emmwang – The Mechanics of Magic

Project 1: Ladybug

April 25, 2025

by Emma Wang, Nolawi Ayelework, Evan Hsu, and Ginelle Servat Artist’s Statement Ladybug is a social game that combines elements of investigation, deception, and…

Critical Play: Walking Simulators – Emma

April 24, 2025

What Remains of Edith Finch, developed by the indie game studio Giant Sparrow and published by Annapurna Interactive in 2017, is a narrative-driven exploration…

Mindmap: Narrative Architecture – Emma

April 22, 2025

Critical Play: Competitive Analysis – Emma

April 17, 2025

The game of Spyfall is designed by Alexandr Ushan and published by Hobby World. It is a social deduction party game and its target…

Sketchnote: Game Design Patterns for Building Friendships – Emma

April 15, 2025

What do Prototypes Prototype? – Emma

April 10, 2025

Come up with 3-5 questions your various game prototypes might answer for P1. For each question, include a sentence or two about: Why is…

Critical Play: Bluffing, Judging and Getting Vulnerable… – Emma

April 9, 2025

The game I decided to play was Quiplash, a part of the Jackbox Party Pack platform. This judging-style party game, created by Jackbox Games,…

Sketchnote: What Games Are and Aren’t – Emma

April 8, 2025

MDA & 8 Types of Fun – Emma

April 8, 2025

I love Codenames. It’s a fairly simple game, but I could play it for hours, whether it be with different groups of friends, people…

Mind Map: Formal Elements – Emma

April 3, 2025

Introduce Yourself – Emma

April 2, 2025

Hi! My name is Emma Wang and I’m a senior studying CS and Design and coterm in CS. I go by she/her pronouns and…