Critical Play: Puzzles May 15, 2024 For this critical play, I played 5 levels of Monument Valley, a paid interactive puzzle game that requires manipulation and movement through seemingly impossible…
Sketchnote: Game Architecture May 10, 2024 A game I enjoy playing is the Sims, particularly because the gameplay does not set up a determined narrative arc for the player. Rather,…
Critical Play: Mysteries May 8, 2024 For this critical play, I played “Murder in the Alps”, a free-to-play interactive murder mystery game with hidden object gameplay, created by Nordcurrent and…
Checkpoint 1: Individual Concept Doc May 6, 2024 Game Premise Outer Plates is the ultimate multiplayer intergalactic diner game. Set up a mobile space eatery on a planet of your choice, each…
P1: Mandate of Heaven April 27, 2024 Artist’s statement With Mandate of Heaven (MOH), our team sought to create an asymmetrical, hybrid negotiation/deception game that appeals to anyone who’s a fan…
Critical Play: Judging and Getting Vulnerable April 25, 2024 For this critical play, I chose the game Cards Against Humanity, co-created by Josh Dillon, Daniel Dranove, Eli Halpern, Ben Hantoot, David Munk, David…
Critical Play (competitive analysis) – Illimat April 17, 2024 For this competitive analysis critical play, I chose the game Illimat, designed by Keith Baker and illustrated by Carson Ellis. Illimat is a 2-4…
What do Prototypes Prototype? April 11, 2024 Our Game In “The Council of Crises” (name subject to change), players assume the role of either a noble advisor or of an emperor,…
Critical Play – Avalon April 10, 2024 About Game: Avalon, a King Arthur themed-variant of the social deception game Resistance Creator: Don Eskridge Audience: The game is intended for 5-10 players,…
MDA – Taboo April 9, 2024 A game I love playing is Taboo! The premise of the game is to provide verbal clues to get your team to guess the…
Introduce Yourself – Caitlin April 3, 2024 Hi everyone! I’m Caitlin (she/her), a senior studying biomedical computation and coterming in HCI. My favorite game of all time is Town of Salem,…