Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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For decades video game discourse has been dominated by a single word, one with no clear meaning but a whole lot of promises to deliver: Immersion. As much as we love to use the word immersion to describe gripping experiences that draw us into fantasy worlds - it's becoming harder and harder to define what, if anything, immersion actually means.
So, what is the deal with immersion? That's something The Architect has been pondering for Eons and it's about time we got some answers. It took diving to the deepest oceans and getting stuck into far-flung worlds, but The Architect has got a few ideas about what immersion actually means to us gamers, and how understanding it can improve the way we talk about our favorite games.
Check out the Snoman Archive: youtube.com/channel/UCeP1Enud_t8FBRrDroYPJvQ
You Saw:
Abzu - 2016
Cyberpunk 2077 - 2077
The Last of Us 2 - 2020
Red Dead Redemption 2- 2018
Bioshock - 2007
Bubsy 3D - 1996
Far cry 5 - 2018
Jumanji - 1995
Resident Evil 8 - Not Released Yet
Assassin's Creed Odyssey - 2018
Death Stranding - 2019
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - 2011
Papers Please - 2013
Metroid Prime - 2002
Dishonored 2 - 2016
In Other Waters - 2020
No Man's Sky - pffffffff
Deep Rock Galactic
Hitman 3 - 2021
Shadow of Mordor - 2014
Shadow of War - 2017
Prey - 2017
Superliminal - 2019
Breath of the Wild - 2017
What Remains of Edith Finch - 2017
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - 2011
Deus Ex - 2000
Dishonored - 2012
System Shock 2 - 1999
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - 2016
Antichamber - 2013
Monster Hunter World - 2017
Hades - 2020
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - 2018
Rimworld - 2016
Animal Crossing: New Horizons - 2020
Paradise Killer - 2020
Heaven's Vault - 2019
Disco Elysium - 2019
Yoshi's Island - 1995
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 2006
Resident Evil 4 - 2005
Mass Effect 3 - 2012
God of War -2018
The Last of Us - 2013
Fallout: New Vegas
Dead Space - 2008
Metro 2033 - 2010
F-Zero GX - 2003
Apex Legends - 2019
Descenders - 2019
DOOM Eternal - 2020
Crusader Kings 3 - 2020
Rise of Industry - 2018
Sid Meir's Civilization 6 - 2016
Factorio - 2020
Satisfactory - Early Access
Subanutica - 2018
Her Story - 2015
Hypnospace Outlaw - 2019
New Super Mario Bros U - 2012
NERTS - 2021
Support the channel on patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGames
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For decades video game discourse has been dominated by a single word, one with no clear meaning but a whole lot of promises to deliver: Immersion. As much as we love to use the word immersion to describe gripping experiences that draw us into fantasy worlds - it's becoming harder and harder to define what, if anything, immersion actually means.
So, what is the deal with immersion? That's something The Architect has been pondering for Eons and it's about time we got some answers. It took diving to the deepest oceans and getting stuck into far-flung worlds, but The Architect has got a few ideas about what immersion actually means to us gamers, and how understanding it can improve the way we talk about our favorite games.
Check out the Snoman Archive: youtube.com/channel/UCeP1Enud_t8FBRrDroYPJvQ
You Saw:
Abzu - 2016
Cyberpunk 2077 - 2077
The Last of Us 2 - 2020
Red Dead Redemption 2- 2018
Bioshock - 2007
Bubsy 3D - 1996
Far cry 5 - 2018
Jumanji - 1995
Resident Evil 8 - Not Released Yet
Assassin's Creed Odyssey - 2018
Death Stranding - 2019
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - 2011
Papers Please - 2013
Metroid Prime - 2002
Dishonored 2 - 2016
In Other Waters - 2020
No Man's Sky - pffffffff
Deep Rock Galactic
Hitman 3 - 2021
Shadow of Mordor - 2014
Shadow of War - 2017
Prey - 2017
Superliminal - 2019
Breath of the Wild - 2017
What Remains of Edith Finch - 2017
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - 2011
Deus Ex - 2000
Dishonored - 2012
System Shock 2 - 1999
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - 2016
Antichamber - 2013
Monster Hunter World - 2017
Hades - 2020
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - 2018
Rimworld - 2016
Animal Crossing: New Horizons - 2020
Paradise Killer - 2020
Heaven's Vault - 2019
Disco Elysium - 2019
Yoshi's Island - 1995
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 2006
Resident Evil 4 - 2005
Mass Effect 3 - 2012
God of War -2018
The Last of Us - 2013
Fallout: New Vegas
Dead Space - 2008
Metro 2033 - 2010
F-Zero GX - 2003
Apex Legends - 2019
Descenders - 2019
DOOM Eternal - 2020
Crusader Kings 3 - 2020
Rise of Industry - 2018
Sid Meir's Civilization 6 - 2016
Factorio - 2020
Satisfactory - Early Access
Subanutica - 2018
Her Story - 2015
Hypnospace Outlaw - 2019
New Super Mario Bros U - 2012
NERTS - 2021



![The Four Fundamental Quests
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Adventurer! Adventurer! My farm is under attack by level 2 spiders who dont seem to know how quests work! Watch this video and explain to six of them that there are really only four kinds of quests and they might leave us alone!
