On Friday May 4th I will be a panelist at ROLFCon in Cambridge, with distinguished co-panelists Jamin Warren, Bennett Foddy and Michael “Kayin” O’Reilly.
Gaming: WHY THE %&*# IS THIS SO %&#ING IMPOSSIBLE??
Panelists: Bennett Foddy (QWOP / GIRP), Michael “Kayin” O’Reilly (I Wanna Be The Guy), Jesper Juul (NYU Game Center), Jamin Warren (mod – Kill Screen)
We all know what it’s like to be deliciously close to victory, only to have it snatched out of our hands by that %&*#ing obstacle that has stopped you for the 30th time…tonight. So why do we keep playing games that torture us? And who are the %*(@&ers $&@*ed up enough to make these games?
The creators of some of the most brilliant yet frustrating games of all time are joining us for this panel to talk about the love/hate relationship you have with their games and why they chose to make it that way. Please don’t throw your controllers at them.