A Conversation with Henrik Fåhraeus: Channel 44 (Patreon)

Henrik Fåhraeus on Stellaris, science fiction, and bringing a game world to life (Channel 44 Chat)

Fred and Dan talk to Henrik Fåhraeus about his leadership at Paradox Interactive, including the game design of Stellaris and the Crusader Kings series. Henrik explains how artificial intelligence can bring a game world to life, and how The Ur-Quan Masters influenced the story and universe of Stellaris. 0:00 - Theme music 0:14 - Introductions 1:18 - Henrik and UQM 3:07 - Influence of UQM 6:40 - Science fiction and Stellaris 12:54 - What is creativity 16:05 - Games with living worlds 21:23 - Storytelling in games 27:17 - Artificial intelligence 29:19 - UQM as a living world 33:33 - Producing meaning with AI 45:58 - Future of games 50:28 - Replayability at Paradox 55:14 - Crusader Kings 58:04 - Emergent storytelling 1:01:58 - Playing games you made 1:06:35 - UQM alien races 1:11:05 - Sandbox vs. story 1:17:50 - RPGs with systemic worlds 1:24:02 - UQM2 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/theurquanmaster Discuss with us on Discord - https://discord.gg/rasVCDmYKp Please support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/pistolshrimp Learn more about Pistol Shrimp - https://pistolshrimpgames.com/