Ultimate Play Tool

Yoshinori Ono

1:10

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

Details vs. Big Picture

Wright Bagwell

3:27

Communication

Daniel Benmergui

1:36

Instant Empathy

Cliff Bleszinski

0:44

News Games

Ian Bogost

1:27

Understanding Social Issues

Ian Bogost

1:35

Creating a Vocabulary

Jenova Chen & Kellee Santiago

1:13

Purity of 8-bit

Nolan Bushnell

0:56

Pong Love Connections

Nolan Bushnell

0:55

Playing With Spouse

David Cage

1:4

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

Playing to Understand

Clint Hocking

0:55

Evolving Language

Clint Hocking

1:29

I'm Not Going to get Wet

Clint Hocking

1:44

Character Personalities

Alex Hutchinson

1:19

Integrating Stealth in Social Mutliplayer

Damien Kieken

2:10

Killing Television

Daniel James

1:9

Player Participation

Kiki Wolfkill

1:04

Pervasiveness of Games

Eric Zimmerman

2:02

Character Design as Expression

Robin Hunicke

3:14

Comedy is Risky

Ron Gilbert

1:25

More Choice in the Game Market

Marie-Eve Vignola

1:27

Game Design as Extended Set Design

Don Daglow

1:30

Story Emerging from Gameplay Experience

Anna Kipnis

1:59

Creative Potential of Games

Anna Kipnis

0:51

Why Adaptations Fall Short

Matthew Weise

1:28

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

Women's Role in the Digital Future

Brianna Wu

1:06

Lack of Empathy in Gaming Culture

Brianna Wu

1:47

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

Not Art Yet

David Littman

1:23

Reach Through the Glass

Peter Molyneux

1:59

Maturing Criticism

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

0:54

Engaging the Imagination

Frank O'Connor

3:25

Community Managers

Frank O'Connor

2:36

Our Citizen Kane Moment

Frank O'Connor

2:27

Unsatisfying Endings

Amir Rao

1:41

Photorealism

Jason Rohrer

1:45

Art Games

Jason Rohrer

2:44

Choice and Consequence

Warren Spector

0:57

Player Empowerment

Warren Spector

1:12

Artists Start Dialogues

Warren Spector

2:11

Social Games

Joseph Staten

0:57

What Emotions Do You Value

Joseph Staten

1:03

MUDs

Susan Wu

1:28

Bonding Through Adversity

Susan Wu

0:44

Fallen in Love in MMO

Susan Wu

0:32

Chemistry of Interaction in MMO Design

Laralyn McWilliams

1:03

Taking Control of the Character

Josef Fares

0:36

Game Director with a Film Background

Josef Fares

0:42

Is There One True Path?

Steve Gaynor

1:08

Dialogue

Jordan Mechner

0:35

Medium is Message

Denis Dyack

0:30

Most Powerful Medium

Richard Garriott

1:24

Hard to Sell Stories

Richard Garriott

1:24

Hero's Journey

Richard Garriott

1:31

Being Bound to Game Development

Keiji Inafune

0:40

Player is #1

Yoshinori Ono

1:17

Not Enough History

Yoshinori Ono

1:36

Overcoming the Perception of Games as a So...

Trip Hawkins

1:37

Soldiers of the Future

N’Gai Croal

2:29

Origin of Just Cause

Christofer Sundberg

1:33

Melting Pot of Games Writers

Leah Hoyer

1:54

The Power of Social Media

Brian Allgeier

0:55

Real Sense of Place

Brian Allgeier

0:53

What is a Game Designer?

Patrice Désilets

1:45

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

Building a Videogame Community

Ben Judd

2:21

The Positivity of Indiecade

Zak Smith

1:08

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

Using Technology to Connect People

John Hanke

1:10

Social Icebreaker

John Hanke

2:10

Interfaces That Allow Us to Be Present

John Hanke

1:02

Games That Motivate People to Socialize

John Hanke

1:17

Encouraging Positive Lifestyles Through Games

John Hanke

0:38