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RWP 2024 – Hades, Unpacking, and TFT (Ember Fu)

June 14, 2024

Hades, Unpacking, and TFT have all been games that I’ve touched a bit upon in the past and/or long had on my radar. As…

RWP 2024 – Final Paper: What’s in the cards? (Ember Fu)

June 13, 2024

Overview I’ve always loved cards. This has persisted to my love for both tabletop and digital games today, but I think a lot of…

RWP 2024 – Slay the Princess (Ember Fu)

May 10, 2024

Slay the Princess was a rare little gem I happened to come across when its demo released last year. The premise instantly caught my…

RWP 2024 – Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Ember Fu)

May 3, 2024

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is a flavorful ole game that I enjoyed, all in all. I played this game when I was very young…

RWP 2024 – Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (Ember Fu)

April 26, 2024

As someone familiar conceptually/by proxy with but with virtually zero experience playing fighting games, I was both excited and wary of playing Granblue. I’m…

RWP 2024 – Inscryption (Ember Fu)

April 18, 2024

Revisiting Inscryption was a delight. The first time I played Inscryption, I remember burning through it quickly in just one or two sittings. The 6…

P4 – Refining a game – Two Man Show!

March 20, 2023

Overview P4 Team Members: Jasmine Steele, Ember Fu, and Miranda Diaz Two Man Show is a fast-paced card-based party game intended to teach players…

Sketchnote: Writing Precise Rules (Ember Fu)

March 9, 2023

P3 Reflection (Ember Fu)

March 8, 2023

For P3, our team designed an ecosystem for social media and those engaging in it as content creators. The ecosystem was modeled as a…

P3: The Game of Unexpected Consequences – Clout Chasers

March 7, 2023

Team Members: Miranda, Daniel, Ember, Jasmine, Ivan Overview Welcome to the age of the internet! In Clout Chasers, you will play as an up…

P2 – Interactive Fiction – comrade

February 16, 2023

Individual Project – Ember Fu Note: I believe my game is better played blind, though note that as of this posting/current time, while you…

Sketchnote: A Primer for Playtesting (Ember Fu)

February 14, 2023

Sketchnote: Rise of the Video Game Zinesters (Ember Fu)

February 8, 2023

P1 – Those Who Play, Teach – Two-Man Show!

January 26, 2023

Team: Miranda Diaz, Ember Fu, Annie Nguyen, Jasmine Steele Overview: “Two-Man Show!” is a game designed to teach improv acting and the other skills…

Sketchnote – MDAO (Ember Fu)

January 23, 2023

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Precision of Emotion Notes (Ember Fu)

January 20, 2023

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P1 Playtest Notes – Two-Man Show

January 19, 2023

Group: Annie Nguyen, Miranda Diaz, Jasmine Steele, Ember Fu Playtest #1 6 players Notes: People are trying to force their objective in even when…

Cruel 2B Kind Write-up (Ember Fu)

January 17, 2023

Partnered with Miranda Diaz Cruel 2B Kind, as I understood it, was a game about encouraging people to compliment others and spread positivity through…

Mindmap – Working with Dramatic Elements (Ember Fu)

January 12, 2023

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Final Class Reflection (Ember Fu)

June 2, 2022

When I started CS247G, I didn’t know much about game design – I thought of it as a far more abstract process with some…