Ji Hong – Page 2 – The Mechanics of Magic

Sketchnote: Puzzles in Games, Puzzles as Games – Ji Hong Ni

May 15, 2022

Critical Play: Mysteries – Ji Hong Ni

May 7, 2022

The game I played is titled Gone Home. The synopsis of this virtual game is that it is set in the year 1995, we…

Sketchnote: Designer’s Notebook: The Role of Architecture in Videogames – Ji Hong Ni

May 7, 2022

Critical Play: Walking Simulators – Ji Hong Ni

May 6, 2022

I decided to play Dear Esther, a virtual walking simulation game that was made in 2012 by The Chinese Room. The game touches on…

Sketchnote: Game Architecture – Ji Hong Ni

May 4, 2022

A game I really enjoyed growing up is Super Mario 3D World. This game combines arcs and loops as in that each world is…

Mindmap: Narrative Architecture – Ji Hong Ni

May 3, 2022

Evocative Spaces: Mario 3D World Enacting Stories: Pokemon XY Embedded Narratives: Clue Emergent Narratives: Clash of Clans

Checkpoint 1: Concept Doc (Team)

May 3, 2022

Team Concept: Premise/ Synopsis You wake up in a strange room and realized you are strapped to a chair. You can’t seem to remember…

Checkpoint 1: Concept Doc – Ji Hong Ni (Individual)

May 3, 2022

Setting: A Room Theme: Time travel Emotion: Confusion Mechanics: Opening items 3 directions for the game to be: You stumble across an old…

Sketchnote: Balancing Games: Chance and Skill – Ji Hong Ni

April 27, 2022

Three Night Alibi – Project 1: Social / Party Game

April 21, 2022

Artist’s Statement Three Night Alibi is a role-playing murder mystery board game designed for small groups of friends. Our goal is to empower players…

Critical Play: Bluffing, Judging, and Getting Vulnerable – Ji Hong Ni

April 21, 2022

We’re Not Really Strangers was created by Koreen Odiney as a card game that has also expanded into the online world as well. This…

Sketchnote: Game Design Patterns for Building Friendships – Ji Hong Ni

April 20, 2022

Blog Response: Visual Design of Games – Ji Hong Ni

April 16, 2022

The game I chose is Monument Valley! Monument valley uses a lot of color palettes that make the game very cohesive and easy on…

Critical Play: Competitive Analysis – Ji Hong Ni

April 14, 2022

The game I played this week was One Night Werewolf. The idea of this game is that roles are randomly (and secretly) distributed at…

Blog Response: What do Prototypes Prototype? – Ji Hong Ni

April 13, 2022

Our game is called Three Night Alibi (Tentative) which focuses on a crime that happened in town and the townspeople have three days to…

Blog Response: MDA & 8 Kinds of Fun – Ji Hong Ni

April 12, 2022

The game I really love playing is Pokemon. It has been a defining game of my childhood and the whole franchise itself brings me…

Critical Play – Formal Elements – Ji Hong Ni

April 6, 2022

Robot Interrogation – Critical Play 1 – Ji Hong Ni

April 5, 2022

The game I decided to play is Robot Interrogation (mobile version of Inhuman Conditions) which is accessible via a website. It was created by…

Sketchnote: What Games Are and Aren’t – Ji Hong Ni

April 5, 2022

Introduce Yourself – Ji Hong Ni

March 28, 2022

Hello! My name is Ji Hong and I’m a junior studying Computer Science on the HCI track with a minor in Art Practice. I’m…