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 We also went deep in our world exploration in areas you won't see in the game. Places the characters came from had to be understood so we could flesh out their background. That background information helps us as developers, and we want the player to feel that there's a world outside their immediate exp.
-[[Image:Skovos-overhead-map.jpg|frame|thumb|350px|Skovos overhead view.]]Skovos is a great example of this.  Place where Askari society is from.  They gave us the rogues in D1 and amazons in D2, but their society has never been explored in the games. They're very ancient and haven't had much contact with the outside world.  No trade or exchange of philosophies. How do they develop differently in isolation? They trace themselves back to the mythology of the angels.  They were founded by angel and her human lover, and this gives them a very different view of the world than other societies.
+[[Image:Skovos-overhead-map.jpg|thumb|350px|Skovos overhead view.]]Skovos is a great example of this.  Place where Askari society is from.  They gave us the rogues in D1 and amazons in D2, but their society has never been explored in the games. They're very ancient and haven't had much contact with the outside world.  No trade or exchange of philosophies. How do they develop differently in isolation? They trace themselves back to the mythology of the angels.  They were founded by angel and her human lover, and this gives them a very different view of the world than other societies.
 That's the extent we go to as designers to flesh out the world.  Make feel like living place.

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 We also went deep in our world exploration in areas you won't see in the game. Places the characters came from had to be understood so we could flesh out their background. That background information helps us as developers, and we want the player to feel that there's a world outside their immediate exp.
-Skovos is a great example of this.  Place where Askari society is from.  They gave us the rogues in D1 and amazons in D2, but their society has never been explored in the games. They're very ancient and haven't had much contact with the outside world.  No trade or exchange of philosophies. How do they develop differently in isolation? They trace themselves back to the mythology of the angels.  They were founded by angel and her human lover, and this gives them a very different view of the world than other societies.
+[[Image:Skovos-overhead-map.jpg|frame|thumb|350px|Skovos overhead view.]]Skovos is a great example of this.  Place where Askari society is from.  They gave us the rogues in D1 and amazons in D2, but their society has never been explored in the games. They're very ancient and haven't had much contact with the outside world.  No trade or exchange of philosophies. How do they develop differently in isolation? They trace themselves back to the mythology of the angels.  They were founded by angel and her human lover, and this gives them a very different view of the world than other societies.
 That's the extent we go to as designers to flesh out the world.  Make feel like living place.

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 We also went deep in our world exploration in areas you won't see in the game. Places the characters came from had to be understood so we could flesh out their background. That background information helps us as developers, and we want the player to feel that there's a world outside their immediate exp.
-Skolos is a great example of this.  Place where Askari society is from.  They gave us the rogues in D1 and amazons in D2, but their society has never been explored in the games. They're very ancient and haven't had much contact with the outside world.  No trade or exchange of philosophies. How do they develop differently in isolation? They trace themselves back to the mythology of the angels.  They were founded by angel and her human lover, and this gives them a very different view of the world than other societies.
+Skovos is a great example of this.  Place where Askari society is from.  They gave us the rogues in D1 and amazons in D2, but their society has never been explored in the games. They're very ancient and haven't had much contact with the outside world.  No trade or exchange of philosophies. How do they develop differently in isolation? They trace themselves back to the mythology of the angels.  They were founded by angel and her human lover, and this gives them a very different view of the world than other societies.
 That's the extent we go to as designers to flesh out the world.  Make feel like living place.
 We don't want to belabor this sort of thing when player is running around playing the game, but we think about how we'll get the information across to the player? One way is that some of the NPCs reflect upon where they come from. This helps us in 2 ways.  For a great RPG you need great NPCs. When they give you a quest, you should feel as if you are playing in a living world with depth to it.  To make living characters, they need to have culture. Characters reacting and speaking and dressing to reflect their culture tells the player about it without long monologues. We research places in our world and use them as influences for the game designs. We styled the residents and architecture of Caldeum to give a certain vibe to the player. An Eastern feel in the buildings, clothing, daily life, etc.
 ==Story==

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	The third ''Diablo III'' panel at the 2008 WWI was held Sunday morning, June 29, 2008.		The third ''Diablo III'' panel at the 2008 WWI was held Sunday morning, June 29, 2008.
		+	* [http://www.diii.net/articles/668952/lore-amp-environmental-art-panel-video Video of this panel here].

