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#71: Intuitive Design. With Harrison Pink.

#71: Intuitive Design. With Harrison Pink.

The Game Design Round Table · Dirk Knemeyer & David Heron

March 18, 20141h 9m

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Telltale Games' Harrison Pink joins Dirk and David to talk about the difference between designing by instinct and using analysis and data. Can a designer ever be fully intuitive or analytic? The trio explores this topic through character development in The Walking Dead as well as Tales From the Borderlands.------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact InformationDirk Knemeyer - @DKnemeyer, www.artana.com, [email protected] Heron - @DavidVHeronHarrison Pink - @ColonialPink, [email protected] Outline0:00:43 - Intuitive vs Analytical Design0:09:04 - The Walking Dead and choices0:18:25 - Experience and its impact0:22:58 - Poker and feel0:40:15 - Adapting to new player roles0:49:26 - Borderlands and greed