Learning From Loss: Designing the Experimental Narrative of 'Before Your Eyes'

Before Your Eyes began its life as a simple student project with an innovative idea, and ended up as a BAFTA award-winning multi-platform title. In between were seven long years of stop-and-start development, which challenged the team's faith that it could ever get done. This 2023 Game Narrative Summit talk looks at how writer Graham Parkes devised the games heartbreaking narrative over that time, and the lessons he needed to learn about life and the creative process in order to properly tell it.
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[@johndoe-is2fw]

I dont even know before your eyes, but the talk is super entertaining.

[@nicoblasss]

I hope he's convinced you to play it

[@SanoKei]

best talk about failure I've heard

[@ilozen]

Respect for talking openly about an adventure that didn't go well. Also I think that in the long run you'll be alright - you seem to have your head and heart in the right place. All the best!

[@tartoras]

Wow, I also suck at Unity! My hopes are restored

[@Cazaq]

I loved this game so much. Amazing work!

[@IvyTeaRN]

OMG OMG OMG I cant wait to watch this, BYE is absolutely perfect and ive been waiting for this to drop ever since they announced they did a gdc

[@user-dv9yn1tv6t]

That journey itself is a script i would like playing.......

[@danoschwab9937]

Incredible, thank you

[@parthgurjar5023]

This was soooooooooooo good!

[@realzero557]

I didn't know that Ben Avery was also a game dev, wow

[@-moristan109]

This is great talk

[@MAUD_IFY]

i still get emotional everytime i think about this game, very inspiring talk!

[@ChociMilki]

Congratulations Goodbye World team !!! Thanks for sharing the sauce! How kickass

[@SkyQueen]

before your eyes 😭🫶🏻

[@doggothedepressoexpresso]

is there a ringing sound in the video

[@mnmlst1]

No, no ringing sound.

[@altcon971]

Thanks for this great talk and great game

[@jamiesonmiller2142]

This has been one of my favorite games I’ve played in the last few years!!! Such a great idea and beautiful story