Dilan – The Mechanics of Magic

Final Class Reflection (Dilan Nana)

June 2, 2022

In a couple words to sum up this quarter in CS247, it has truly been the craziest shit. Pardon my French, but imagine you…

Sketchnote: Cursed Problems

June 2, 2022

Critical Play: Theme Only Games

June 2, 2022

World of Goo World of Goo is a physics-based puzzle game made by 2D Boy. It’s a digital game that I played on the…

Mindmap: Terror in Subnautica

May 29, 2022

Critical Play : Is ‘Secret Hitler’ Balanced?

May 27, 2022

Background For this week’s critical play, I played an incredibly memorable game for me: Secret Hitler. Although I have done critical plays on this…

Sketchnote: Onboarding – Plants vs. Zombies

May 23, 2022

Critical Play : Puzzles

May 20, 2022

Background Information: I played Monument Valley by Ustwo Studios on the IPhone/IOS platform. This is an adventure game that I think is best suited…

Sketchnote: Puzzles

May 17, 2022

Critical Play : Mysteries

May 13, 2022

For this critical play, I played the game Life is Strange developed by Square Enix Ltd, DontNod Entertainment, Feral Interactive, Black Wing Foundation, and…

Sketchnote – Designer’s Notebook: The Role of Architecture in Videogames

May 10, 2022

Critical Play: Walking Simulators

May 5, 2022

For my critical play, I played the game Dear Esther created by The Chinese Room and Robert Briscoe. During my couple hours of play…

Project 2: Moodboard – Dilan Nana

May 3, 2022

Three Emotions to Evoke Hope Uncertainty Curiosity Moodboards Spotify Playlist 3 Directions for the Game: Choose your own adventure User makes choices to continue…

Mindmap: Narrative Architecture

May 3, 2022

Examples: Evocative Spaces Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Builds off of players existing knowledge of the Star Wars story-world and familiarity with characters/plots/landscape Enacting…

Sketchnote: Game Architecture

May 2, 2022

One game I have been enjoying thoroughly is Farmers.io on the IPhone. This game has a pretty simple architecture, similar to other .io…

Sketch Note: Chance and Skill – Dilan Nana

April 26, 2022

Project 1: Social / Party Game — Court Case | Dilan Nana, Alahji Barry, Labib Rahman, Gustavo Vegas

April 22, 2022

Artist Statement Do you like having a good argument with friends? Or have a real appreciation for making sure justice prevails? Introducing Court Case,…

Critical Play: Bluffing, Judging and Getting Vulnerable..

April 21, 2022

Overview For this critical play focused on bluffing, judging and getting vulnerable, I played Secret Hitler. The social-deduction game was created in 2016 by…

Sketch Note: Game Design Patterns for Building Friendships

April 19, 2022

Visual Design of Games — Dilan Nana

April 19, 2022

Completed Exercises: Core: The Play Quiz Button so the user can begin the game The score out of 50 to show the user their…

Competitive Play Analysis — Werewolf

April 14, 2022

Werewolf Werewolf is a “social deduction” game made by Stellar Factory. It’s a physical game that usually includes a card deck, however there are…