How to Build a Better Apocalypse

In this GDC 2013 talk, The Chinese Room's Dan Pinchbeck demonstrates how a powerful and well-honed narrative setting can support and vastly enhance gameplay. By understanding the power of apocalyptic themes and structures, Pinchbeck argues that developers can build better scenarios with a more integrated relationship between story and gameplay, which will lead to better games.

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