gdc game design Unravel: Using Empathy as a Game Mechanic
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In this 2017 GDC talk, Coldwood's Martin Sahlin explores how Coldwood used empathy as a game mechanic in Unravel, and how they tried to make people fall in love, so they could break their hearts a bit, and then set every
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In this 2017 GDC talk, Coldwood's Martin Sahlin explores how Coldwood used empathy as a game mechanic in Unravel, and how they tried to make people fall in love, so they could break their hearts a bit, and then set every
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In this 2017 GDC talk, Coldwood's Martin Sahlin explores how Coldwood used empathy as a game mechanic in Unravel, and how they tried to make people fall in love, so they could break their hearts a bit, and then set everything right again. Register for GDC: https://ubm.io/2yWXW38 Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribe Follow GDC on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Official_GDC GDC talks cover a range of developmental topics including game design, programming, audio, visual arts, business management, production, online games, and much more. We post a fresh GDC video every day. Subscribe to the channel to stay on top of regular updates, and check out GDC Vault for thousands of more in-depth talks from our archives.
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In this 2017 GDC talk, Coldwood's Martin Sahlin explores how Coldwood used empathy as a game mechanic in Unravel, and how they tried to make people fall in love, so they could break their hearts a bit, and then set every
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The lesson covers gdc, talk, panel, game, games.
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