Cyberpunk 2077 Devs Break Down First-Person Storytelling

0:00 Start 2:06 What does your job entail? 3:36 The Witcher 3 clip - conventional cinematics 8:16 Why do First Person Perspective? 12:38 Building on other FPP storytelling language 15:10 "We want the player to be an actor in the scene" 17:51 "noise vs. signal" - conveying information to players 19:26 How you direct player attention 23:25 Creating "tiers" of player freedom 26:19 Guiding the player to create interesting visual frames 30:54 The "Half-year montage" 32:34 Starting "The Heist" Mission / Discussing this film-theater-hybrid mode of storytelling 35:29 An example of "forcing" players to naturally stand in a spot 37:37 Tons of invisible choices 39:25 Challenges of making the player feel inside the body of V 41:18 Creating "body presence" 43:26 Giving the FPP camera parallax to simulate head turning 46:35 Creating continuity is the most expensive thing 50:13 The tension that comes with a "long take" style 51:31 "Body presence" example 54:59 "Immersion multiplies everything." 59:51 What they're learning from watching playthroughs 1:01:06 Tiny choices that let players express themselves 1:06:55 What are your biggest takeaways? 1:09:48 The future of FPP