Putting the Player in Charge of the Story

Marcin Iwinski

1:41

Importance of Player Choice

Marcin Iwinski

1:50

Emotional Response Equals Success

Graham Smith

1:59

Creating Tension

Brian Allgeier

1:06

Player Generates Narrative

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

2:07

Crafting Controlled Experiences

Bei Yang

2:03

Fidelity and Emotion

Glen Schofield

1:17

When Tech Support Becomes Emotional Support

Zoe Quinn

1:05

Why Sequels are Successful

Marcin Iwinski

5:17

Intimate Subject Matter

Harvey Smith

2:24

Emotions

Yoshinori Ono

1:16

Complexity of Open World

Marcin Iwinski

2:32

Putting Your Life into the Work

Davey Wreden

1:58

Volunteer to Struggle

Peter Brinson

2:06

Don't Forget about Interactivity

Noah Falstein

0:58

Agency vs. Story

Ernest Adams

2:16

Feeling Pride

Tim Schafer

0:32

Interactivity

Raphael Colantonio

2:30

We Create Variables

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

1:12

The End

Jordan Mechner

1:31

Wide Range of Emotions

Chris Hecker

1:7

The Proximity to Danger

Patrick Plourde

1:37

Art Games

Jason Rohrer

2:44

Social Issues in Games

Hideo Kojima

1:08

Does Immersion Equate to Fun?

Bei Yang

1:29

Addiction vs. Engagement

Jason Rohrer

1:13

Naturalism in Games

Tadhg Kelly

2:03

Reach Through the Glass

Peter Molyneux

1:59

Creating Fear

Steve Papoutsis

2:14

Communicating Emotion with Art Style

Patrick Plourde

0:25

Everyone Is a Ghost in VR

Logan Olson

1:25

Beyond Structure

Graham Smith

0:53

Savvy Storytelling

Rhianna Pratchett

0:54

Melting Pot of Games Writers

Leah Hoyer

1:54

Games vs. Groups

Gabriel Leydon

2:14

No Character Depth

Dan Connors

1:40

Approaches to Flow

Chris Avellone

1:37

Open Mode Games

David Jones

0:41

Stories Organize Learning

Jill Murray

1:09

Why Nostalgia is Successful

Ben Judd

1:45

Emotional Mechanics of Gameplay

Brianna Wu

1:35

Percentage of Players Finishing a Game

David Cage

1:29

People Love Patterns

Jenova Chen & Kellee Santiago

0:49

Sacrificing Fidelity for Immersion

Bei Yang

2:30

Our Citizen Kane Moment

Frank O'Connor

2:27

Making Connections

Gabriel Leydon

4:14

Choice and Consequence

Warren Spector

0:57

Unique Experiences

Auriea Harvey

1:28

Fewer Cut Scenes in the Future

Ken Levine

1:34

Vision and Metrics

Don Daglow

2:17

Aspiring goal

Denis Dyack

0:43

Fitting Story into MMOs

Jens Andersen

1:36

Eastern Storytelling

Chris Avellone

1:39

Using Interface to Improve Immersion

Bei Yang

0:56

Bonding Through Adversity

Susan Wu

0:44

Sports Games Tell Stories

Richard Hilleman

0:21

Absence of Closure in Games

Vander Caballero

0:35

Friction Creates the Best Products

Ben Judd

3:14

Story vs. Game Mechanic

Don Daglow

1:38

Motivation Through Immersion

Ryan Payton

1:12

Stories Provide Momentum

Rhianna Pratchett

0:44

The Cure for Loneliness

Ben Judd

1:15

Husband Mode

Brianna Wu

1:49

No "Should"

Tim Schafer

0:46

Power Fantasy is Easy

Chris Hecker

1:2

Games as Pleasure and Desire

Eric Zimmerman

3:32

Connecting to the Player

Sid Meier

0:50

Interactive Storytelling

Josef Fares

0:40

Chemical Reward for Completion

Susan Wu

0:42

Importance of Vision

Vander Caballero

1:02

Fighting Game Character Personality Quiz

Patrick Miller

2:30

Challenge of Storytelling

Rhianna Pratchett

1:30

Binary Choice Evoking Emotional Response

Davey Wreden

0:27

Story Fighting Gameplay

Patrick Plourde

1:05

When the Game Comes Before the Story

Jill Murray

1:10

Number Crunchers

Ernest Adams

1:18

Omniscience

Todd Howard

0:54

Stories are Coincidence

Frank O'Connor

1:34

Origin of Brutal Legend

Anna Kipnis

0:42

Episodic Games

Dan Connors

1:00

Cut Scenes as a Reward

Todd Howard

1:44

Art Evokes Emotion

Kiki Wolfkill

1:18

Communication

Daniel Benmergui

1:36

Fallen in Love in MMO

Susan Wu

0:32

Every Part is Art

Toby Gard

1:40

Adapting a "Holy" Book

Marcin Iwinski

2:30

Humor in Games

Rhianna Pratchett

1:41

Using Game Mechanics to Describe Depression

Zoe Quinn

0:56

Story vs. Interactivity

Hideo Kojima

0:53

What Emotions Do You Value

Joseph Staten

1:03

How Do You Value Your Time?

Josef Fares

0:54

Other Disciplines Affect Narractive

Leah Hoyer

2:49

Story Structure

Stig Asmussen

0:17

Story vs. Persistent Game

Joseph Staten

1:37

Driven by Emotion Over Technology

Brian Allgeier

0:28

Our Games Have to Look Amazing

Marcin Iwinski

1:54

MUDs

Susan Wu

1:28

Phases of Emotion

Davey Wreden

1:17

Setting is Priority

Harvey Smith

1:21

Emotions

Jesse Schell

1:30

Story vs. System

Ian Bogost

1:32

Story Emerging from Gameplay Experience

Anna Kipnis

1:59

Metaphors of Human Existence

Brianna Wu

1:04

Making Game Accessible

Joseph Staten

1:18

Empowerment Fantasy

Cliff Bleszinski

0:39

Character Design as Expression

Robin Hunicke

3:14

Using Design Tools to Convey Emotion

Vander Caballero

1:23

Creating a Frictionless Experience

Brendon Chung

1:20

Start with Player Experience

Ken Levine

1:14

Working on a Sequel

Kiki Wolfkill

2:05