Player Empowerment

Warren Spector

1:12

Melting Pot of Games Writers

Leah Hoyer

1:54

Real Sense of Place

Brian Allgeier

0:53

Not Art Yet

David Littman

1:23

Playing to Understand

Clint Hocking

0:55

Gaming Encourages Curiosity

Robin Hunicke

1:49

I'm Not Going to get Wet

Clint Hocking

1:44

Coining Term "Avatar"

Richard Garriott

2:07

Reach Through the Glass

Peter Molyneux

1:59

Hard to Sell Stories

Richard Garriott

1:24

Game Director with a Film Background

Josef Fares

0:42

Instant Empathy

Cliff Bleszinski

0:44

Most Powerful Medium

Richard Garriott

1:24

Procedural Storytelling

Laralyn McWilliams

2:25

Engaging the Imagination

Frank O'Connor

3:25

Player Participation

Kiki Wolfkill

1:04

Unsatisfying Endings

Amir Rao

1:41

Investment in a Character Comes from Narra...

Patrick Miller

1:07

Future of Streaming Games

Keenan Mosimann

3:27

Ultimate Play Tool

Yoshinori Ono

1:10

Understanding Social Issues

Ian Bogost

1:35

Sharing Consciousness with Characters and ...

Matthew Weise

1:59

Pervasiveness of Games

Eric Zimmerman

2:02

Water Cooler Talk

Vince Zampella

0:44

You are the God

Jenova Chen & Kellee Santiago

2:00

More than a skill test

Randy Pitchford

1:49

Comedy is Risky

Ron Gilbert

1:25

Creating own Mythology

Will Wright

1:14

Complexity of Open World

Marcin Iwinski

2:32

Illusion of Choice

Ron Gilbert

0:58

Being Part of a Game World

Josef Fares

0:25

Importance of Player Choice

Marcin Iwinski

1:50

Mascots Maturing with their Audience

Brian Allgeier

1:02

Foreign Influences

Hideo Kojima

2:18

Cut Scenes

Cliff Bleszinski

0:31

Agency vs. Story

Ernest Adams

2:16

It Depends on the Player

Rob Pardo

1:01

People Love Patterns

Jenova Chen & Kellee Santiago

0:49

Eighth Art Form

Denis Dyack

0:34

Unique Experiences Don't Depend on Player ...

Matthew Weise

2:07

Need for Technology That Gets Us Outside

John Hanke

1:01

Boring Characters

Zoe Quinn

1:07

Binary Choice

Randy Pitchford

2:19

A Heightened Version of Reality

Leah Hoyer

1:40

News Games

Ian Bogost

1:27

Impoverished Critical Language

N’Gai Croal

2:16

Growing as a Hero

Hideo Kojima

0:44

Story Fighting Gameplay

Patrick Plourde

1:05

An Experience of Interpretation

Matthew Weise

1:09

Puzzles Defining the Character

Ron Gilbert

1:10

Learning Power of Games

Trip Hawkins

1:58

Cut Scenes Become a Crutch

Jordan Mechner

0:44

Eastern Storytelling

Chris Avellone

1:39

Don't Forget about Interactivity

Noah Falstein

0:58

Secondary characters

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

2:14

Interactivity

Raphael Colantonio

2:30

No Investment in Writing

Dan Connors

1:17

Importance of Strong Characters

Leah Hoyer

3:29

Innovation vs. Predictability

Michael Condrey

1:47

Commonalities Between Artforms

Ken Wong

1:59

The Plus One

Ben Judd

2:13

Games Are about Choice

Robin Hunicke

2:18

International Language of Fun

Patrice Désilets

0:58

Character Customization

Todd Howard

0:57

Intention Doesn't Matter

Chris Hecker

0:39

No Character Depth

Dan Connors

1:40

The World has Arrived

Clint Hocking

0:53

Fewer Cut Scenes in the Future

Ken Levine

1:34

Emotion is Interaction

Cliff Bleszinski

0:52

Character Control in a Fighting Game

Patrick Miller

1:24

Inhabiting a Character

Kiki Wolfkill

1:07

Art Games

Jason Rohrer

2:44

Emulating Comic Books

Gabriel Leydon

0:46

Wider Appeal

Kiki Wolfkill

1:31

Physicality of Playing

Rod Humble

1:17

Why Sequels are Successful

Marcin Iwinski

5:17

Using Kinect for Experiences

Kyle Ruddick

1:56

User Generated Stories

Gabriel Leydon

2:11

Reviews vs Criticism

N’Gai Croal

3:21

A Character's Purpose

Brian Allgeier

0:57

Our Citizen Kane Moment

Frank O'Connor

2:27

New Challenges in Interactive Storytelling

Leah Hoyer

1:04

Writing from the Character’s Perspective

Jill Murray

1:35

Purity of 8-bit

Nolan Bushnell

0:56

What Is Appealing About Games?

