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    Chris Crawford Dragon Speech "I Had a Dream"

    Chris Crawford

    1 HN recommender · recommended in 3 months, 2021–2025

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    46:24 · 16K views · Jun 14, 2017

    Chris Crawford's 'Dragon Speech' from the first Game Developers Conference, in which he reflects on his dream for game design as an art form. This is a cleaned-up version of the old recording.

    HN people mention it as a notable historical talk from the early game industry, though some see it as showing his eccentricity.

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    3 comments from Hacker News

    1. @moonchildFeb 2023· in “Jonathan Blow: “Video Games and the Future of Education””

      Perhaps of interest: the dragon speech, delivered by chris crawford at the first video game developers conference in 1992 - this video

      RecommendsView on HN
    2. @abetuskJun 2025· in “End of an Era”

      Just a quick search on YouTube for Chris Crawford yields a few results [0] [1] [2]. [0] [LINK] [1] [LINK] [2] this video [3] [LINK]

      CitesView on HN
    3. @pitspotterApr 2021· in “Marbles (2016)”

      His magnificent 'Dragon Speech' also made it clear that he'd already lost some of his marbles: this video

      CriticalView on HN