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HN people mention it as a notable historical talk from the early game industry, though some see it as showing his eccentricity.
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.
“Perhaps of interest: the dragon speech, delivered by chris crawford at the first video game developers conference in 1992” (HN, 2023)
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