Think Like A Game Designer

Jesse Schell — Mastering Game Design, Unveiling the Secrets of Fun, and Exploring the Gamification of Life (#3)

Feb 19, 2019

01:28:50

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Jesse Schell

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What I Love About Virtual Reality?

02:46

The Secrets of Building a Culture

05:58

What Advice Would You Give to Someone That's Just Starting Out?

03:08

Introduction

2min

How Did You Get Started Making Games?

2min

How Did You Get Into Virtual Reality?

2min

Is There a Career in VR?

2min

Game Design

2min

What I Love About Virtual Reality?

3min

The Challenge of Working on VR Games

2min

Working in VR - What You Should Know

2min

I Expect You to Die - A Game That You've Made at Shell Games

2min

10.

Is VR a Platform for Social Gaming?

3min

11.

Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality - What Do You Really Want Out of It?

5min

12.

Do You Have an AR Space?

2min

13.

Pokemon Go Is a Great Example of a Perfect Match Between Story and IP

2min

14.

What Made You Transition From Disney to Your Own Studio?

4min

15.

The Growth of Venture Capitalists

2min

16.

The Secrets of Building a Culture

6min

17.

Is There a Difference Between Game Design and Play Testing?

5min

18.

Are You a Game Designer?

3min

19.

How I Learned VR at Disney

2min

20.

Teaching Game Design

2min

21.

The Art of Game Design

5min

22.

Writing a Textbook

2min

23.

Getting a Book Done

2min

24.

What Are the Two Things That Will Get a Book?

5min

25.

Learning by Doing - Is There a Space for Learning Through Games?

3min

26.

Educational Games

3min

27.

Bringing Digital Games Into the Classroom

2min

28.

Gamification

2min

29.

Duolingo Is Taking Over

2min

30.

The Art of Game Design - Book Lenses

2min

31.

Lone Echo VR Game Review

2min

32.

What Advice Would You Give to Someone That's Just Starting Out?

3min

33.

Podcast - Think Like a Game Designer

2min

Jesse Schell wrote, The Art of Game Design, the number one book on the subject in the industry. He was a founding member of the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University and a former Disney Imagineer. He's also the founder of Schell Games, which has launched countless games including, I Expect You to Die and Domino World. Jesse is an amazing game designer and a fantastic teacher.

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