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Dwarf Fortress: What Happens When It Becomes A Game? The Zach and Tarn Adams Interviews

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Published on Apr 5, 2018

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(Chapter markers below) Zach and Tarn Adams, creators of Dwarf Fortress, talk about developing their game for over 15 years - including various personal and professional topics.

CHAPTERS:
* Modeling Surprises: Philosophy and the Challenges of Meaning (6:27)
* Understanding Life: Dwarf Fortress as Medium Towards Enlightenment (13:08)
* Metrics of Success: Community and Motivation (19:39)
* Finishing Dwarf Fortress: Beyond Quality? (25:24)

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Special thanks to Siolo Thompson, the /r/dwarffortress/ community, especially to u/WORD_559. Recorded in Seattle, October 2017. Thanks to all project patrons: Patrick Tejada, Adam Nogueira Hadar, Matthias Glöckner, leafthief, MidiRiots, Andreas Varga, Ted Lemon, Black Heart Press, Lukas Kalmar, Philippa Shepley Annamaria Kowalsky, Matej 'Retro' Jan (Retronator), Dean Jürges, Phil Dougherty - and my parents: Leo & Angelika Bazant-Hegemark.

(c) Christian Bazant-Hegemark

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== MEDIA CREDITS ==
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The video contains a complete list of referenced media at the very end. This list here only contains links to VIDEOS (the full list was too long to be pasted here).

Dancing Demon - The TRS-80 Classic
Credit: pacbilly
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNT7n...

Commodore 64, C64 FOR LOOP, using a mechanical keyboard
Credit: Herb Meehan
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvC2a...

Slaves to Armok: God of Blood
Credit: A Tomato
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml9Yt...

Rogue - The Original Roguelike
Credit: Scott Manley / https://www.youtube.com/user/szyzyg
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxF1o...

Dwarf Fortress for New Players ~ 70 Legends Mode and Exporting Maps and Histories
Credit: DasTactic
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIPOP...

Dwarf Fortress (Edward)
Credit: thoughtbot (adapted: showing only zoomed in portion of the original video)
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QoH2...

Armok Invaders
Credit: BaronW (BaronWable)
Sources:
* http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.ph...
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2cMH...

Dwarf Fortress for New Players ~ 58 Fluid Dynamics
Credit: DasTactic
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAfAy...

Dwarf Fortress Design Inspirations - Zach and Tarn Adams
Credit: Roguelike Celebration
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMRsS...

Rogue - The Original Roguelike
Credit: Scott Manley / https://www.youtube.com/user/szyzyg
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxF1o...

Cogmind - (Sci-Fi Roguelike Game)
Credit: Nookrium
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFboP...

Let's Play - Zork I: The Great Underground Empire
Credit: GameHorder
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWQDc...

[Vinesauce] Joel - Dwarf Fortress (Adventure Mode) ( Part 1 )
Credit: Vargskelethor Uncut: Full Joel Streams
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaLFu...

Dwarf Fortress (the first decade!) @ BIC FEST 2016
Credit: BICFestival Admin
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykLm2...

Long-term Simulation Design in Dwarf Fortress, presentation by Tarn Adams @ PRACTICE 2016 (November 12, 2016)
Credit: NYU Game Center, https://vimeo.com/nyugamecenter
Source: https://vimeo.com/215929684

Dwarf Fortress Opening Cinematic + full menu soundtrack
Credit: Bay 12 Games, Isaya Ragnes (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtwl...)
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNbTQ...

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