Graham Griffin – The Mechanics of Magic

Critical Play: Play Like a Feminist

May 27, 2026

Monument Valley 2 Creator: ustwo Games Platform: mobile + console Audience: casual mobile players drawn to short, meditative puzzle sessions Monument Valley 2 tells…

Sketchnote: Onboarding/Tutorials

May 24, 2026

Critical Play: Games of Chance and Addiction

May 20, 2026

Why Poker’s Agency Makes it Even More Dangerous Game: Texas Hold’em on Poker Now Platform: Browser based Target Audience: adults playing cash games or…

Sketchnote: Addiction by Design

May 18, 2026

Critical Play: World Building

May 12, 2026

A Dark Room Doublespeak Games, 2013 Browser/Mobile A Dark Room opens with two important facts. The fire is dead and the room is freezing….

Sketchnote: Loops & Arcs

May 11, 2026

Critical Play: Puzzles

May 7, 2026

Thinking Outside of the Box(es) Game: Gorogoa Creator: Jason Roberts (published by Annapurna Interactive / Buried Signal) Platform: PC, mobile, console Target Audience: Puzzle…

Checkpoint 1 – Team Bathyergus

May 4, 2026

“Give ’em the Axe, the Axe, the Axe. Give ’em the Axe, the Axe, the Axe. Give ’em the Axe, give ’em the Axe,…

Checkpoint 1 Individual Assignment

May 4, 2026

Mood Board Spotify Playlist Three Directions The core stays the same in all three: 2D platformer, tight movement, jumping, dashing, avoiding hazards, dodging…

Sketchnote: Puzzles in Games, Puzzles as Games

May 3, 2026

Critical Play: Mysteries and Escape Rooms

April 28, 2026

Game: Cube Escape Paradox, Chapter 1 Creator: Rusty Lake Platform: Mobile and Steam (I played on steam) Target Audience: Adult fans of point-and-click adventure,…

Bathyergus Team Norms

April 28, 2026

Communication Default to async written updates in our shared channel. Use synchronous time for decisions, debates, and unblockers, not status reports. Acknowledge messages within…

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

April 27, 2026

Critical Play: Walking Simulators

April 23, 2026

Exploring the World of Journey Journey is a game created by Jenova Chen at thatgamecompnay. It originally released on PS3 in 2012, but is…

Mindmap – Narrative Architecture

April 21, 2026

Critical Play Competitive Analysis

April 15, 2026

Catan: Cities and Knights vs The Collective Catan: Cities & Knights is an expansion to Klaus Teuber’s Catan, originally published by Kosmos in Germany…

Game Design for Building Friendships – Sketchnote

April 13, 2026

Critical Play (Bluffing) – Among Us

April 8, 2026

Critical Play – Among Us Creator: Innersloth Platform: PC / Mobile / Console Audience: Teens and up (casual audience + groups) As someone who…

Sketchnote – What Games are and Aren’t

April 7, 2026