My Journey in 247G: Exploring the Power of Play June 9, 2023 Before enrolling in 247G, I perceived play and game design as a personal escape, a form of entertainment that allowed individuals to disconnect from…
Playing Like a Feminist June 2, 2023 Game: Stardoll Creator: Stardoll AB, Glorious Games Platform: stardoll.com, Adobe glass player Genre(s): Fashion, Style, Social Target audience: Anybody who likes dress up games,…
Critical Play: Games of Chance May 24, 2023 The opening hook of PROGRAMMING CHANCE: The Calculation of Enchantment piqued my interest into how and why players become addicted to gambling games and how…
Critical Play: Puzzles May 17, 2023 I felt like I was in a puzzle from the first screen, looking for cues for how to get the game started, wondering if…
Critical Play: Mystery May 11, 2023 Game: “Gone Home”, iOS Narrative Elements “Gone Home” is an embedded narrative where the player navigates around her family’s new home in attempts…
P2 Checkpoint 1: Individual Concept Doc May 9, 2023 Moodboards Chalet mystery direction: Summer camp direction: Playlist “Before He Cheats” by Carrie Underwood “Style” by Taylor Swift “Wildest Dreams” by Taylor Swift “L-O-V-E”…
Critical Play: Walking Simulator May 5, 2023 Game, creator, platform: A Sailor’s Dream, Simogo AB, iOS Target Audience: 12+ For this Critical Play, I played the walking sim “Sailor’s Dream” on…
Critical Play, We’re Not Really Strangers April 27, 2023 For my critical play, I played We’re Not Really Strangers with two casual friends, both of whom I have never spent time with in…
2048 Visual Design April 21, 2023 Game: 2048 Creators: Gabriele Cirulli 2048 uses a soft, cohesive sunset color palette to create feelings of calmness during game play that augments…
Critical Play: Game Competitor April 21, 2023 For the Girls is an adult party game, themed with bright, clean, neon graphics, promising fellowship fun. They create this type of fun by…
Prototype Questions! Trust & Dare April 14, 2023 Game Description: For P1, my team is developing a mod of Truth or Dare, called Trust & Dare. Trust & Dare is a fishbowl…
Critical Play #1: Spyfall April 13, 2023 Name of game, creator, platform: Spyfall, netgames.io, https://netgames.io/games/spyfall/ Target audience: Ages 13+ Notable elements of the game: how many players? What actions can players…
Short Exercise: MDA & 8 Kinds of Fun April 12, 2023 MDA: Mechanics — rules and systems Dynamics – experientially play Aesthetics – underlying emotive reason we play the game 8 Kinds of Fun: Sensation …
