November 29, 2007
New Video for Too Human
Silicon Knights Seeks To Answer "What Makes Us
Tick" In the Latest Installment of the "Too Human" Video Diary Series
Go Behind The Scenes And Learn The Steps the
Silicon Knights Development Team Is Taking to “Entrance” Gamers in One of the
Most Highly-Anticipated Video Games of 2008.
A new “Too Human” video diary, available for
download on Xbox LIVE Marketplace this Friday, Nov. 30th, takes a candid look at
the studio’s incorporation of Engagement Theory into the game. The video
explores the unique and strategic ways Silicon Knights is seeking to unearth raw
human emotion from gamers when they play the upcoming third-person, epic action
game.
Click here to download the new Too Human video.
Commentary from Denis Dyack, director and
president, and Henry Sterchi, director of design, help to explain the Silicon
Knights approach to creating video games, utilizing graphics, storytelling and
sound to engage players. Additionally, Brock University’s John Mitterer,
professor of psychology and Barry Grant, professor of film studies, provide
their commentary and insights on the concept of human engagement and how it
applies to video games. Through their analysis of the psychology of humans and
interactive technology, viewers are provided with a behind-the-scenes look into
the approach that Silicon Knights is taking with “Too Human,” set for release in
2008.
