Final Class Reflection | Adrian Rivas June 11, 2024 Before this class, I thought that game design was primarily about innovating new game mechanics and overly technical. My initial impression was that every…
Critical Play: Puzzles | Adrian Rivas June 11, 2024 Name of the Game: Portal 1 Game’s Creator: Valve Target Audience: Although there is no mature content in the game, the puzzles involved may…
Critical Play: Games of Chance | Adrian Rivas June 11, 2024 Name of the Game: Fountain of Wealth (Slots) hosted on Vegas World Game’s Creator: FlowPlay, Inc Target Audience: Individuals who are 18+ years of…
Critical Play: Judging and Getting Vulnerable | Adrian Rivas June 11, 2024 Name of the Game: Cards Against Formality, an online adaption of the card game Card Against Humanity (CAH) Game’s Creators: Jordan Pawlett and Aaron…
Critical Play: Is this game balanced? | Adrian Rivas June 10, 2024 Game Name: Left 4 Dead 2 Target Audience: It is rated M, for Mature, so individuals that are 18+ years old are its intended…
Mindmap: Narrative Architecture | Adrian Rivas June 9, 2024 Mindmap My Favorite Games from Each Type of Story: Spatial Stories & Environmental Storytelling: Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor Evocative Spaces: Batman: Arkham City Enacting Stories: Cyberpunk…
P2 Checkpoint 1: Concept Doc [Team 23] May 7, 2024 Synopsis You play as a character from a mystical group called the “Sky people”, a group of nomads who live among the clouds in…
P2 Individual Checkpoint – Adrian May 7, 2024 Moodboard Emotions: Courageous, Inquisitive, Enchanted Three Possible Directions Direction 1: Orcs V. Trolls Premise: A young adult is going about their normal day until…
Critical Play: Competitive Analysis | Adrian Rivas April 16, 2024 “How does the game compare and contrast with your team’s concept?” Game Title: What Do You Meme? (WDYM?) Target Audience: Mature, since there is…
Short Exercise: What do Prototypes Prototype? | Adrian Rivas April 11, 2024 Come up with 3-5 questions your various game prototypes might answer. For each question, include a sentence or two about: Why is this an…
Critical Play: Social Deduction | Adrian Rivas April 10, 2024 Game: Among Us Available Platforms: Cross-platform on Mobile (iOS & Android), PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S Platform…
Short Exercise: MDA & 8 Kinds of Fun | Adrian Rivas April 10, 2024 Game: Counter-Strike 2 Platform: PC Counter-Strike 2 is a competitive tactical first-person shooter that focuses on two factions fighting for control over two bomb…
Adrian Rivas – Introduce Yourself April 3, 2024 Hi, everyone! My name is Adrián Rivas and I use He/Him pronouns. My favorite game of all time is Minecraft on PC. I find…