Design Goodwill: Establishing trust in your game's opening minutes #GDoCExpo 2021

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Published on December 28, 2021 1:59:47 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJyiwAvV9zo

Duration: 10:43

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In this #GDoCExpo 2021 talk, Sherveen Uduwana explores how different games build trust with players, as well as sharing insights from his past projects, such as We Are the Caretakers or Midautumn. Getting players to engage with our games requires a level of trust and vulnerability between the developers and the player. If we fail to do this and our games stumble at a certain point in the play session, players might not give us the benefit of the doubt; they'll simply churn out. Trust & goodwill go beyond merely creating a hook for our players, and is about telling players that it's safe to engage.