Playing to Understand

Clint Hocking

0:55

I'm Not Going to get Wet

Clint Hocking

1:44

Being the Hero

David Littman

1:23

Taking Control of the Character

Josef Fares

0:36

A Heightened Version of Reality

Leah Hoyer

1:40

Driven by Emotion Over Technology

Brian Allgeier

0:28

What Is Appealing About Games?

John Hanke

0:33

Innovation vs. Predictability

Michael Condrey

1:47

The Word "Game"

Chris Hecker

0:50

Empowerment Fantasy

Cliff Bleszinski

0:39

Graphics Snob

Stig Asmussen

1:31

Mirroring Reality

Chris Avellone

1:23

Details vs. Big Picture

Wright Bagwell

3:27

Communication

Daniel Benmergui

1:36

Instant Empathy

Cliff Bleszinski

0:44

Story vs. System

Ian Bogost

1:32

News Games

Ian Bogost

1:27

Understanding Social Issues

Ian Bogost

1:35

Mechanics Match Character

Stig Asmussen

0:54

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

First Person vs. Third Person

John Carmack

2:16

No Character Depth

Dan Connors

1:40

No Investment in Writing

Dan Connors

1:17

Inspiration from Real Life

Toby Gard

0:38

Not Much Innovation

Toby Gard

2:15

Intention Doesn't Matter

Chris Hecker

0:39

Normal World Environments

Chris Hecker

2:43

Limited History of Games Allows for Innova...

Vander Caballero

0:53

Right Medium for my Story

Vander Caballero

1:28

The Problem with Power Fantasies

Vander Caballero

0:41

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

Camera Mechanics

Richard Hilleman

2:15

Influencing Real Life

Richard Hilleman

1:34

Evolving Language

Clint Hocking

1:29

Character Customization

Todd Howard

0:57

Omniscience

Todd Howard

0:54

Edge of the World

Todd Howard

1:57

Character Personalities

Alex Hutchinson

1:19

Players as Celebrities

David Jones

0:55

Killing Television

Daniel James

1:9

Constraint drives Innovation

Raph Koster

1:59

Start with Player Experience

Ken Levine

1:14

Different Fantasies

Ken Levine

1:43

Need More Culture

Ken Levine

1:31

Types of Characters

Rhianna Pratchett

2:52

Inhabiting a Character

Kiki Wolfkill

1:07

Player Participation

Kiki Wolfkill

1:04

Pervasiveness of Games

Eric Zimmerman

2:02

Imagining Future Realities through Gaming

Robin Hunicke

1:34

Putting Your Life into the Work

Davey Wreden

1:58

Puzzles Defining the Character

Ron Gilbert

1:10

Comedy is Risky

Ron Gilbert

1:25

Writing from the Character’s Perspective

Jill Murray

1:35

Developing Tools for Game Developers

David Helgason

3:25

Visually Directing the Player

Patrick Plourde

4:56

Drawing Inspiration Outside of Games

Noah Falstein

1:18

The Driving Seat of a Different World View

Tadhg Kelly

1:32

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

The Sin of an Unbalanced Fighting Game

Patrick Miller

0:38

Investment in a Character Comes from Narra...

Patrick Miller

1:07

Fighting Game Character Personality Quiz

Patrick Miller

2:30

Character Control in a Fighting Game

Patrick Miller

1:24

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

Metaphors of Human Existence

Brianna Wu

1:04

Leading the Way in Character Design Diversity

Brianna Wu

1:27

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

Not Art Yet

David Littman

1:23

Satisfaction of Learning

Sid Meier

1:00

Reach Through the Glass

Peter Molyneux

1:59

Maturing Criticism

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

0:54

Secondary characters

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

2:14

Third Person Perspective

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

0:46

Engaging the Imagination

Frank O'Connor

3:25

Community Managers

Frank O'Connor

2:36

Our Citizen Kane Moment

Frank O'Connor

2:27

Parsing of Fantasies

Randy Pitchford

1:25

Pleasurable Exploration

Amir Rao

1:29

Unsatisfying Endings

Amir Rao

1:41

Photorealism

Jason Rohrer

1:45

Art Games

Jason Rohrer

2:44

Intimate Subject Matter

Harvey Smith

2:24

Consequences

Warren Spector

1:37

Choice and Consequence

Warren Spector

0:57

Player Empowerment

Warren Spector

1:12

Artists Start Dialogues

Warren Spector

2:11

Making Game Accessible

Joseph Staten

1:18

What Emotions Do You Value

Joseph Staten

1:03

Creating own Mythology

Will Wright

1:14

MUDs

Susan Wu

1:28

Being Part of a Game World

Josef Fares

0:25

Game Director with a Film Background

Josef Fares

0:42

Is There One True Path?

Steve Gaynor

1:08

Relatable Enemies

Steve Papoutsis

1:15

Dialogue

Jordan Mechner

0:35

Medium is Message

Denis Dyack

0:30

Most Powerful Medium

Richard Garriott

1:24

Coining Term "Avatar"

Richard Garriott

2:07

Hard to Sell Stories

Richard Garriott

1:24

Hero's Journey

Richard Garriott

1:31

Real-life Parallels

Richard Garriott

0:51

Creating Charismatic Characters

Keiji Inafune

0:52

Bored of Perfect Characters

Keiji Inafune

0:47

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

Pac-Man's Motivation

Toru Iwatani

1:08

Overcoming the Perception of Games as a So...

Trip Hawkins

1:37

Water Cooler Talk

Vince Zampella

0:44

Soldiers of the Future

N’Gai Croal

2:29

Beautiful Worlds to Blow Up

Christofer Sundberg

0:38

Origin of Just Cause

Christofer Sundberg

1:33

Melting Pot of Games Writers

Leah Hoyer

1:54

Importance of Strong Characters

Leah Hoyer

3:29

Importance of a Character's Weaknesses

Leah Hoyer

2:42

Mascots Maturing with their Audience

Brian Allgeier

1:02

A Character's Purpose

Brian Allgeier

0:57

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

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

Using Technology to Connect People

John Hanke

1:10

Creating a Game From Google Earth

John Hanke

1:09

Getting Players Outside

John Hanke

2:28

Increasing Interaction With Tangible Things

John Hanke

1:14

Technology Enhancing Real-Life Games

John Hanke

1:00