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It wasn't true 3D, but it let players decide
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FPS: First Person Shooter

It wasn't true 3D, butit let players decide what was right and wrong in the world.I find...

It wasn't true 3D, but
it let players decide what was right and wrong in the world.
I find that much more interesting than, 'Hey, let's grab the biggest gun
and kill everything that moves.' And so, System Shock was really the chance that we had with some
understanding what the medium behaved like to make some on purpose decisions about how to change gameplay in response
to what the technology was good at

Full Transcript

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It wasn't true 3D, but it let players decide
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what was right and wrong in the world. I find that much more interesting than,
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'Hey, let's grab the biggest gun and kill everything that moves.'
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And so, System Shock was really the
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chance that we had with some understanding what the medium behaved like
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to make some on purpose decisions
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about how to change gameplay in response to what the technology was good at.
Duration
26 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:56:40
Uploaded
Apr 16, 2025
Genres
documentary, action
Production
CreatorVC

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Movie Summary

A documentary about first-person shooter video games.
I was sick to death of fantasy games and, at the same time, - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:16
I was sick to death of fantasy games and, at the same time,
He was in my office one day, and he was talking about the - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:36
He was in my office one day, and he was talking about the
Are people gonna have computers in their minds? What does that mean?' You know, 'What happens if AI wakes up?' - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:09
Are people gonna have computers in their minds? What does th...
He's just 'Hacker.' - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:13
He's just 'Hacker.'
He could be a woman, actually. There's no identity, there's no name. - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:06
He could be a woman, actually. There's no identity, the...
But, we allowed players to inhabit that character, make it their own. - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:06
But, we allowed players to inhabit that character, make it t...
And, instead of doing what we told them to do and feeling what we wanted them to feel, - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:19
And, instead of doing what we told them to do and feeling wh...
The freedom of movement in cyberspace was pretty compelling, I thought. - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:06
The freedom of movement in cyberspace was pretty compelling,...
'You're alone underpowered in corridors that are oppressive.' - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:09
'You're alone underpowered in corridors that are o...
System Shock 2 was probably one of the first horror games that I had played, - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:10
System Shock 2 was probably one of the first horror games th...
But, as the story started to unfold, and I learned the - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:17
But, as the story started to unfold, and I learned the
Looking back at the story of System Shock, you know, it holds up. - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:05
Looking back at the story of System Shock, you know, it hold...
It's, it's the kind of thing that could still happen. It's still a very dangerous concept. - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:06
It's, it's the kind of thing that could still happ...
Who are you? Who are you? My cameras and probes scan your body, - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:09
Who are you? Who are you? My cameras and probes scan your bo...
I think getting to witness Shodan's growth as a character was - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:08
I think getting to witness Shodan's growth as a charact...
She starts off as kind of this childlike creature - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:12
She starts off as kind of this childlike creature
I have complete control of this entire level. - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:05
I have complete control of this entire level.
And, to see her slowly grow into a character - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:08
And, to see her slowly grow into a character
When my cyborgs bring you to an electrified interrogation bench, - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:08
When my cyborgs bring you to an electrified interrogation be...
She's still beloved and still comes up as one of the - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:09
She's still beloved and still comes up as one of the