Final Class Reflection June 9, 2023 Before taking this class, I had a lot of experience with games and play. I played many video games throughout my childhood (mostly DS…
Critical Play: Play Like a Feminist June 6, 2023 For this critical play, I played Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch in 2018. During my play through, I primarily…
Critical Play: Games of Chance May 24, 2023 For this critical play, I played poker, specifically Texas hold ’em, online at replaypoker.com. When choosing whether to match a bet, raise, or fold,…
Critical Play: Puzzles May 17, 2023 Gorogoa is a puzzle game developed by Jason Roberts and published by Annapurna Interactive in 2017. The game follows a young boy as he…
Critical Play: Mysteries May 14, 2023 Her Story is an interactive story game published by Sam Barlow in 2015. The game places the player in the shoes of a detective,…
P2 Concept Doc Individual Deliverables – Jake May 9, 2023 Mindmap: Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/11odcVoDSFDp80W4ZYfLhZ?si=31b76b9711f043dc Directions for the Game: Together we agreed that the game would revolve around a group of students trying to free…
Sketchnote: Game Architecture May 9, 2023 Sketchnote One game I enjoy is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The game contains various interaction loops and arcs. Whenever a player…
Critical Play: Walking Simulators – Jake May 3, 2023 Firewatch is a walking simulator adventure game published by Campo Santo in 2016 for Windows, OS X, Linux, and consoles. The game seems to…
Critical Play: Bluffing, Judging and Getting Vulnerable… – Jake May 2, 2023 The judging game that I chose to play this week was “Tee K.O.” from Jackbox Party Pack 3, published by Jackbox Games in 2016….
Critical Play: Competitive Analysis April 24, 2023 Our game is a combination of social deduction and drawing. Thus, for this critical play, I examined Town of Salem, an online social deduction…
Short Exercise: What do Prototypes Prototype? – Jake April 15, 2023 Our game is a sort of combination between Telestrations and Mafia. Each player will be given a character to play. One character will be…
Critical Play 1 – Jake April 14, 2023 For my critical play, I played Spyfall. The game was designed by Alexandr Ushan, and the format that we played was online and intended…
Short Exercise: MDA & 8 Kinds of Fun – Jake April 11, 2023 One game that I love is Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout. In this game, the player controls a “fall guy,” a bean-shaped character who competes…
