# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Can games tell stories better than movies?
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 25 Nov, 2025 at 06:30 pm – Tue, 25 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Game designer Peter Mack pulls from his cinema training to reflect on how stories can be told through systems rather than scripts.About this EventTrained in cinema before turning to game design, Peter Mack has spent his career exploring how stories can be told through systems rather than scripts.In this talk, he reflects on what games can do that film cannot, how meaning can emerge through action, choice, and interaction instead of narration.From early lessons in cinema to his latest open-world truck simulator inspired by real drivers, Peter shows how games can generate narratives players actively shape.-This is an on-site talk, but event will also be livestreamed.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/porto/can-games-tell-stories-better-than-movies/100001967728900110
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, workshops, art
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Porto
- **state**: PO
- **country**: Portugal
- **location**: R. de Miguel Bombarda 425
- **lat**: 41.1494408
- **long**: -8.6220109
- **full address**: R. de Miguel Bombarda 425, 425 Rua de Miguel Bombarda, Porto, Portugal

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Can games tell stories better than movies? being held?
  - **A:** Can games tell stories better than movies? takes place on Tue, 25 Nov, 2025 at 06:30 pm to Tue, 25 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm at R. de Miguel Bombarda 425, 425 Rua de Miguel Bombarda, Porto, Portugal.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Can games tell stories better than movies??
  - **A:** Can games tell stories better than movies? is organized by Canal180.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Can games tell stories better than movies? is ideal for learners, working professionals, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Porto, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Can games tell stories better than movies? sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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