Gamespot has posted some impressions of GDC's Thursday panel called "Why Isn't the Game Industry Making Interactive Stories?" which included contributions from Tim Schafer, as well as Warren Spector and Neil Young (no relation, I assume). A small excerpt:
Schafer discussed his desire to see video games incorporate other types of story genres. "There's more to life than science fiction and fantasy," he stated, adding, "[there are] so many other places to seal from." Instead, Schafer suggested that game designers draw directly from their own personal life experiences.You can read the whole enchilada over at Gamespot.
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