Puzzles Critical Play: Portal May 15, 2024 Few games are named after a mechanic, but Portal, created by Valve Corporation, is an exception. Portal, designed for puzzle game enthusiasts over 13,…
Critical Play: Mysteries–Life Is Strange May 8, 2024 “Life is Strange,” was developed by Dontnod Entertainment published by Square Enix and is available on platforms including PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch….
Team 16 P2 Checkpoint 1: Untitled Critter Game Concept May 7, 2024 Untitled Critter Game Work-In-Progress Game by Houston, Lucas, Lucien, Ngoc, Nils Premise A young woodland critter ventures into a mysterious, AI-powered factory to uncover…
Team 16 Individual Checkpoint 1 – Nils Forstall May 7, 2024 Moodboard Playlist Link to playlist: Note: apologies–it is longer than 20 minutes since there are many long songs on here. Only the first 3…
Walking Simulator Critical Play: Journey May 1, 2024 Journey is a walking simulator developed by That Game Company aimed towards all ages, featuring a simple yet emotionally evocative story told completely through…
Critical Play: Scribbl.io April 24, 2024 Scribble.io is an online, multiplayer Pictionary-like game designed by ticedev. Allowing for private and public rooms, this game seems to be designed for strangers…
Critical Play: Hot Take April 16, 2024 Hot Take: The Game (not to be confused with the game Hot Takes) was designed by Jonathan Cresswell. In its current form, it only…
Quick Exercise: What should our prototype prototype? April 11, 2024 Team 2’s game is Yap Battle. Two players at a time are assigned a lighthearted topic to debate and the rest of the players vote…
The Resistance Critical Analysis April 9, 2024 The Resistance, designed by Don Eskridge and published by Insomniac Games, is a social deduction board game targeted towards teens to adults. While the…
Mechanics, Dynamics, and Aesthetics of Secret Hitler (Short Exercise) April 8, 2024 A game I love is Secret Hitler. One of the primary mechanics of the game involves one player (the president) drawing three cards and…
Introduction (Nils) April 4, 2024 Hey everyone! I’m Nils Forstall (he/him), a Junior majoring in Symbolic Systems with a concentration in HCI. My favorite game of all time is…