Month: June 2022

Final Reflection CS247G introduced me to the complexity and thoughtfulness that underpin fun.  Before this class, I didn’t understand the depth of theory behind…

Before taking 247G, I did not fully recognize the value of playtesting. Haven previously taken another 247 and d.school classes, I recognized the importance…

For my game, I chose to play Settlers of Catan. Settlers of Catan is a board game developed in 1995 by Franckh-Kosmos Verlag. Settlers…

Before the class I didn’t really think much about the details of creating a game. I liked to play games and I thought creating…

Games have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Growing up, my family had regular game nights, and…

Prior to coming to college, I did not consider myself a gamer. I grew up playing Pokémon on the Nintendo DS, and Mario Kart…

Before taking CS 247G, I had honestly never thought deeply about games, their mechanics, or how they elicited fun for different types of players….

Before I took this class, I thought that people who designed successful, fun games had some kind of genius talent. How did they balance…

This class proved to me that I actually like games. I decided to take this class because I wanted to take another class with…

This class was an absolute delight to be in! I initially wanted to take it purely due to interest, as I have always been…

Before this class, I never thought of myself as a gamer. I always felt like games had a negative perception, and that playing games…

Before this class, I thought about play primarily in the context of game development being without any formula, or I had never thought about…

Before this class, I loved playing RPG games and aesthetically-pleasing games, but I did not know much about game fundamentals and structures. Prior to…

Before this class, I thought about game design as being more random and based off of what the game designers enjoyed, rather than more…

We’re not really strangers, created by Koreen Odiney as a physical game is a get to know you game made for ages 15+. It…