Video Games

Step into the world of video games from the vantage point of our Confluence storytellers.

I am the player’s parent

 Ben Esposito, video game designer

I love speedrunning

 Ben Esposito, video game designer

My education was broad

 Ben Esposito, video game designer

On Shadow of the Colossus

 Ben Esposito, video game designer

What does a game designer do?

 Ben Esposito, video game designer

Why I don’t make sequels

 Ben Esposito, video game designer

Are games art?

 Tracy Fullerton, video game designer and educator

Bringing people together

 Tracy Fullerton, video game designer and educator

Finishing a game is terrifying

 Tracy Fullerton, video game designer and educator

Game design mixes everything

 Tracy Fullerton, video game designer and educator

Games allow for agency

 Tracy Fullerton, video game designer and educator

Games are my art form

 Tracy Fullerton, video game designer and educator

I make the rules

 Tracy Fullerton, video game designer and educator

Making games is a roller coaster

 Tracy Fullerton, video game designer and educator

Media can be healing

 Tracy Fullerton, video game designer and educator

My experience playing journey

 Tracy Fullerton, video game designer and educator

Teaching game design at USC

 Tracy Fullerton, video game designer and educator

The types of game designers

 Tracy Fullerton, video game designer and educator

What is a game designer?

 Tracy Fullerton, video game designer and educator

Experiences change the brain

 Adam Gazzaley, neuroscientist