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Sunday, August 20 • 15:00 - 16:00
Gameplay as Story in Daedalic's 'The Pillars of the Earth'

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Description:
Videogames have been a storytelling medium long before the advent of text adventures. Nonetheless, gameplay and narrative have often been regarded as aspects that can or even should be seperated during development, peaking in the past "narratology vs ludology" debate within the discipline of game studies. This talk proposes that story and gameplay are, in fact, inseperable.
On the basis of the decisions made during Daedalic Entertainment's upcoming adaptation of Ken Follett's best-selling novel "The Pillars of the Earth", Assistant Creative Lead Valentina Tamer will discuss the creation of a story-driven videogame, and in how far gameplay and narrative can work together.

Take Away
Gameplay and storytelling must not be seperated during development. Gameplay can tell a story as well as words can, sometimes even better.

Audience Adressed: Game developers, designers & writers
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Valentina Tamer

Narrative Designer, Daedalic Entertainment
Valentina Tamer is a game designer, writer and artist from Hamburg-based video game developer Daedalic Entertainment. After having written additional texts for "The Night of the Rabbit", she is now assistant creative lead, as well as game designer and co-author, for the adaptation... Read More →

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Valentina Tamer

Narrative Designer, Daedalic Entertainment
Valentina Tamer is a game designer, writer and artist from Hamburg-based video game developer Daedalic Entertainment. After having written additional texts for "The Night of the Rabbit", she is now assistant creative lead, as well as game designer and co-author, for the adaptation... Read More →

Sunday August 20, 2017 15:00 - 16:00
[RSP] Channel 1 - Ferris Wheel Stage 4th Floor CONGRESS CENTRE EAST Congress-Centrum Ost Koelnmesse Deutz-Mühlheimer Straße 51 D – 50679 Cologne
  Game Design   Story Design