John Hanke

0:33

Being Bound to Game Development

Keiji Inafune

0:40

Moral Choice

Chris Avellone

1:42

Importance of Pointless Interactivity

Steve Gaynor

2:22

Creating Charismatic Characters

Keiji Inafune

0:52

Win State

Rod Humble

0:52

Story vs. Interactivity

Hideo Kojima

0:53

Interactivity Makes Education Sticky

Noah Falstein

1:22

Columbine Game

Rob Pardo

1:22

Limited History of Games Allows for Innova...

Vander Caballero

0:53

Character Personalities

Alex Hutchinson

1:19

Artists Start Dialogues

Warren Spector

2:11

Creative Potential of Games

Anna Kipnis

0:51

Maturing Criticism

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

0:54

First Person vs. Third Person

John Carmack

2:16

Game Brand vs. Auteur

Rob Pardo

1:18

Putting the Player in Charge of the Story

Marcin Iwinski

1:41

The Sin of an Unbalanced Fighting Game

Patrick Miller

0:38

Details vs. Big Picture

Wright Bagwell

3:27

Games That Challenge Us as Humans

Ken Wong

1:50

More Choice in the Game Market

Marie-Eve Vignola

1:27

Is There One True Path?

Steve Gaynor

1:08

No Such Thing as Player Character

Tadhg Kelly

2:11

Driven by Emotion Over Technology

Brian Allgeier

0:28

Interactive Storytelling

Richard Garriott

1:36

Metaphors of Human Existence

Brianna Wu

1:04

Medium is Message

Denis Dyack

0:30

Games are Art for Us

Marcin Iwinski

2:26

Killing Television

Daniel James

1:9

Similar to Architects

Rod Humble

1:28

Not Much Innovation

Toby Gard

2:15

Bored of Perfect Characters

Keiji Inafune

0:47

The Word "Game"

Chris Hecker

0:50

Being the Hero

David Littman

1:23

Photorealism

Jason Rohrer

1:45

Importance of a Character's Weaknesses

Leah Hoyer

2:42

Consistency is Key

Brian Allgeier

0:34

Empowerment Fantasy

Cliff Bleszinski

0:39

Dialogue

Jordan Mechner

0:35

Not Enough History

Yoshinori Ono

1:36

Origin of Just Cause

Christofer Sundberg

1:33

Evolving Language

Clint Hocking

1:29

Japanese Concept; To Please

Hideo Kojima

2:04

Interactive Storytelling

Josef Fares

0:40

No Game Design Document

Amir Rao

1:10

Leading the Way in Character Design Diversity

Brianna Wu

1:27

Sense of Accomplishment

Rob Pardo

0:49

Fighting Game Character Personality Quiz

Patrick Miller

2:30

Soldiers of the Future

N’Gai Croal

2:29

Player is #1

Yoshinori Ono

1:17

Creating a Vocabulary

Jenova Chen & Kellee Santiago

1:13

The Flawed Logic of Copy Protection

Marcin Iwinski

4:38

Choice and Consequence

Warren Spector

0:57

What Emotions Do You Value

Joseph Staten

1:03

Husband Mode

Brianna Wu

1:49

Overcoming the Perception of Games as a So...

Trip Hawkins

1:37

The Controller

Nolan Bushnell

0:44

Communication

Daniel Benmergui

1:36

Omniscience

Todd Howard

0:54

Binary Choice Evoking Emotional Response

Davey Wreden

0:27

Mechanics Match Character

Stig Asmussen

0:54

Dialogue With the Designers

Steve Gaynor

2:22

Right Medium for my Story

Vander Caballero

1:28

Hero's Journey

Richard Garriott

1:31

Intimate Subject Matter

Harvey Smith

2:24

Third Person Perspective

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

0:46

Graphics Snob

Stig Asmussen

1:31

Pac-Man's Motivation

Toru Iwatani

1:08

Using Conventions in Niche Games

Brendon Chung

1:35

Breaking the Rules

Clint Hocking

1:10

Why Nostalgia is Successful

Ben Judd

1:45

What is Your Art Trying to Achieve

Ken Wong

0:52

Why Adaptations Fall Short

Matthew Weise

1:28

Not Adding but Defining

Clint Hocking

1:26

Community Managers

Frank O'Connor

2:36