moonchildFeb 2023Recommends
Perhaps of interest: the dragon speech, delivered by chris crawford at the first video game developers conference in 1992 - ▶ this video
in “Jonathan Blow: “Video Games and the Future of Education”” · View on HN
Chris Crawford Dragon Speech "I Had a Dream"
Chris Crawford Dragon Speech "I Had a Dream" on HackerTube: recommended by 1 Hacker News commenter across 1 month, 2021–2025.
Chris Crawford
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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.
Why Hacker News recommends it
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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“Perhaps of interest: the dragon speech, delivered by chris crawford at the first video game developers conference in 1992”
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abetuskJun 2025Cites it
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]
in “End of an Era” · View on HN
pitspotterApr 2021Critical
His magnificent 'Dragon Speech' also made it clear that he'd already lost some of his marbles: ▶ this video
in “Marbles (2016)” · View on HN