Telling Interactive Stories in Video Games: Adam Bohn at TEDxTampaBay

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  • @nobodyinparticular8370
    @nobodyinparticular8370 6 років тому +90

    Duuude, Artix made a TedTalk? This is awesome!
    Dragonfable was my childhood 😄
    It could have been better, but after all that is said and done, you could really feel the enthusiasm from this legend

    • @marcosantoniodasilva4100
      @marcosantoniodasilva4100 5 років тому +5

      First game that i played from this guys was DragonFable, but AQW was the game that i most liked.
      Good old memories.

    • @elvondrago96
      @elvondrago96 5 років тому +1

      He sounded like almost like Bill Cipher from Gravity Falls! :D

  • @KeevoVidya
    @KeevoVidya 7 років тому +146

    I feel sorry for Adam, he made an awesome presentation and to me it looks like the audience didn't care much.

    • @jacquelyncowdell3417
      @jacquelyncowdell3417 5 років тому +13

      They started warming up to the presentation though, toward the end. You can tell by the reactions.

    • @Iddy267
      @Iddy267 4 роки тому +4

      He is cringe lol. I've never seen a bad tedx talk before now xD

    • @aadrei8322
      @aadrei8322 4 роки тому +6

      @@Iddy267 He did say he wasn't a talented speaker sadly, I can relate.

    • @seven7383
      @seven7383 6 місяців тому

      this was still back in 2012, when most people thought gaming was for losers, so I understand.

  • @muscleman3515
    @muscleman3515 5 років тому +19

    Where were are all the AQW fans when this tedtalk was announced. Maaaan AQW was my jam in the days, I still hop on every now and then.

  • @matthewjohnson2944
    @matthewjohnson2944 11 років тому +23

    This is why I play video games. The greatest aspect of video gaming is the presence of a good story, and the ability to be a part of that story. I have always loved video games that told wonderful stories, games like KOTOR, Dark Void, Final Fantasy, Mass Effect, Dungeons&Dragons, Dragon Age, and every major game produced by Artix

    • @Vexor1011
      @Vexor1011 10 років тому +1

      ....Metal Gear?
      Persona?
      Dark souls...?

    • @samuelwright7270
      @samuelwright7270 8 років тому +1

      Fallout...?Elder scrolls....?

  • @allforone4104
    @allforone4104 6 років тому +14

    Man what i like about Artix is his creative and innovative mind

  • @emilioft1
    @emilioft1 9 років тому +58

    Artix is amazing

  • @BIGMrighthere
    @BIGMrighthere 11 років тому +73

    He looks super nervous. I feel the pressure.

    • @marklayam9394
      @marklayam9394 6 років тому +1

      BIGMrighthere he talks like that

    • @0hold
      @0hold 5 років тому +1

      He doesn't. That's how he usually talk

  • @roshhashanah4405
    @roshhashanah4405 11 років тому +30

    Adam Bohn *cough*...I mean Artix, is my freaking hero! (no pun intended) I want to make games and be as successful at it as him!!

    • @JT5555
      @JT5555 4 роки тому +3

      Then Do It. The OG Adventure Quest Only Exists,Because Artix Legit Just Wen't Out,Learned How To Make Games And MADE One. Gotta Start Somewhere,But Look Where That Somewhere Got Him.

    • @poppythemerpasaur
      @poppythemerpasaur 4 роки тому +2

      Same here ^w^

    • @roshhashanah4405
      @roshhashanah4405 4 роки тому +1

      I don’t even remember commenting this but I have a degree in Game Design Art now so the journey continues

    • @poppythemerpasaur
      @poppythemerpasaur 4 роки тому +2

      ​@@roshhashanah4405 Oh wow... that is honestly so cool!
      I'm over here drawing stuff in my room and you're over here pursuing your dreams ~w~
      Hope it works out ^w^

    • @SILVER77274
      @SILVER77274 2 роки тому

      @@roshhashanah4405
      Update on progress? :)

  • @jeanvu
    @jeanvu 6 років тому +7

    The first speaker on TEDx to get boo'd. What a legend!

  • @seven7383
    @seven7383 6 місяців тому

    and 12 years later: he was right. They ARE the future of storytelling. He even proved that himself. One of the most latest stories in his game, AQW had one of the best stories I've seen in recent media, books and shows or otherwise.

