Final Reflection June 2, 2021 I came into this class totally green about game design. I casually enjoyed playing games, but by no stretch of the imagination consider myself… Continue Reading
Sketchnote: Cursed Problems May 30, 2021 Cursed Problems in Game Design by Alex Jaffe Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
Critical Play: Niya and Game Balance May 22, 2021 About the game Niya is a delightfully balanced game designed by Bruna Cathala and published by Blue Orange Games. It is a 2 player… Continue Reading
Sketchnote: 10 Tips for Better Tutorials May 17, 2021 How I Got My Mom to Play Through Plants vs. Zombies by PopCap’s George Fan Continue Reading
Critical Play: Goragoa May 9, 2021 About the game I can confidently say that I have never played a game like Goragoa! It’s a deceivingly simple, yet complex video game… Continue Reading
Critical Play: Life is Strange May 2, 2021 About the game This week I played the first episode of Life is Strange on my Mac via Steam. Life is Strange was developed… Continue Reading