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Sketchnote: The Role of Architecture in Video Games – Claire

April 29, 2025

Critical Play: Walking Simulators – Claire

April 23, 2025

For this week’s Critical Play, I played through Journey, created by thatgamecompany. Journey is available to play on Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Windows, and…

Claire – Mindmap: Narrative Architecture

April 22, 2025

Claire – Critical Play: Competitive Analysis

April 17, 2025

For my competitive analysis, I chose to play an online version of One Night Ultimate Werewolf. This game was created by netgames.io and the…

Claire – Game Design Patterns for Building Friendships

April 15, 2025

Claire – What Do Prototypes Prototype?

April 10, 2025

As we begin to make our first prototype iterations for our social mediation game, there are several questions that they will help be able…

Claire – Critical Play: Bluffing, Judging, and Getting Vulnerable

April 10, 2025

The game I played was Among Us, which is an online multiplayer bluffing game created by Innersloth. Among Us can be played on a…

Claire – MDA & 8 Kinds of Fun

April 8, 2025

One game that I love is Minecraft. I find the variety of gameplay options makes it a game I can come back to time…

Claire – What Games Are and Aren’t

April 8, 2025

Mindmap: Formal Elements – Claire

April 2, 2025

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Introduce Yourself – Claire

April 2, 2025

Hi everyone! My name is Claire and I use she/her pronouns. I’m a sophomore from Maryland studying CS + HCI and I’m interested in…