Framework '09: Design Aikido - Chris Avellone 3/11

Opening keynote and presentation

Tony Reed, Event organiser
Chris Avellone, Creative Lead & Co-Owner, Obsidian Entertainment

Design Aikido focuses heavily on the changing needs of today's gamer and looks at the importance of story in games in the future.

Chris was the Lead Designer on Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, moved on to a Senior Design role on Neverwinter Nights 2 and Mask of the Betrayer, worked briefly as the Creative Lead of the Aliens RPG, and then went back to lead design on Alpha Protocol, Obsidian's espionage RPG.

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[sb007]

those videos are priceless, thx very much for posting

[krihan3]

seems like Chris channeled his hate for the Force into Kreia :3

[oooooooooorly]

KotOR2 is such a subtle, nuanced game - it's something I had to play several times through to really "get," and I'm thankful for that. I really wish there were more RPGs with such depth in plot and writing. It's sort of a pity, people who just have a cursory run-through of the game tend to think that it's about "stopping the crazy bitch who wants to kill the force," when in reality that's not the point at all.