Critical Play: Theme Only Games May 31, 2021 I played games in the Tower Defense genre (because it’s the best genre obvs haha), and I was able to play Battle Cats and…
Critical Play: Theme-Only Games – Physics May 31, 2021 Angry Birds Developer: Rovio Entertainment Designer: Jaakko Iisalo Cut the Rope Developer: ZeptoLab Both Platforms: All of them basically! Audience: All ages, made for…
Critical Play: Theme Only Games May 30, 2021 For this critical play, I decided to play two Physics games: Cut the Rope and Angry Birds. I surprisingly haven’t played these games, despite…
Critical Play of Theme Only Games: Battle Cats & Plants vs. Zombies May 30, 2021 This week I played two theme-only, tower defense games: Battle Cats and Plants vs Zombies. Tower defense is a game genre where the goal…
Critical Play: Is this game balanced? May 30, 2021 For this critical play, I played the game Clash Royale, a real-time strategy card + tower defense game developed by Supercell. Normal play consists…
Critical Play: Dots vs. Bejeweled May 30, 2021 I played Dots and Bejeweled, two games in the Match Three genre, and I played both on my phone. Both games are simple premises…
Temple Run vs Cluster Truck: The Effects of Thematic Design May 29, 2021 Temple Run is a 3D endless running game made by Imangi Studios for iOS and Android Devices. The game involves the player stealing an…
NO TRACE: A Social Media Mystery May 28, 2021 Olivia Brown, Andrea Dahl, Julia Jorgensen, Claus Omolo, Mary Zhu Artists’ Statement No Trace was inspired by physical escape rooms and the recent…
ArtWIP: Hue are you? A journey through abstract paintings May 27, 2021 Group members: Shana Hadi, Khuyen Le, Pablo Ocampo, Ryan Tan, Junming Wang Artist’s Statement We aimed to create a narrative-based walking simulator that challenges…
The Banishment of Zuko: An Interactive Fan Fiction Narrative Game May 27, 2021 Created by Rhett Owen, Krishnan Nair, Tonya Murray, Ghisly Garcia, Jacob LeBlanc, and Trey Holterman ARTIST’S STATEMENT Inspired by the show Avatar: The Last…
Critical Play: Theme Only Games: Race Games May 27, 2021 For this critical play I played three games: Temple Run, Tiny Wings, and Jetpack Joyride. While all three were race games and the primary…
Critical Play: Balance in Clue May 27, 2021 I have enjoyed the game Clue, which was released in America in 1949 by Parker Brothers, since I was a child.. I think it…
Project Two: Games in Space: DESDEMONA (vertical slice) May 26, 2021 Created by Grace Zhao, Graham Todd, Josh Lara, and Saljuk Gondal. Artist’s statement Desdemona is a cross between classic point-and-click adventure games and a…
Critical Play (Balance): Stardew Valley May 26, 2021 Stardew Valley is a simulation role-playing video game developed by Eric Barone, known as “ConcernedApe.” It was first released in 2016 on Windows and…
Critical Play: Is this game balanced? – Stardew Valley May 26, 2021 Stardew Valley is a game designed by ConcernedApe, and I played the game on Nintendo Switch. In the game, you play as someone who…
Critical Play: Theme Only Games May 26, 2021 For this Critical Play, I played 1 level of Plants vs Zombies and 1 level of Battle Cats. I actually played both of these…
