Comments on: The talk I gave at UC Berkeley is now online

By: Gazareth

Gazareth — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:55:49 +0000

This talk makes me feel like I knew nothing about videogames.

By: Fred McDonald

Fred McDonald — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:56:43 +0000

I’d just like to add that the bird collosus will kill you very easily if you stand on the platforms and don’t move or, jump at it but fail to grab on.

Other than that, a good talk.

By: Shinyu

Shinyu — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 02:20:34 +0000

Hi there!
I’m a new listener to the HAWPcast and just wanted to mention that I really enjoyed this talk a lot! You made some great points.
I now have a burning craving to play FarCry 2 though…weird, eh?
=P

By: Douglas

Douglas — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:39:31 +0000

Anthony, I used to think you were just some guy talking about video games, but I can’t imagine you haven’t thought about these topics a staggering amount after listening and posing my own questions. Amongst many other things, I’ve been working on mathematical equations for balancing RPGs recently and it’d be interesting to talk to you about that, just to see if there’s any non-mathematical angles I’ve been missing and, maybe, just to strengthen my arguments.
E-mail is fine if you read this and are interested.

By: Dee Harding

Dee Harding — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:29:56 +0000

Hey hey, just wanted to let you know that I found your analysis of utility and agency in games both fascinating and actively useful.

Now it’s my turn to come across as a massive nerd: Outside of my day job I run a classic pen and paper RPG in which Chekov’s gun is fairly rigorously adhered to. Even though you were talking about a different medium I found myself taking more than a few mental notes to apply to my own circumstance with regards to creating a feeling of investment and value for NPCs. It’s not a subject that is often tackled this directly, so , well, thanks for that.

Also, you should totally see if you can get an Ubisoft sponsorship deal. Or at least an advance copy of Farcry 3.

By: Q27

Q27 — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:23:22 +0000

Thanks for this link. Didn’t have to wait for the power point to load for over 20 minutes. Quite convenient.

By: Evan

Evan — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:06:33 +0000

I really enjoyed this, thanks for sharing it.

By: Kad

Kad — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:14:30 +0000

Very interesting talk. Thanks for posting this up.

By: mingo

mingo — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:40:40 +0000

i lol’d at 1:14:55 and the last few seconds.

i really really enjoyed this, very insightful and thought provoking.

By: MooKittyMoo

MooKittyMoo — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:23:35 +0000

Here’s a link for to see the presentation for those of us that don’t have powerpoint. http://tinyurl.com/yfujjfw