Crafting Controlled Experiences

Bei Yang

2:03

Player Generates Narrative

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

2:07

When Tech Support Becomes Emotional Support

Zoe Quinn

1:05

Emotional Response Equals Success

Graham Smith

1:59

Fidelity and Emotion

Glen Schofield

1:17

Creating Tension

Brian Allgeier

1:06

Importance of Player Choice

Marcin Iwinski

1:50

Putting the Player in Charge of the Story

Marcin Iwinski

1:41

Humor in Games

Rhianna Pratchett

1:41

Driven by Emotion Over Technology

Brian Allgeier

0:28

Emotional Mechanics of Gameplay

Brianna Wu

1:35

Intimate Subject Matter

Harvey Smith

2:24

Wide Range of Emotions

Chris Hecker

1:7

Games as Pleasure and Desire

Eric Zimmerman

3:32

Metaphors of Human Existence

Brianna Wu

1:04

Eastern Storytelling

Chris Avellone

1:39

Importance of Vision

Vander Caballero

1:02

Number Crunchers

Ernest Adams

1:18

Chemical Reward for Completion

Susan Wu

0:42

Vision and Metrics

Don Daglow

2:17

Fallen in Love in MMO

Susan Wu

0:32

Emotions

Yoshinori Ono

1:16

Setting is Priority

Harvey Smith

1:21

Making Game Accessible

Joseph Staten

1:18

Cut Scenes as a Reward

Todd Howard

1:44

Art Evokes Emotion

Kiki Wolfkill

1:18

Binary Choice Evoking Emotional Response

Davey Wreden

0:27

Sports Games Tell Stories

Richard Hilleman

0:21

Episodic Games

Dan Connors

1:00

Our Citizen Kane Moment

Frank O'Connor

2:27

Husband Mode

Brianna Wu

1:49

We Create Variables

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

1:12

Motivation Through Immersion

Ryan Payton

1:12

Story vs. Persistent Game

Joseph Staten

1:37

No "Should"

Tim Schafer

0:46

Every Part is Art

Toby Gard

1:40

Using Design Tools to Convey Emotion

Vander Caballero

1:23

Friction Creates the Best Products

Ben Judd

3:14

Why Nostalgia is Successful

Ben Judd

1:45

Stories Organize Learning

Jill Murray

1:09

Don't Forget about Interactivity

Noah Falstein

0:58

Sacrificing Fidelity for Immersion

Bei Yang

2:30

Stories Provide Momentum

Rhianna Pratchett

0:44

Story Emerging from Gameplay Experience

Anna Kipnis

1:59

Addiction vs. Engagement

Jason Rohrer

1:13

Creating Fear

Steve Papoutsis

2:14

No Character Depth

Dan Connors

1:40

Reach Through the Glass

Peter Molyneux

1:59

Agency vs. Story

Ernest Adams

2:16

Empowerment Fantasy

Cliff Bleszinski

0:39

Power Fantasy is Easy

Chris Hecker

1:2

Adapting a "Holy" Book

Marcin Iwinski

2:30

Interactivity

Raphael Colantonio

2:30

Unique Experiences

Auriea Harvey

1:28

Everyone Is a Ghost in VR

Logan Olson

1:25

Emotions

Jesse Schell

1:30

Fitting Story into MMOs

Jens Andersen

1:36

Beyond Structure

Graham Smith

0:53

Open Mode Games

David Jones

0:41

MUDs

Susan Wu

1:28

Feeling Pride

Tim Schafer

0:32

Games vs. Groups

Gabriel Leydon

2:14

Start with Player Experience

Ken Levine

1:14

The End

Jordan Mechner

1:31

Creating a Frictionless Experience

Brendon Chung

1:20

Bonding Through Adversity

Susan Wu

0:44

Fighting Game Character Personality Quiz

Patrick Miller

2:30

Percentage of Players Finishing a Game

David Cage

1:29

Aspiring goal

Denis Dyack

0:43

Using Game Mechanics to Describe Depression

Zoe Quinn

0:56

Interactive Storytelling

Josef Fares

0:40

People Love Patterns

Jenova Chen & Kellee Santiago

0:49

Complexity of Open World

Marcin Iwinski

2:32

Story vs. System

Ian Bogost

1:32

Putting Your Life into the Work

Davey Wreden

1:58

Our Games Have to Look Amazing

Marcin Iwinski

1:54

Story vs. Game Mechanic

Don Daglow

1:38

Absence of Closure in Games

Vander Caballero

0:35

Making Connections

Gabriel Leydon

4:14

Melting Pot of Games Writers

Leah Hoyer

1:54

Character Design as Expression

Robin Hunicke

3:14

The Cure for Loneliness

Ben Judd

1:15

Connecting to the Player

Sid Meier

0:50

Phases of Emotion

Davey Wreden

1:17

Working on a Sequel

Kiki Wolfkill

2:05

Does Immersion Equate to Fun?

Bei Yang

1:29

Communicating Emotion with Art Style

Patrick Plourde

0:25

Other Disciplines Affect Narractive

Leah Hoyer

2:49

Story vs. Interactivity

Hideo Kojima

0:53

Origin of Brutal Legend

Anna Kipnis

0:42

Choice and Consequence

Warren Spector

0:57

What Emotions Do You Value

Joseph Staten

1:03

When the Game Comes Before the Story

Jill Murray

1:10

Challenge of Storytelling

Rhianna Pratchett

1:30

Fewer Cut Scenes in the Future

Ken Levine

1:34

How Do You Value Your Time?

Josef Fares

0:54

Art Games

Jason Rohrer

2:44

Why Sequels are Successful

Marcin Iwinski

5:17

Using Interface to Improve Immersion

Bei Yang

0:56

Story Structure

Stig Asmussen

0:17

Story Fighting Gameplay

Patrick Plourde

1:05

Social Issues in Games

Hideo Kojima

1:08

Volunteer to Struggle

Peter Brinson

2:06

Communication

Daniel Benmergui

1:36

The Proximity to Danger

Patrick Plourde

1:37

Stories are Coincidence

Frank O'Connor

1:34

Savvy Storytelling

Rhianna Pratchett

0:54

Approaches to Flow

Chris Avellone

1:37

Naturalism in Games

Tadhg Kelly

2:03

Omniscience

Todd Howard

0:54