Month: June 2024

What does it mean to play Unpacking as a feminist? Unpacking is a meditative puzzle game where players unpack and organize household items into…

Before this class, I thought about (play, game design) like this I did not even think of game design as a subject before this….

I’ve always played games growing up and thought it’d be cool to take a class on game design! I learned a lot in this…

I’ve played video games since I was at least three years old. After having just moved to America, a very busy father into technology…

Before this class I didn’t really consider myself a gamer or someone who had much knowledge or skill coming into the class. I felt…

Before this class, I thought about (play, game design) like this: I didn’t realize there was so much formal theory that surrounded the concepts…

CS247G has enabled me to appreciate the complexity of games. Typically, when I start a new game, I’m addicted to the learning curve then…

To preface, I am not best person to reflect on what I learned in 247G since I missed a lot of what the course…

The Before Entering in to 247G I didn’t really have a clue on what to expect. I did expect it to be more focused…

Before CS 247G, my interaction with games was purely as a player seeking escape or a little challenge. I was on a conventional path…

I overall had a great time in this class! Before this class, I considered game design to be a purely technical thing—how to use…

This class first and foremost made me realize that I am a “gamer” even if I didn’t think so before. As someone who never…

Before this class, I was already pretty familiar with the world of games, specifically videogames. I thought about games as a portal into an…