Instant Empathy

Cliff Bleszinski

0:44

Playing to Understand

Clint Hocking

0:55

I'm Not Going to get Wet

Clint Hocking

1:44

Player Participation

Kiki Wolfkill

1:04

Gaming Encourages Curiosity

Robin Hunicke

1:49

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

Procedural Storytelling

Laralyn McWilliams

2:25

Game Director with a Film Background

Josef Fares

0:42

Most Powerful Medium

Richard Garriott

1:24

Coining Term "Avatar"

Richard Garriott

2:07

Hard to Sell Stories

Richard Garriott

1:24

Melting Pot of Games Writers

Leah Hoyer

1:54

Real Sense of Place

Brian Allgeier

0:53

Interactivity

Raphael Colantonio

2:30

Innovation vs. Predictability

Michael Condrey

1:47

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

Moral Choice

Chris Avellone

1:42

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 Character Depth

Dan Connors

1:40

No Investment in Writing

Dan Connors

1:17

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

Omniscience

Todd Howard

0:54

Physicality of Playing

Rod Humble

1:17

Similar to Architects

Rod Humble

1:28

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

Inhabiting a Character

Kiki Wolfkill

1:07

Pervasiveness of Games

Eric Zimmerman

2:02

Games Are about Choice

Robin Hunicke

2:18

Binary Choice Evoking Emotional Response

Davey Wreden

0:27

Puzzles Defining the Character

Ron Gilbert

1:10

Illusion of Choice

Ron Gilbert

0:58

Comedy is Risky

Ron Gilbert

1:25

More Choice in the Game Market

Marie-Eve Vignola

1:27

Writing from the Character’s Perspective

Jill Murray

1:35

Story Fighting Gameplay

Patrick Plourde

1:05

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

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

Unique Experiences Don't Depend on Player ...

Matthew Weise

2:07

Sharing Consciousness with Characters and ...

Matthew Weise

1:59

An Experience of Interpretation

Matthew Weise

1:09

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

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

Story vs. Interactivity

Hideo Kojima

0:53

Growing as a Hero

Hideo Kojima

0:44

Japanese Concept; To Please

Hideo Kojima

2:04

Foreign Influences

Hideo Kojima

2:18

User Generated Stories

Gabriel Leydon

2:11

Emulating Comic Books

Gabriel Leydon

0:46

Being the Hero

David Littman

1:23

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

Community Managers

Frank O'Connor

2:36

Our Citizen Kane Moment

Frank O'Connor

2:27

More than a skill test

Randy Pitchford

1:49

Binary Choice

Randy Pitchford

2:19

No Game Design Document

Amir Rao

1:10

Photorealism

Jason Rohrer

1:45

Art Games

Jason Rohrer

2:44

Intimate Subject Matter

Harvey Smith

2:24

Choice and Consequence

Warren Spector

0:57

Artists Start Dialogues

Warren Spector

2:11

What Emotions Do You Value

Joseph Staten

1:03

Creating own Mythology

Will Wright

1:14

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

Interactive Storytelling

Richard Garriott

1:36

Hero's Journey

Richard Garriott

1:31

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

Learning Power of Games

Trip Hawkins

1:58

Water Cooler Talk

Vince Zampella

0:44

Soldiers of the Future

N’Gai Croal

2:29

Origin of Just Cause

Christofer Sundberg

1:33

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

Mascots Maturing with their Audience

Brian Allgeier

1:02

Driven by Emotion Over Technology

Brian Allgeier

0:28

Consistency is Key

Brian Allgeier

0:34

A Character's Purpose

Brian Allgeier

0:57

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

Putting the Player in Charge of the Story

Marcin Iwinski

1:41

Games are Art for Us

Marcin Iwinski

2:26

Complexity of Open World

Marcin Iwinski

2:32

Importance of Player Choice

Marcin Iwinski

1:50

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