Name: As Long As You're Here: Designing Around a Feeling
Start: 2026-05-15T10:30:00+0200
End: 2026-05-15T11:00:00+0200

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As Long As You're Here: Designing Around a Feeling

Friday May 15, 2026 10:30 - 11:00 CEST

Betonhalle Stage [Silent Green]

"As Long As You're Here" is a family drama seen through the eyes of an elderly woman with Alzheimer's disease. In this talk, co-developers Marlène Delrive and Ryan Wright discuss how the game was inspired by personal stories and is carefully designed around evoking a specific feeling of forgetfulness. They describe how a subtle design approach was necessary to blend player experience with the protagonist's perspective.

Content warning
This talk will discuss death and illness within families, particularly the deaths of siblings and elderly family members.

Artists

Marlène Delrive (she/her)

Marlène Delrive is a game and narrative designer passionate about games that make you feel something. She has experience with the full range of emotion – from award-winning comedy games like WHAT THE GOLF? and WHAT THE CAR?, to emotional games. She’s a co-founder of Autoscopia... Read More →

Ryan Wright (they/them & he/him)

Ryan is a game and narrative designer at Autoscopia Interactive, and a PhD candidate at the University of California, Davis. Ryan is affiliated with the English and Science and Technology Studies departments. His research concerns how games have been historically used to represent... Read More →

Friday May 15, 2026 10:30 - 11:00 CEST
Betonhalle Stage [Silent Green] Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany

Talk

A MAZE. / Berlin 2026

Marlène Delrive (she/her)

Ryan Wright (they/them & he/him)

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A MAZE. / Berlin 2026

Marlène Delrive (she/her)

Ryan Wright (they/them & he/him)

Attendees (9)

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