Critical Play: Games of Chance & Addiction May 12, 2026 Luigi’s Picture Poker (LPP) is an itch.io adaptation by Marcy4000, playable on web and on Windows, Linux, and macOS. The minigame originated in Super…
Critical Play: Worldbuilding May 8, 2026 Wizard 101 is an MMORPG from KingsIsle Entertainment, released in 2008 and active across Windows, macOS, Chromebook, PlayStation, and Xbox. The player takes on…
Sketchnote: Loops & Arcs May 5, 2026 A game I’ve sunk way too many hours into is Minecraft. The architecture is built on stacked loops: basically you’re farming, mining, learning new…
Critical Play: Puzzles May 5, 2026 There’s a moment in Chapter 3 of Monument Valley that I keep coming back to. Princess Ida is on a vertical sliding platform that…
P2 Individual Concept Doc May 4, 2026 Moodboard Playlist The three emotions I want to evoke: Mischief, Tension, Triumph. Direction 1 – 2D Pixel Platformer (Axe Heist) A Celeste-style 2D pixel…
Critical Play: Mysteries & Escape Rooms April 25, 2026 Virginia is a short narrative mystery game by Variable State that I finished in a weekend. It’s available on Steam for $10 (also on…
Critical Play: Walking Simulators April 23, 2026 There’s a question that’s been nagging me while playing Giant Sparrow’s What Remains of Edith Finch on Steam: if a game made for players…
Critical Play: Competitive Analysis April 16, 2026 Game: Secret Hitler by Mike Boxleiter, Tommy Maranges, Max Temkin Specs: Board game; I played it online at secret-hitler.online Target Audience: 5–10 players age…
Critical Play: Bluffing, Judging and Getting Vulnerable… April 8, 2026 Game: Among Us Creator: Innersloth Platform played: iOS (mobile); also available on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox Target audience: Casual social gamers, roughly…
Short Exercise: What do Prototypes Prototype? April 8, 2026 1. Are player choices actually meaningful, or is there one obviously best move? Why it matters: A game lives or dies on whether decisions…
MDA & 8 Kinds of Fun April 7, 2026 I played a ton of iPad games growing up, so it was honestly hard to pick just one favorite, but I had to go…
Introduction: Luca April 2, 2026 Hey everyone, my name is Luca (he/him)! I’m a PhD student in Materials Science and Engineering, where I’m trying to get machine learning to…