No Character Depth

Dan Connors

1:40

Inhabiting a Character

Kiki Wolfkill

1:07

Writing from the Character’s Perspective

Jill Murray

1:35

Story Emerging from Gameplay Experience

Anna Kipnis

1:59

Fighting Game Character Personality Quiz

Patrick Miller

2:30

Third Person Perspective

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

0:46

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

Becoming A Designer

Wright Bagwell

1:21

Combat Teaches

Daniel Benmergui

1:4

Story vs. System

Ian Bogost

1:32

Rediscovering the Magic

John Carmack

1:22

Mechanics Match Character

Stig Asmussen

0:54

People Love Patterns

Jenova Chen & Kellee Santiago

0:49

Various Company Approaches

Raphael Colantonio

2:52

Episodic Games

Dan Connors

1:00

First Person vs. Third Person

John Carmack

2:16

No Investment in Writing

Dan Connors

1:17

Exploring Limits of Love

David Cage

1:14

Percentage of Players Finishing a Game

David Cage

1:29

From Hardware Design to Art Games

Matt Boch

2:27

Sports Games Tell Stories

Richard Hilleman

0:21

Career Path through Industrial Design

Vander Caballero

0:41

Games Based on Personal Life

Vander Caballero

0:45

Global Impact of Media

Vander Caballero

1:35

Importance of Vision

Vander Caballero

1:02

Right Medium for my Story

Vander Caballero

1:28

Simulating Conflicting Relationships

Vander Caballero

1:47

Using Design Tools to Convey Emotion

Vander Caballero

1:23

A Return to Modding

Brendon Chung

0:36

Designing Within Your Resources

Brendon Chung

1:21

Becoming the Monster

Brendon Chung

2:17

The System Underlying the Experiment

Tracy Fullerton

2:8

Drawing Inspiration from the World

Auriea Harvey

1:47

Personal Interest in Computers

Auriea Harvey

3:53

Camera Mechanics

Richard Hilleman

2:15

Playing to Understand

Clint Hocking

0:55

Character Customization

Todd Howard

0:57

Beware of a Long Design Doc

Todd Howard

1:02

Cut Scenes as a Reward

Todd Howard

1:44

Never Done Anything Else

Rod Humble

0:31

Explaining my Job

Alex Hutchinson

1:15

Open Mode Games

David Jones

0:41

Fewer Cut Scenes in the Future

Ken Levine

1:34

I'm a Gamer

Rhianna Pratchett

1:10

Challenge of Storytelling

Rhianna Pratchett

1:30

Savvy Storytelling

Rhianna Pratchett

0:54

Stories Provide Momentum

Rhianna Pratchett

0:44

Fusing Interests through Games

Siobhan Reddy

1:48

Working on a Sequel

Kiki Wolfkill

2:05

The Indie Mentality

Robin Hunicke

1:49

Puzzles Defining the Character

Ron Gilbert

1:10

Path to Social Gaming

Marie-Eve Vignola

2:00

When the Game Comes Before the Story

Jill Murray

1:10

Stories Organize Learning

Jill Murray

1:09

D&D from The Excalibur Hotel

Don Daglow

2:30

Story vs. Game Mechanic

Don Daglow

1:38

Developing Tools for Game Developers

David Helgason

3:25

Story Fighting Gameplay

Patrick Plourde

1:05

Visually Directing the Player

Patrick Plourde

4:56

Don't Forget about Interactivity

Noah Falstein

0:58

No Such Thing as Player Character

Tadhg Kelly

2:11

Naturalism in Games

Tadhg Kelly

2:03

Origin of Brutal Legend

Anna Kipnis

0:42

Success Related to Player Feedback

Kim McAuliffe

0:56

The Sin of an Unbalanced Fighting Game

Patrick Miller

0:38

Life Changing Moments at Evo

Patrick Miller

2:02

Investment in a Character Comes from Narra...

Patrick Miller

1:07

Character Control in a Fighting Game

Patrick Miller

1:24

Never Compromise on Quality

Luke Muscat

1:20

Writing the Narrative in Framed

Zoe Quinn

0:25

When Tech Support Becomes Emotional Support

Zoe Quinn

1:05

Star Control II Changed Everything for Me

Zoe Quinn

1:15

Boring Characters

Zoe Quinn

1:07

The First Easter Egg

Warren Robinett

1:45

Creating Atari Games Alone

Warren Robinett

0:54

The Art of Dark Souls

Matthew Weise

5:45

Sharing Consciousness with Characters and ...

Matthew Weise

1:59

Minutes of Entertainment

Ken Wong

2:31

Husband Mode

Brianna Wu

1:49

Metaphors of Human Existence

Brianna Wu

1:04

Leading the Way in Character Design Diversity

Brianna Wu

1:27

Lack of Empathy in Gaming Culture

Brianna Wu

1:47

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

Secondary characters

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

2:14

Player Generates Narrative

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

2:07

Stories are Coincidence

Frank O'Connor

1:34

Love My Job

Frank O'Connor

1:41

Entertainment Retires as Art

Amir Rao

0:56

No "Should"

Tim Schafer

0:46

Player Perspective

Glen Schofield

1:17

Fidelity and Emotion

Glen Schofield

1:17

Setting is Priority

Harvey Smith

1:21

Looking Glass Studios

Harvey Smith

2:15

Choice and Consequence

Warren Spector

0:57

Making Game Accessible

Joseph Staten

1:18

Story vs. Persistent Game

Joseph Staten

1:37

Creating own Mythology

Will Wright

1:14

Millions of Protagonists

Susan Wu

1:31

Bonding Through Adversity

Susan Wu

0:44

Fallen in Love in MMO

Susan Wu

0:32

Taking Control of the Character

Josef Fares

0:36

The End

Jordan Mechner

1:31

Coining Term "Avatar"

Richard Garriott

2:07

Creating Charismatic Characters

Keiji Inafune

0:52

Bored of Perfect Characters

Keiji Inafune

0:47

Pac-Man's Motivation

Toru Iwatani

1:08

Mechanics of Pac-Man

Toru Iwatani

1:39

POINTS OF VIEW

Cliff Bleszinski Tracy Fullerton Clint Hocking Tadhg Kelly Hideo Kojima Sid Meier Zoe Quinn Harvey Smith Warren Spector Will Wright Eric Zimmerman

6:08

Career Path

Christofer Sundberg

1:10

Other Disciplines Affect Narractive

Leah Hoyer

2:49

Importance of Strong Characters

Leah Hoyer

3:29

Importance of a Character's Weaknesses

Leah Hoyer

2:42

A Heightened Version of Reality

Leah Hoyer

1:40

Real Sense of Place

Brian Allgeier

0:53

Mascots Maturing with their Audience

Brian Allgeier

1:02

Driven by Emotion Over Technology

Brian Allgeier

0:28

A Character's Purpose

Brian Allgeier

0:57

Videogames Picked Me

Patrice Désilets

4:09

Why Sequels are Successful

Marcin Iwinski

5:17

Risk and Reward of Localizing

Marcin Iwinski

3:57

Putting the Player in Charge of the Story

Marcin Iwinski

1:41

Complexity of Open World

Marcin Iwinski

2:32

Career Path through Localized Distribution

Marcin Iwinski

2:03

Adapting a "Holy" Book

Marcin Iwinski

2:30

Importance of Player Choice

Marcin Iwinski

1:50

The Cure for Loneliness

Ben Judd

1:15