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 These serves multiple purposes in the environment.  The biggest is that they support the game play very well.  When you open up gameplay and use larger shapes to define your gaming world, it actually allows for more creatures on screen. And that's really the important thing for us. get as many on there at once so players can you kill as fast as possible.  That's what Diablo is about it's and our job to support that.
-Also strong silhouettes ad to the epic feel. When you crate large shapes, large bricks, walls wiht interesting silhouettes, it makes the universe more of a fantasy land. Look around real life; like this convention hall, everything is very straight and 90 degree angular. We try to avoid that in the game. In game world we want to transport you to a different location and really represent ourselves as a fantasy realm. It’s important to remain grounded in reality; we have walls that go up and down in straight lines; but within that wall we have bricks that stick out, railings at angles, and other things. It makes it more visually pleasing and supports gameplay by opening up space.
+Also strong silhouettes add to the epic feel. When you create large shapes, large bricks, walls wiht interesting silhouettes, it makes the universe more of a fantasy land. Look around real life; like this convention hall, everything is very straight and 90 degree angular. We try to avoid that in the game. In game world we want to transport you to a different location and really represent ourselves as a fantasy realm. It’s important to remain grounded in reality; we have walls that go up and down in straight lines; but within that wall we have bricks that stick out, railings at angles, and other things. It makes it more visually pleasing and supports gameplay by opening up space.
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 ===Specific story of Diablo 3===
-Takes place 20 years after events of Diablo 2, Lord of Destruction. When that game ended with the destruction of the Worldstone, Cain was convinced that Hell would invade. Everyone thought Hell would invade once Tyrael destroyed worldstone. Hell did not, and no one knows why.
+Takes place 20 years after events of Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction. When that game ended with the destruction of the Worldstone, Cain was convinced that Hell would invade. Everyone thought Hell would invade once Tyrael destroyed the Worldstone. Hell did not invade, and no one knows why.
 Cain feels guilty over events in the first 2 Diablo games. He was raised to know the lore and legends of the Horadrim, and he feels he should have know what was coming when he saw the signs of Diablo rising again.  He could not have done anything about it, (and if he had we wouldn't have had a game), but that perceived failure is what drives Cain.  He's been researching for twenty years to try to figure how he can help defeat the forces of Hell when they return.
-Most people who lived through the key events during Diablo 2 are no longer alive. The game world is similar to the Middle Ages, when people were lucky to live to forty. Cain has been very, very lucky. The people who did survive the events of the last game were mostly heroes, or were common, normal people who were seldom able to deal with it. Regular individuals couldn't cope with the experience of seeing such evil face to face.  Most went crazy, and if they still survive 20 years later, they are scattered and aimless. The general population didn't see it, and put those bizarre events behind them. The plot events of D2 are now seen as myth and exaggeration by most people, which makes Cain's job that much harder.
+Most people who lived through the key events during Diablo 2 are no longer alive. The game world is similar to the Middle Ages, when people were lucky to live to forty. Cain has been very, very lucky. The people who did survive the events of the last game were mostly heroes, or were common, normal people who were seldom able to deal with it. Regular individuals couldn't cope with the experience of seeing such evil face to face.  Most went crazy, and if they still survive 20 years later, they are scattered and aimless. The general population didn't see it, and put those bizarre events behind them. The plot events of Diablo 2 are now seen as myth and exaggeration by most people, which makes Cain's job that much harder.
 ===Tyrael===

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 ===Voice===
-We've also extended use of player voice in the game.  In D1 and D2 players had voice, but just to make brief comments; to tell you the inventory was full, or to make a remark on the environment. In D3, we want you to feel that you're playing a very specific character.  You're not just a generic barbarian or Witch Doctor. We've given the characters specific personalities and voices. And with this comes a unique conversation system; one that's very different from what was used in the earlier Diablo games. In the past you received monologues from NPCs. Now you have conversations with them; in which more story is imparted in a more lively fashion. These make the character feel more alive and more heroic, and less like an errand boy. We also tell the story through dialogue and lore books your character finds in the game.
+We've also extended use of player voice in the game.  In D1 and D2 players had voice, but just to make brief comments; to tell you the inventory was full, or to make a remark on the environment. In D3, we want you to feel that you're playing a very specific character.  You're not just a generic barbarian or witch doctor. We've given the characters specific personalities and voices. And with this comes a unique conversation system; one that's very different from what was used in the earlier Diablo games. In the past you received monologues from NPCs(non-playable characters). Now you have conversations with them; in which more story is imparted in a more lively fashion. These make the character feel more alive and more heroic, and less like an errand boy. We also tell the story through dialogue and lore books your character finds in the game.
 ===Using the Environment===

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 This panel featured a presentation on the Lore and Environmental Art, and a Q&A session.
-* Bryan Morrison, Art Director.
+* Bryan Morrisroe, Art Director.
 * Leonard Boyarsky, Lead World Designer.