That Architect bloke was around here a while ago but he told me I wasnt real and to shut up he was recording some footage, I dont know about you but he doesnt seem very helpful.
Reward: Knowledge?
[ACCEPT] [REJECT]
Oh just as a headsup, as much as I talk GW2 up in this video, that doesnt mean I endorse Arenanets recent firing policies but its not really relevant so Ill avoid creating a flamewar by discussing it further.
You Saw:
Final Fantasy 14: 2010
Nier Automata: 2017
Guild Wars 2: 2012
Minecraft: 2009
Runescape: 2001
Divinity Original Sin 2: 2017
World of Warcraft: 2004
Endless Space 2: 2017
Super Mario 3D world: 2013
Super Mario Galaxy 2: 2010
Yokus Island Express: 2018
Interesting Links:
Cool D&D stories without having to go to 4chan!:https://www.reddit.com/r/DnDGreentext/
A slightly psycholocially out of date book about the 7 different stories and what they mean, still pretty interesting though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Basic_Plots
An article about some stuff WOW has done wrong in its quests with insight from pre-overwatch Jeff!: https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/113897/GDC_Learning_From_World_of_Warcrafts_Quest_Design_Mistakes.php The Four Fundamental Quests](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6luOrhlzvrc/mqdefault.jpg)



![What Makes Video Game Stories Special?
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Video games are the new kid on the block when it comes to expressive artforms, and theyve got a lot to learn. More specifically, theyve got a lot to learn about themselves.
The Architect has journeyed to distant shores, plumbed the depths of knowledge and invaded more than one other medium to figure out what makes games tick, and why a 2-bit game about insurance can tell a better story than multimillion-dollar megahits.
Script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15vr3AC7j2Ckrva3zsaMYe4-p9nauX3yPRkaPPK5F1KE/edit?usp=sharing
You saw:
The Legend of Zelda (1986)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)
Nier Automata (2017)
Delta Rune (2018)
Thronebreaker (2018)
Bayonetta (2009)
[NICE TRY]
Return of the Obra Dinn (2018)
Darkest Dungeon (2016)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Alien (1979)
Hitman 2 (2018)
Mass Effect 3 (2012)
Thomas was alone (2012)
Batman: Arkham City (2011)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Mario Odyssey (2018)
Overcooked 2 (2018)
Final Fantasy 13 (2009)
A Way Out (2018)
XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012)
Pac-Man (1980)
The Colonists (2018)
Spelunky (2008)
HellBlade- Senua’s Sacrifice (2017)
Metroid Prime (2002)
Monster Hunter World (2018)
Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018)
Don’t Starve (2013)
Spiderman (2018)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Trials and Tribulations (2004)
Ace Attorney anime (2016)
Dishonored 2 (2016)
Fez (2012)
Interesting Linkos:
The power of the Obra Dinns magic book: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/11/07/how-a-book-binds-the-return-of-the-obra-dinn/
The right way to play HITMAN: https://kotaku.com/hitman-2016-taught-me-a-better-way-to-play-hitman-2-1830477221
A bit of a look at the upcoming Delta Rune: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-11-02-undertale-creator-says-the-rest-of-deltarune-has-not-been-made-yet What Makes Video Game Stories Special?](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9DIk5Q2LFTw/mqdefault.jpg)


