Agency vs. Story

Ernest Adams

2:16

Eastern Storytelling

Chris Avellone

1:39

Cut Scenes as a Reward

Todd Howard

1:44

Fewer Cut Scenes in the Future

Ken Levine

1:34

Story Structure

Stig Asmussen

0:17

Fitting Story into MMOs

Jens Andersen

1:36

Cut Scenes

Chris Avellone

0:47

Approaches to Flow

Chris Avellone

1:37

Cinematic Experience

Daniel Benmergui

1:48

Cut Scenes

Cliff Bleszinski

0:31

First Cut Scene

Cliff Bleszinski

0:34

Story vs. System

Ian Bogost

1:32

People Love Patterns

Jenova Chen & Kellee Santiago

0:49

Episodic Games

Dan Connors

1:00

No Character Depth

Dan Connors

1:40

Percentage of Players Finishing a Game

David Cage

1:29

Sports Games Tell Stories

Richard Hilleman

0:21

Importance of Vision

Vander Caballero

1:02

Keeping the Player in Control

Brendon Chung

0:48

Omniscience

Todd Howard

0:54

Open Mode Games

David Jones

0:41

Challenge of Storytelling

Rhianna Pratchett

1:30

Savvy Storytelling

Rhianna Pratchett

0:54

Stories Provide Momentum

Rhianna Pratchett

0:44

Working on a Sequel

Kiki Wolfkill

2:05

When the Game Comes Before the Story

Jill Murray

1:10

Stories Organize Learning

Jill Murray

1:09

Story vs. Game Mechanic

Don Daglow

1:38

Story Fighting Gameplay

Patrick Plourde

1:05

Don't Forget about Interactivity

Noah Falstein

0:58

Naturalism in Games

Tadhg Kelly

2:03

Story Emerging from Gameplay Experience

Anna Kipnis

1:59

Origin of Brutal Legend

Anna Kipnis

0:42

Fighting Game Character Personality Quiz

Patrick Miller

2:30

Subtle Positive Messages

Luke Muscat

3:10

When Tech Support Becomes Emotional Support

Zoe Quinn

1:05

Husband Mode

Brianna Wu

1:49

Creating Theme Park Experiences

Bei Yang

1:10

Crafting Controlled Experiences

Bei Yang

2:03

Story vs. Interactivity

Hideo Kojima

0:53

Foreign Influences

Hideo Kojima

2:18

Reach Through the Glass

Peter Molyneux

1:59

We Create Variables

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

1:12

Player Generates Narrative

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

2:07

Stories are Coincidence

Frank O'Connor

1:34

No "Should"

Tim Schafer

0:46

Disciplined Writing

Tim Schafer

0:37

Fidelity and Emotion

Glen Schofield

1:17

Setting is Priority

Harvey Smith

1:21

Choice and Consequence

Warren Spector

0:57

Player Empowerment

Warren Spector

1:12

Making Game Accessible

Joseph Staten

1:18

Story vs. Persistent Game

Joseph Staten

1:37

Camera Control in Living Worlds

Laralyn McWilliams

2:43

Design Rules

Steve Papoutsis

2:24

Uncanny Valley as a Pitfall

Jordan Mechner

2:05

Cut Scenes Become a Crutch

Jordan Mechner

0:44

The End

Jordan Mechner

1:31

CUT SCENES

Ernest Adams Chris Avellone Daniel Benmergui Cliff Bleszinski Vander Caballero Dan Connors Todd Howard Hideo Kojima Gabriel Leydon Jordan Mechner Steve Papoutsis Rhianna Pratchett Warren Spector Joseph Staten Eric Zimmerman

9:13

Other Disciplines Affect Narractive

Leah Hoyer

2:49

The Success of Assassin's Creed

Patrice Désilets

2:03

Putting the Player in Charge of the Story

Marcin Iwinski

1:41

Complexity of Open World

Marcin Iwinski

2:32

Adapting a "Holy" Book

Marcin Iwinski

2:30

Importance of Player Choice

Marcin Iwinski

1:50