Kchen – Page 2 – The Mechanics of Magic

Sketchnote: Terror in Subnautica

May 28, 2022

Mindmap: Cursed Problems

May 28, 2022

Critical Play: Is this game balanced?

May 28, 2022

Basic information Name of game: 7 Wonders Created by: Antoine Bauza Platform: tabletop Formal elements Players: multilateral competition Objective: construction Outcomes: non zero-sum game…

Sketchnote: Onboarding in Plants vs Zombies

May 23, 2022

Critical Play: Puzzles

May 19, 2022

Name of game: Factory Balls Creator: Bart Bonte Platform: Steam, itch.io, Kartridge, iOS, Google Play Target audience: anyone who likes to solve logic…

Sketchnote/Mindmap: Puzzles in Games, Puzzles as Games

May 14, 2022

Critical Play: Mysteries

May 12, 2022

Name of game: Gone Home Creator: The Fullbright Company Platform: Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iOS Target audience: anyone interested in adventure,…

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

May 9, 2022

Critical Play: Walking Simulators (Year Walk)

May 5, 2022

Name of game: Year Walk Creator: Swedish mobile game developer Simogo Platform: iOS mobile device Target audience: anyone who wants an adventure in ominous,…

Sketchnote: Game Architecture

May 2, 2022

A game I enjoy is Pineapple Pen. It has a simple game architecture consisting of one loop that allows the player to practice shooting…

Mindmap: Narrative Architecture

May 2, 2022

Category Game Example Explanation Evocative Narrative Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters It is a Disney park attraction that remediates a preexisting story, the one that…

P2 Moodboard, Playlist, and Directions

April 27, 2022

Direction Kinds of fun Narrative approach 1. Escape room style puzzles with occasional jump scares Challenge, Sensation Each puzzle reveals the next part of…

Bok Bok Brawlers | P1

April 21, 2022

Project 1 Final Deliverables Bok Bok Brawlers by Esteban Wu, Katherine Chen, & Ethan Huang Artist’s Statement Bok Bok Brawlers was inspired by…

Sketchnote: Balancing Games: Chance and Skill

April 20, 2022

Critical Play: Bluffing, Judging and Getting Vulnerable…

April 20, 2022

Name of game: skribbl.io Creator: @ticedev Platform: online Target audience: anyone who likes to draw or guess what other people (friends or strangers) are…

Visual Design of Games

April 19, 2022

1. Identify elements of Cheese or Font Core elements: The prompts (names of the cheeses and fonts) The question “Cheese or font?” A way for…

Sketchnote: Game Design Patterns for Building Friendships

April 15, 2022

Critical Play: Competitive Analysis

April 14, 2022

Name of game: 7 Wonders Created by: Antoine Bauza in 2010 Platform: tabletop card drafting game What is the theme? Ancient, magical, civilization building…

MDA & 8 Kinds of Fun: Poker

April 12, 2022

I love the game Poker (Texas Hold’em version). The mechanics of Poker are a standard deck of 52 cards and some chips for betting….

What Do Prototypes Prototype?

April 12, 2022

Our game is based on the premise of farmers building armies of chickens to battle against other farmers. Players collect and play cards to…