Final Class Reflection June 2, 2022 Prior to coming to college, I did not consider myself a gamer. I grew up playing Pokémon on the Nintendo DS, and Mario Kart…
Critical Play: Balance | Settlers of Catan May 27, 2022 Intro I played Settlers of Catan for this Critical Play. I love Catan, and whenever I play it, I am impressed with the balance….
Critical Play: Puzzles | Monument Valley May 20, 2022 Intro I played Monument Valley on iOS after hearing so much about it for so long. Monument Valley is a level based puzzle gain…
Critical Play: Mysteries May 13, 2022 Intro I played Life is Strange after acquiring the game through Steam. Life is Strange is an episodic graphic adventure game. Based on the…
Critical Play: Walking Simulators | Journey May 6, 2022 Intro I played Journey after purchasing the game through Steam. My best guess is that this game is intended for people who frequently play…
Sketchnote: Loops and Arcs May 4, 2022 Loops and Arcs in Breath of the Wild My favorite game of all time, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, utilizes a number…
Checkpoint 1: Connor’s Concept Doc May 1, 2022 Moodboard Spotify Playlist Directions Skydiving type game → create some story around a character falling and having to accomplish some task…
Critical Play: Bluffing, Judging and Getting Vulnerable… April 23, 2022 For this Critical Play, I played Truth or Dare, a “getting to know you” game. I am unsure if the game has a creator,…
Visual Design of Games April 20, 2022 Core: Answer input, prompt, score, timer Supportive: Question navigation buttons, table layout, ability to click on a table element, give up button Extraneous: Yellow…
Competitive Analysis: Skribbl.io April 15, 2022 Although not super related to the current iteration of the game my group is designing, I decided to analyze Skribbl.io for this week’s Critical…
What do prototypes prototype? April 13, 2022 Our group has developed a game called Downfall: A Tale of Two Cities, where players form teams that compete to enact legislation in the…
Game Mechanics that make Breath of the Wild Awesome April 12, 2022 My favorite game of all time is Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. BotW is an open world game, which means there really…
Critical Play – Avalon April 7, 2022 screenshot of the team formation during Avalon game. I wish I could grab more screenshots, but when I went back to the game to…