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Chris Crawford Dragon Speech "I Had a Dream"

Chris Crawford Dragon Speech "I Had a Dream"

Chris Crawford
1 HN recommenders · discussed 2021–2025
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About this video

Chris Crawford's 'Dragon Speech' from the first Game Developers Conference, in which he reflects on his dream for game design as an art form. This is a cleaned-up version of the old recording.

Why it appears in the archive

HN people mention it as a notable historical talk from the early game industry, though some see it as showing his eccentricity.

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moonchild · 2023-02 · rec

Perhaps of interest: the dragon speech, delivered by chris crawford at the first video game developers conference in 1992 - [VIDEO]

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abetusk · 2025-06 · reference

Just a quick search on YouTube for Chris Crawford yields a few results [0] [1] [2]. [0] [LINK] [1] [LINK] [2] [VIDEO] [3] [LINK]

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pitspotter · 2021-04 · critical

His magnificent 'Dragon Speech' also made it clear that he'd already lost some of his marbles: [VIDEO]

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