Final Class Reflection — Esaw Adhana June 1, 2025 In a nutshell, I think this class taught me that there is so much that goes into making a game beyond literally making it…
Critical Play: Play Like a Feminist — May 28, 2025 In the very first ‘page’ of the game, they very explicitly explain that this game isn’t one in the traditional sense meant to be…
Critical Play: Games of Chance & Addiction — Esaw Adhana May 21, 2025 I played No Limit Texas Hold’Em in person with my roommate and some friends (who also like poker). Being transparent, we play poker a…
Critical Play: Worldbuilding — Esaw Adhana May 14, 2025 I played SmartHome by ‘Stevie P,’ which I encountered on itch.io. The author describes their game as “a simple text adventure [which] quickly turns…
Sketchnote: Loops & Arcs — Esaw Adhana May 10, 2025 Recently, I’ve enjoyed playing It Takes Two with a friend of mine. It has a lot of loops in that both characters in the…
Critical Play: Puzzles — Esaw Adhana May 7, 2025 For this critical play, I played The Room Two on my phone, a puzzle/escape-esque game from Fireproof Studios, with (in my opinion) a target audience of…
Individual Checkpoint 1: Concept Doc (Edith Finch Style) — Esaw Adhana May 4, 2025 Three emotions I’m interested in instilling within the player are curiosity, stress, and focus. Link to Spotify playlist Here is my mood board Here are…
Checkpoint 0: Team Norms May 2, 2025 Esaw, Jack, Dorian, Kim, Tes When things get done (e.g. a checkpoint completed), mention in the team group chat. Make it clear that you’ve…
Critical Play: Mysteries & Escape Rooms — Esaw Adhana April 27, 2025 For this critical play, I played part of Cube Escape Paradox from Rusty Lake Franchise on my laptop, intended for puzzle enjoyers 12+. Just…
Critical Play: Walking Simulators — Esaw Adhana April 23, 2025 For this critical play, I played part of Dear Esther from The Chinese Room on my phone. I would argue that the target audience is…
Critical Play: Competitive Analysis — Esaw Adhana April 15, 2025 For this critical play, I played a game which goes by a few names, but most commonly gets referred to as the “5 second…
Short Exercise: What do Prototypes Prototype? — Esaw Adhana April 9, 2025 Bottom line of our main P1 game: Team-based timed category naming game 1.) How will we ensure that the game remains close/isn’t a…
Critical Play: Bluffing, Judging and Getting Vulnerable… — Esaw Adhana April 9, 2025 The game I chose to play was InnerSloth’s Among Us on my phone. I have played the game before, but not since 2020, so…
