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

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

Using Design Tools to Convey Emotion

Vander Caballero

1:23

Omniscience

Todd Howard

0:54

Cut Scenes as a Reward

Todd Howard

1:44

Open Mode Games

David Jones

0:41

Fewer Cut Scenes in the Future

Ken Levine

1:34

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

Stories Organize Learning

Jill Murray

1:09

Discovering That Game Writers Exist

Jill Murray

1:00

Writing from the Character’s Perspective

Jill Murray

1:35

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

Treat Writer's Block with a Game Jam

Anna Kipnis

2:44

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

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

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

Making Game Accessible

Joseph Staten

1:18

Story vs. Persistent Game

Joseph Staten

1:37

The End

Jordan Mechner

1:31

Dialogue

Jordan Mechner

0:35

Other Disciplines Affect Narractive

Leah Hoyer

2:49

Melting Pot of Games Writers

Leah Hoyer

1:54

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

Adapting a "Holy" Book

Marcin Iwinski

2:30

Importance of Player Choice

Marcin Iwinski

1:50

Balance in Writing for Games

Josh Scherr

2:24