Chung

1:35

Value of Working on a Team

Brendon Chung

1:32

Impoverished Critical Language

N’Gai Croal

2:16

Defining the Creative Process of Games

Tracy Fullerton

2:10

Artistic Opportunity in Game Design

Auriea Harvey

2:28

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

Defining AAA Games

Alex Hutchinson

1:07

Fewer Cut Scenes in the Future

Ken Levine

1:34

Wider Appeal

Kiki Wolfkill

1:31

Player Participation

Kiki Wolfkill

1:04

Gaming Encourages Curiosity

Robin Hunicke

1:49

The Indie Mentality

Robin Hunicke

1:49

Removing Power from Players

Jill Murray

0:43

Scary Economics of the Growing Game Business

Dean Takahashi

1:22

Dangers of a Closed Platform

Dean Takahashi

1:37

Making Games for Over 40 Years

Don Daglow

1:18

Power Dynamics in Game Development

David Helgason

1:07

The Relative Health of the Game Industry

David Helgason

3:11

Streamlining Workflows for Collaboration

David Helgason

2:56

Story Fighting Gameplay

Patrick Plourde

1:05

The Legacy of Lucasarts

Noah Falstein

2:12

Design Your Life like a Game Designer

Noah Falstein

2:48

Interactivity Makes Education Sticky

Noah Falstein

1:22

Avoidance of Heroing Game Directors

Tadhg Kelly

2:16

Exercising Your Brain with Game Jams

Kayla Kinnunen

1:58

Challenges of Working on Big Teams

Kayla Kinnunen

1:31

Treat Writer's Block with a Game Jam

Anna Kipnis

2:44

Being Well-Rounded

Anna Kipnis

1:31

Game Design in Australia

Luke Muscat

2:07

VR 20 Years Ago

Warren Robinett

2:10

Creating Atari Games Alone

Warren Robinett

0:54

Role of the Art Director

Ken Wong

2:12

Games That Challenge Us as Humans

Ken Wong

1:50

The Value of a Public Persona

Brianna Wu

1:03

It's Hard to be in the Game Industry

Brianna Wu

2:04

Customers as Guests

Bei Yang

1:32

Story vs. Interactivity

Hideo Kojima

0:53

Growing as a Hero

Hideo Kojima

0:44

Japanese Concept; To Please

Hideo Kojima

2:04

Free to Play Model

Gabriel Leydon

2:34

Graphics Get Boring

Gabriel Leydon

4:18

Sports Genre

David Littman

0:19

Not Art Yet

David Littman

1:23

Reach Through the Glass

Peter Molyneux

1:59

Engaging the Imagination

Frank O'Connor

3:25

More than a skill test

Randy Pitchford

1:49

Compromise

Amir Rao

0:53

Being a Level Designer

Amir Rao

1:58

AAA vs. Indie

Amir Rao

1:24

Unsatisfying Endings

Amir Rao

1:41

Photorealism

Jason Rohrer

1:45

Art Games

Jason Rohrer

2:44

Looking Glass Studios

Harvey Smith

2:15

Player Empowerment

Warren Spector

1:12

Procedural Storytelling

Laralyn McWilliams

2:25

Designers Need to Cross-pollinate

Laralyn McWilliams

1:15

Three Ingredients

Trip Hawkins

3:36

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

Schools of Thought in Game Design

Steve Gaynor

2:05

Indies Partnering with Publishers

Steve Gaynor

2:20

Importance of Pointless Interactivity

Steve Gaynor

2:22

Games About Games

Steve Gaynor

2:38

Dialogue With the Designers

Steve Gaynor

2:22

Cut Scenes Become a Crutch

Jordan Mechner

0:44

Medium is Message

Denis Dyack

0:30

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

Overcoming the Perception of Games as a So...

Trip Hawkins

1:37

Origin of Games Development in Sweden

Christofer Sundberg

0:57

Melting Pot of Games Writers

Leah Hoyer

1:54

Measuring Success

Leah Hoyer

2:49

Driven by Emotion Over Technology

Brian Allgeier

0:28

Consistency is Key

Brian Allgeier

0:34

New Challenges in Interactive Storytelling

Leah Hoyer

1:04

The Ubisoft School of Thought

Patrice Désilets

3:25

GIRLS LEVEL UP

Laila Shabir

8:37

Games are Art for Us

Marcin Iwinski

2:26

Working at Capcom

Ben Judd

1:57

Importance of a Publisher

Ben Judd

1:04

Games Industry East vs. West

Ben Judd

2:58

Growing Competition in Indie Development

Graham Smith

1:38

Founding DrinkBox Studios

Graham Smith

0:50

Using Kinect for Experiences

Kyle Ruddick

1:56

Future of Streaming Games

Keenan Mosimann

3:27

Popular Games Are Compelling

Martzi Campos

1:45

Game Brand vs. Auteur

Rob Pardo

1:18

Need for Technology That Gets Us Outside

John Hanke

1:01

Healthy Fragmentation in the Games Industry

John Hanke

1:20