Final Class Reflection – Zander June 7, 2025 Though I have played games all my life, and they are an integral part of my PhD research, I had never spent serious time…
Critical Play: Play Like a Feminist May 30, 2025 Game: Life is Strange Creator: Dontnod Entertainment and Deck Nine Platform: PC In Chapter 4 of Play Like a Feminist, Chess writes “agency is…
Critical Play: Games of Chance and Addiction May 18, 2025 Game: Balatro Developer: LocalThunk Platform: PC Balatro is unique relative to other card games that use chance because its enthralling randomness comes less from…
Critical Play: Worldbuilding May 17, 2025 Game: Hades Publisher: Supergiant Games Platform: PC Target audience: People who know Greek mythology, especially younger people. Hades invites you to care about the…
Critical Play: Puzzles May 8, 2025 Game: Monument Valley, UsTwo games. Target Audience: Players who appreciate the sharp, novel, visual aesthetic, and vague narrative driven by puzzles, not hardcore puzzle…
Individual Brainstorming May 6, 2025 Spotify playlist (shades epic and techno): – Dishonored 2 Main Theme, Daniel Licht – Storm, Worakls – Anything by Backmill 3 Directions: –…
Critical Play: Mysteries and Escape Rooms – Gone Home May 2, 2025 Game: Gone Home Creator: The Fullbright Company Platform: PC, later ported to Switch Target Audience: Intense themed story targeted at teenagers or adults. Relatively…
Critical Play: Walking Simulators – Journey April 24, 2025 Game: Journey Creator: ThatGameCompany Platform: Playstation 3, ported to PC. Game recommends controller. Target Audience: Game enthusiasts of sufficient age to respond to the…
Critical Play: Competitive Analysis – Love Letter April 17, 2025 Comparison Game: Love Letter Designer: Seiji Kanai Target Audience: Family/friends game, 2-6 players Platform: Tabletop Card Game Card Reference: Guard – Guess a player’s…
Critical Play: Bluffing, Judging, and Getting Vulnerable – Tea Game April 10, 2025 The goal of Tea Game is to make teas and submit them for judgement to your fellow players. It features two phases. In the…
What do prototypes prototype? April 10, 2025 Questions our prototype might answer: 1. How does the game play if it is a single witch-burning story, meant to be played once? This…
MDA & 8 Kinds of Fun April 7, 2025 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (SSBU) is a 2D fighting game featuring a large roster of characters with varying attack mechanics. The variability in these…