  • @jacquelyncowdell3417
    @jacquelyncowdell3417 5 років тому +16

    [This post is a discussion of the audience's reaction the presentation]
    At first you can tell a lot of people felt awkward with the methodology of the presentation. The audience going in probably had a different idea of how a TEDx speaker should dress, speak, and act. When the people come out in costumes, and Adam/Artix speaks and acts dramatically, this is contrary to the audiences expectations. This, of course, causes physiological discomfort. Eventually, some of the audience members do adapt and come to accept Adam/Artix as a legitimate speaker; you call tell by their reactions later on in the video. They just have to accept that it is ok that the presentation is different than the polished expectation people have (look at the speakers in the "Up Next" TEDx lineup), and get into the same groove as Adam/Artix (i.e. enthusiastic and a bit childish).
    Unfamiliarity with the topic, or, in this case, video games like Adventure Quest Worlds, will also cause discomfort in audiences. At different points Adam/Artix asks the audience how many of them are familiar with a certain thing (or person), and the responses indicate that most of the audience is unfamiliar, which means he will have a harder time connecting with the audience.
    Next, appearances should support goals. The goal here was not to be a scholarly presentation by an expert sharing his research on the topic, it was to be a colorful presentation by a video game enthusiast sharing his experiences of the topic. And therefore his costume and delivery supported that goal.
    Lastly, one could argue that the presentation would have been more successful if Adam/Artix had changed his approach and conformed to the excepted style and dress. Certainly, a good quality of any speaker is to know his or her audience and effectively adjust his or her presentation to fit the audience. If Adam/Artix had chosen to meet the professional standard associated with TEDx, his message might have been more effective.

  • @lightningandodinify
    @lightningandodinify 3 роки тому +2

    Artix is so significant to my childhood. I played all the games so much >~<

  • @NaudiNadia
    @NaudiNadia 5 років тому +3

    I still play DragonFable every few months, love these games so much. Artix was one of my heroes!

  • @saph100
    @saph100 2 роки тому

    One of the greatest free online RPGs of all time that's my childhood, thank you for this Ted talk.

  • @Dragonaqw-le9ie
    @Dragonaqw-le9ie 7 років тому +48

    He was extremely nervous and also it was kinda cringe because the people don't play the game or games only a verry few and also when he was making jokes barely anyone laughed and at the end it was just weird

  • @loas3967
    @loas3967 6 років тому +3

    no matter what, artix bhon krieger is a legend!

  • @laurencetolentino4283
    @laurencetolentino4283 6 років тому +7

    Aqw is a great game, I admit it and its kind of fun to play and I loved the storyline. Thank you very much Artix. Battle on!!!!!!! :)

  • @RAPLEESTYLE
    @RAPLEESTYLE 4 роки тому +2

    At 16:47 Why did the guy in death costume do that?

  • @Anser_bLUe
    @Anser_bLUe 9 років тому +12

    I remember that event! It was actually the weak that I joined the game....

  • @JUUULS891
    @JUUULS891 7 років тому +2

    I love you Artix Entertainment 😍

  • @MazoMagicka
    @MazoMagicka 8 років тому +8

    i was one of those people!!!!!!!! it was a great event, i remember the server crashing too! my dad had to stop me from breaking the computer

  • @Darugis
    @Darugis 7 років тому +21

    Out of all 7million Subs... 5.1k people watch it

    • @alonbuchs
      @alonbuchs 7 років тому +3

      This is underated gold.

    • @magnuschase5329
      @magnuschase5329 6 років тому +2

      Dean Araula this was a bit quite a bit before they had that number of subs

  • @myonlineid9141
    @myonlineid9141 2 роки тому

    I've seen artix online a few times, live events are the best. Random tangent; I've always enjoyed the world of Lore and battleon games. I feel like this game created fantasy for me as a child. I wish I seen this sooner.

  • @mosesnt_maybe
    @mosesnt_maybe 6 років тому +2

    Why'd ya boo, that head smack was part of the storytelling story he was telling !

  • @An00bis
    @An00bis 5 років тому +4

    DragonFable for life!

  • @aliceshiki8069
    @aliceshiki8069 4 роки тому +4

    It honestly felt... Kinda meh? He didn't really say much about interactive storytelling and more about how he made an event in AQW.
    Like, it didn't really tell anything they couldn't find by a quick google search...

  • @marthamesa2
    @marthamesa2 4 роки тому +1

    I feel bad for skipping the cut scenes now Dx

  • @yato5266
    @yato5266 11 років тому +5

    Artix! =D

  • @matthewritterson484
    @matthewritterson484 4 роки тому +2

    When are they gonna add in more legion gameplay for adventure quest 3D?

  • @HistoMagouri
    @HistoMagouri 8 років тому +3

    Battle on!

  • @marklayam9394
    @marklayam9394 6 років тому +2

    I cant concentrate in what artix is saying lmao 😆 that cursed skull beside him always got that "haha" face 😆

    • @JT5555
      @JT5555 4 роки тому +1

      Skull Boy Over There Looked Super Board The Whole Time.XD

  • @therealgamingderps9608
    @therealgamingderps9608 7 років тому +3

    I was expecting more puns.

  • @RAPLEESTYLE
    @RAPLEESTYLE 4 роки тому +1

    Actually i want to know your adventure story of how can you becoming the successful game developer today.

