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What's behind door number 1?
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Doors have been a staple of great game design since the very beginning, but we often overlook their importance in the unfolding of a games' plot. Doors can give the player more control over the order of levels, limit control if you can't turn back, create tension and excitement by entering unknown situations, and much more. In this episode of Game/Show, "choose your own adventure" to dig deeper into what a simple door can do to enhance gameplay. And as always, please discuss your opinions in the comments!

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ASSET LINKS:

0:54 Groundhog Day - I Got You Babe
youtube.com/watch?v=dYzVdv6V5Vs

1:44 Shizushi Cave, the only one in Kyoto!!!
youtube.com/watch?v=cLzF4fFStYU

2:20 Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious - Final Scene
youtube.com/watch?v=w5Kt0Ud5jr8

2:28 Learning From The Masters: Level Design In The Legend Of Zelda
gamasutra.com/view/feature/6582/learning_from_the_masters_level_.php?print=1

3:31 BioShock Infinite - Lighthouse Introduction Scene (first 5 minutes)
youtube.com/watch?v=O3YnNWGBDMA

4:05 How We Organize Our Experience into Events
apa.org/science/about/psa/2010/04/sci-brief.aspx

5:47 Half-Life I Time to choose - G-Man
youtube.com/watch?v=B01NE3_DPpU

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MUSIC:

""Oh Damn!"" by CJVSO
https://soundcloud.com/downpitched/cj...

""Digital Sonar"" by Brink

""Mindphuck"" by Known To Be Lethal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-cyr...

""After Hours""

""Lakes"" by Chooga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8hns...

""Beautiful Days"" by Extan
https://soundcloud.com/extandnb/beaut...

""Spectrum Subdiffusion Mix"" by Foniqz
https://soundcloud.com/subdiffusion/f...

""Good Way Song"" by Electronic Rescue

""Alice y Bob"" by Javier Rubio and Parsec
https://archive.org/details/escala19_...

""Sleet"" by Kubbi
soundcloud.com/kubbi/kubbi-sleet

""Toaster"" by Kubbi
soundcloud.com/kubbi/toaster

""Patriotic Songs of America"" by New York Military Band and the American Quartet
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/New...

""Lets Go Back To The Rock"" by Outsider
https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/440...

""Run"" by Outsider
https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/440...

""Fame"" by Statue of Diveo
https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/352...

""Freedom Weekends"" by Statue of Diveo
https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/352...

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