When Tech Support Becomes Emotional Support

Zoe Quinn

1:05

Crafting Controlled Experiences

Bei Yang

2:03

Player Generates Narrative

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

2:07

Fidelity and Emotion

Glen Schofield

1:17

Creating Tension

Brian Allgeier

1:06

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

Interactivity

Raphael Colantonio

2:30

Empowerment Fantasy

Cliff Bleszinski

0:39

Agency vs. Story

Ernest Adams

2:16

Number Crunchers

Ernest Adams

1:18

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

Communication

Daniel Benmergui

1:36

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

Every Part is Art

Toby Gard

1:40

Wide Range of Emotions

Chris Hecker

1:7

Power Fantasy is Easy

Chris Hecker

1:2

Sports Games Tell Stories

Richard Hilleman

0:21

Absence of Closure in Games

Vander Caballero

0:35

Importance of Vision

Vander Caballero

1:02

Using Design Tools to Convey Emotion

Vander Caballero

1:23

Creating a Frictionless Experience

Brendon Chung

1:20

Unique Experiences

Auriea Harvey

1:28

Omniscience

Todd Howard

0:54

Cut Scenes as a Reward

Todd Howard

1:44

Open Mode Games

David Jones

0:41

Start with Player Experience

Ken Levine

1:14

Fewer Cut Scenes in the Future

Ken Levine

1:34

Humor in Games

Rhianna Pratchett

1:41

Challenge of Storytelling

Rhianna Pratchett

1:30

Savvy Storytelling

Rhianna Pratchett

0:54

Stories Provide Momentum

Rhianna Pratchett

0:44

Art Evokes Emotion

Kiki Wolfkill

1:18

Working on a Sequel

Kiki Wolfkill

2:05

Games as Pleasure and Desire

Eric Zimmerman

3:32

Character Design as Expression

Robin Hunicke

3:14

Binary Choice Evoking Emotional Response

Davey Wreden

0:27

Putting Your Life into the Work

Davey Wreden

1:58

Phases of Emotion

Davey Wreden

1:17

When the Game Comes Before the Story

Jill Murray

1:10

Stories Organize Learning

Jill Murray

1:09

Vision and Metrics

Don Daglow

2:17

Story vs. Game Mechanic

Don Daglow

1:38

The Proximity to Danger

Patrick Plourde

1:37

Story Fighting Gameplay

Patrick Plourde

1:05

Communicating Emotion with Art Style

Patrick Plourde

0:25

Motivation Through Immersion

Ryan Payton

1:12

Don't Forget about Interactivity

Noah Falstein

0:58

Naturalism in Games

Tadhg Kelly

2:03

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

Using Game Mechanics to Describe Depression

Zoe Quinn

0:56

Husband Mode

Brianna Wu

1:49

Metaphors of Human Existence

Brianna Wu

1:04

Does Immersion Equate to Fun?

Bei Yang

1:29

Emotional Mechanics of Gameplay

Brianna Wu

1:35

Story vs. Interactivity

Hideo Kojima

0:53

Social Issues in Games

Hideo Kojima

1:08

Games vs. Groups

Gabriel Leydon

2:14

Making Connections

Gabriel Leydon

4:14

Connecting to the Player

Sid Meier

0:50

Reach Through the Glass

Peter Molyneux

1:59

We Create Variables

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

1:12

Stories are Coincidence

Frank O'Connor

1:34

Our Citizen Kane Moment

Frank O'Connor

2:27

Art Games

Jason Rohrer

2:44

Addiction vs. Engagement

Jason Rohrer

1:13

Feeling Pride

Tim Schafer

0:32

No "Should"

Tim Schafer

0:46

Emotions

Jesse Schell

1:30

Intimate Subject Matter

Harvey Smith

2:24

Setting is Priority

Harvey Smith

1:21

Choice and Consequence

Warren Spector

0:57

Making Game Accessible

Joseph Staten

1:18

What Emotions Do You Value

Joseph Staten

1:03

Story vs. Persistent Game

Joseph Staten

1:37

MUDs

Susan Wu

1:28

Chemical Reward for Completion

Susan Wu

0:42

Bonding Through Adversity

Susan Wu

0:44

Fallen in Love in MMO

Susan Wu

0:32

Interactive Storytelling

Josef Fares

0:40

How Do You Value Your Time?

Josef Fares

0:54

Creating Fear

Steve Papoutsis

2:14

The End

Jordan Mechner

1:31

Aspiring goal

Denis Dyack

0:43

Using Interface to Improve Immersion

Bei Yang

0:56

Sacrificing Fidelity for Immersion

Bei Yang

2:30

Emotions

Yoshinori Ono

1:16

Other Disciplines Affect Narractive

Leah Hoyer

2:49

Melting Pot of Games Writers

Leah Hoyer

1:54

Driven by Emotion Over Technology

Brian Allgeier

0:28

Why Sequels are Successful

Marcin Iwinski

5:17

Our Games Have to Look Amazing

Marcin Iwinski

1:54

Complexity of Open World

Marcin Iwinski

2:32

Adapting a "Holy" Book

Marcin Iwinski

2:30

Why Nostalgia is Successful

Ben Judd

1:45

The Cure for Loneliness

Ben Judd

1:15

Friction Creates the Best Products

Ben Judd

3:14

Beyond Structure

Graham Smith

0:53

Everyone Is a Ghost in VR

Logan Olson

1:25

Volunteer to Struggle

Peter Brinson

2:06