Morgan Zagerman – The Mechanics of Magic

Final Reflection: Morgan

June 2, 2022

This class proved to me that I actually like games. I decided to take this class because I wanted to take another class with…

Sketchnote or Mindmap: Terror in Subnautica

May 31, 2022

Critical Play: Balance- Mario Kart

May 28, 2022

Mario Kart Creator: Shigeru Miyamoto Platforms: Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, GameBoy, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Arcade, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch , iOS,…

Sketchnote: Onboarding in Plants vs Zombies

May 24, 2022

Critical Play: Puzzles

May 18, 2022

Monument Valley Creator: ustwo games Platform: Google Play Wow, this game was truly stunning. It used such a simple concept, impossible geometries formed from isometric…

Sketchnote/Mindmap: Puzzles in Games, Puzzles as Games

May 17, 2022

Critical Play: Gone Home

May 12, 2022

Gone Home Available: Mac, Window, Linux, Epic, Nintendo Switch, iOS, PS4, XBOX One Designer: Steve Gaynor This game was incredible at setting an eerie…

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

May 11, 2022

Critical Play: Walking Simulators

May 5, 2022

Journey Designers: Jenova Chen, Robin Hunicke, Nicholas Clark, Chris Bell, Bryan Singh Platform: iOS, PS3, PS4, PC For this critical play I played Journey on my iPad. While…

Mindmap: Narrative Architecture

May 3, 2022

Example of games of each type (these are all games I used to play when I was younger): Evocative Space: Hannah Montana: Spotlight World…