BioShock Infinite PAX East 2011 Panel

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I think that this sort of insight into game making is incredibly interesting.
While it may seem at times like they are over thinking the minutia of a gaming experience, this is how to create the richest of interactive media.
This sort of exposition is important for gamers and critics of gaming to see, if for nothing else than to develop a greater appreciation and respect for the process of making games. I believe we have become spoiled and are guilty of believing this process is more straightforward and commonplace than it truly is.
How many game designers have fallen by the wayside when their incredible achievements are taken for granted by the buying public. Pandemic and Bizarre Creations both went under after making solid games that were dismissed by critics and by gamers without really being given a chance. Saboteur is not Bioshock, but conversations like the ones alluded to in this piece most certainly took place when crafting that title. The same depth of thought and care goes into most titles (well, maybe not The Force Unleashed 2) and should be respected not glibly passed over as unispired or unimaginative.
These are incredibly creative people who pour their hearts and souls into developing art and we should see them as such.