What must you know? At a recent game challenge, I met Matt Trobbiani, the creator of HackNet. After I got to know him, I thought it’d be fun to invite him on as a guest. To ensure that Game Design Zen stays zen, I recorded this for him. It’s three things we should all know.
- Games Competition (00:35)
- Matt Trobbiani – Creator of HackNet (01:45)
- Guests vs Interviews (03:00)
- A Connection – Like a New Hire (05:00)
- Yes … And (7:00)
- A Knife In the Back
- No Buts!
- Working Together in Everything
- Interest Curve (13:45)
- Series of Spikes – image below (15:30)
- Jesse Schell – Art of Game Design (17:00)
- Story (18:00)
- “How Come You Never Talk About Story?” (20:20)
- Tell To Win – Peter Guber
- Question/Challenge
- Emotional Struggle
- Galvanizing Conclusion (with a Twist)
- Zen Moment (26:10)
- This means you!
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The interest curve – initial spike, rising spikes, and a climax (ending immediately afterwards)
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