I’m a bit behind on this one, but the talks from PRACTICE 2015 are now online. There’s a lot of amazing stuff there, including Brian Moriarty’s incredible history of interactive fiction, Ben Ruiz’s masterclass on attack animations, and Jeff Mishtawy on balancing Nascar races. Meg Jayanth’s keynote was also remarkable; I was particularly struck by her discussion of how players feel themselves in control even of entirely out-of-control situations.

Check the videos out when you get the chance; they’re fascinating, and well worth your time.