Roguelike Celebration 2024

Roguelike Celebration 2024 videos. Archived from the Roguelike Celebration 2024 YouTube playlist, except for the first 3 videos, which are the preview event . The videos have been put into chronological order. The unedited livestreams ( Saturday , Sunday ) are also available on YouTube. Roguelike Celebration 2024 was held on Saturday and Sunday October 19 - October 20, 2024 as a virtual event in our custom-built multiplayer game/chat space. Talks were streamed to Twitch and YouTube, and you can watch the talks on YouTube here . Trampling on Ghosts: Hauntology and Permadeath 2025-10-19 09:30 PDT This talk is an attempt to challenge the ways in which roguelikes handle death, reincarnation, and the way in which the player's failures "haunt" the game's environments. We'll be looking at this through the lens of "hauntology", a cultural theory that deals in cycles of nostalgia and the ghosts that it creates, and looking at how this might apply to roguelites such as Inscryption and Returnal. I promise it won't be quite as morbid as it sounds. Harry Solomons I am a UX and urban designer and visiting lecturer at the University of Roehampton in London. Most of my work revolves around the weird ways in which the digital world shows itself physically in modern cities, and using storytelling as a way to cope with that. Although not a game designer, game design concepts are a key (and fun!) element of my work. Enhancing Narrative Through Randomness and Complications 2025-10-19 10:00 PDT Discover how randomness, particularly through oracles and partial successes, can transform game narratives from predictable paths into dynamic, unique stories. This talk will explore how random elements can drive compelling plotlines without relying on predefined lore, and how diverse complications can turn failures into opportunities for narrative branching. Through practical examples and case studies, we'll explore how structured randomness can lead to emergent storytelling that surprises both p