  • @roshhashanah4405
    @roshhashanah4405 11 років тому +1

    But on the AQO subject I love that game! But I don't like to pay monthly to get awesomeness. I'd absolutely pay once for awesomeness but monthly....not for me :P

  • @mr.j3828
    @mr.j3828 7 років тому +3

    Aqw rocks

  • @turekytourko1658
    @turekytourko1658 7 років тому +1

    im play this game me lvl is 61
    thx artix

  • @BBAQW
    @BBAQW 6 років тому +1

    Hey I know this game

  • @GregoryPJ
    @GregoryPJ 6 років тому +2

    DRAGON FABLE ANYONE?

  • @nitrobeast2299
    @nitrobeast2299 4 роки тому +3

    8 years later...
    Dragon fable, MechQuest, HeroSmash, AQ, EpicDuel and other games under Atrix Entertainment ( except AQW & AQ3D ) are dead. So, good job Atrix!

    • @bathoreon3203
      @bathoreon3203 3 роки тому +1

      Dragonfable isn’t dead tho, it still gets an update weekly and with caring devs and an active playerbase.

    • @saph100
      @saph100 2 роки тому +1

      Much of those games had a good run of almost 15-20 years, which is very impressive imo

  • @TheKashiraderKashiraHanazumu1
    @TheKashiraderKashiraHanazumu1 9 років тому +1

    Yyyyyyyyeah!

  • @KeevoVidya
    @KeevoVidya 7 років тому +2

    Fancy dress on TEDx

  • @xdboygamerzxdboygamerz7467
    @xdboygamerzxdboygamerz7467 3 роки тому +1

    To be honest. from the moment I watched this, I cringe so hard when he just presented the game to the audience who "NEVER" play flash games and other ae game...
    I watched this video since I was from elementary and I still felt cringe.

  • @kurozuki2704
    @kurozuki2704 7 років тому +2

    lol Artix got hit in the head xD

  • @UnchainedEruption
    @UnchainedEruption 7 років тому +4

    It's a good thing most of the people there don't play MMO's or video games, because this talk was really cringey and Artix clearly had no idea what he was talking about. No offense, but AQW, even at its best, has never been very good in the writing. It has some good characters at times, definitely some really awesome artwork, but almost never a good story. Most people probably just skip through the cutscenes anyway. There is no "choice" in the game, because no matter what you choose the NPC will say the same thing back to you, or if not, maybe the next text bubble will be different but ultimately the story won't have changed at all. The only one time they had something close to a believable, well-written story arc would probably be Doomwood. It's is the only story where all the pieces were actually completely consistent with another.

  • @paradigmshift528
    @paradigmshift528 2 роки тому

    Lmao the end wtf

  • @Ulquiorra_..
    @Ulquiorra_.. 6 років тому +4

    I would like to say i learned something from this and i found it interesting but i didn't and it wasn't

  • @sathariel3231
    @sathariel3231 6 років тому +4

    Very cringy XD

  • @chainsburg
    @chainsburg 6 років тому +6

    The cringe level is higher than my IQ

  • @angelopaththamperuma9969
    @angelopaththamperuma9969 6 років тому +8

    dead audience

  • @qtpie2630
    @qtpie2630 7 років тому +12

    ultra cringy

  • @minckypasricha1930
    @minckypasricha1930 3 роки тому

    After almost 20 years I finally know how to pronounce sepulture 😂

  • @hquillin
    @hquillin 8 років тому +4

    Note this is Dec 29, 2012 and this looks silly to me. Yes interactive stories have not had their Shakespeare, and this seems too simple, like starting with a,b,c's rather than words. Action is great and we are a long way from being able to talk to the games characters. Silly costumes, this is not my thing. Please consider seeing my INTERACTIVE STORIES for an adult take on 'games'. have fun q

    • @nekusakuraba4000
      @nekusakuraba4000 8 років тому +9

      That's the thing, AQW was "designed" for everyone, but technically the main focus was on children, and being a family friendly game.

    • @Zereul-MedikatedTurnip
      @Zereul-MedikatedTurnip 8 років тому +2

      you want something more mature than check out telltales more recent games as well as quantic dreams heavy rain and beyond two souls.

    • @nekusakuraba4000
      @nekusakuraba4000 8 років тому +1

      kazumazkan Life is Strange is an interactive story I personally have enjoyed. Also AQ3D should be coming out in the next few months, and according to Artix, it should deal with slightly more heavier themes

    • @Zereul-MedikatedTurnip
      @Zereul-MedikatedTurnip 8 років тому +1

      Shuuya Kano
      almost forgot about life is strange love it a lot.
      gonna try out aq3d since it does look awesome but lately i've been trying to re access my old account because my old email no longer is available.

    • @tecnicstudios
      @tecnicstudios 5 років тому +1

      @@nekusakuraba4000 like a burn victim going on a rampage killing any and all dragons and using his followers as cannonfodder against draconic creatures, a dragonlord, and the great fire dragon that burned him.