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…

Sketchnote: Game Architecture

May 3, 2022

Concept Doc Individual – Morgan

May 3, 2022

For our game in space, my group was interested in designing an escape room where the player is dropped into the aftermath of a…

Sketchnote: Balancing Games: Chance and Skill

April 26, 2022

Critical Play: Bluffing, Judging and Getting Vulnerable… – Skribbl.io

April 21, 2022

Game: Skribbl.io Platform: Website Creator: made by @ticedev This game genuinely seems to be aimed at anyone who can draw, read, and spell, especially…

Sketchnote: Game Design Patterns for Building Friendships

April 18, 2022

Blog Response: Visual Design of Games

April 18, 2022

Exercise Responses: Beautifully Designed Game: Limbo was I game I played when I was in middle school and I remember the graphic design…

Critical Play – For The Girls

April 13, 2022

Game: For the Girls Made by Creator of What do You Meme Since my team is making “Twisted Truth or Dare” which is mod…

What do Prototypes Prototype?

April 12, 2022

Will players be able to draw cards and spin the spinner themselves while playing Twister? Is it more fun to do it themselves? In…

MDA – Bananagrams

April 12, 2022

One of my favorite games is Bananagrams, a simple game that my friends and I have dedicated game nights to play. The mechanics of…

Critical Play: Inhuman Conditions

April 7, 2022

Name of Game: Robot Interrogation (Inhuman Conditions) Creators: Tommy Maranges and Cory O’Brien Platform: Online, source can be found on GitHub here For my…