DevPlay: Why control video games as they do?

In this episode of Devplay, Jan Theisen, Stefan Schmitz and Adrian Goersch talk about a topic that is often overlooked in game design – the control and user interfaces. Why do real-time strategy games always work with the left mouse button? Why are certain input methods never changed – even though they don't make sense? And what happens if you dare to deviate from the standard? An exciting talk about conventions, creative freedom and the hard re…