Reflection June 3, 2022 Before taking this class, not only was the process of creating a cohesive (and fun) game system completely foreign to me but all the…
Critical Play: Is this game balanced? May 26, 2022 Name: Monopoly Creator: Lizzie Magie, Charles Darrow Platform: board game Monopoly is a challenge and fellowship type of fun multi-player board game, targeting everyone…
Critical Play: Puzzles May 19, 2022 Name: Monument Valley Creator: Ustwo Games Platform: iOS, iPadOS, Android Monument Valley is a visually stunning puzzle game that gets more challenging as you progress through…
Critical Play: Mysteries May 12, 2022 Name: Life is Strange Creator: Square Enix Platform: PC While I would say the game might resonates more with people who are either going into or…
Critical Play: Walking Simulators May 5, 2022 Game: The Stanley Parable Creator: Davey Wreden, William Pugh and Galactic Cafe (remake) Platform: PC (Linux, MacOS, Windows), PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch The Stanley…
Mindmap: Narrative Architecture May 3, 2022 Embedded Narratives: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (/any other Star Wars game) Emergent Narratives: Jak & Daxter Evocative Spaces: Walking Dead (the storytelling game)…
Sketchnote: Game Architecture May 3, 2022 An interesting game that I played a little while ago is Horizon Zero Dawn, a role-playing game where you venture out to a…
Critical Play: Bluffing, Judging and Getting Vulnerable April 21, 2022 The game I chose to play is perhaps the ever-more popular Cards Against Humanity. Created by 8 Highland Park High School alumni (Josh Dillion,…
Visual Design of Games Blog Response April 19, 2022 1. Core Elements: -Types of fonts and cheeses -Score -Control buttons (Give Up, Next, Previous, Timer, Pause) Supportive Elements: -Hints and instructions/informative text (“Enter…
Critical Play: Competitive Analysis – Exploding Kittens April 14, 2022 Similar to the game we’re developing is the ever so popular Exploding Kittens (designed by Elan Lee and Matthew Inman). The game revolves around…
MDA April 12, 2022 An incredibly fun game to play with friends and/or strangers is Gartic Phone (hyper focusing on “normal mode” since it’s really a game of…
What do Prototypes Prototype? April 12, 2022 Our game takes a beloved and popular game, RPS (Rock Paper Scissors), and takes it to a new extreme by adding various game mechanics…
Critical Play April 7, 2022 Game: Among Us Developer: Innersloth studio Platform: MacOS/Windows/Linux/iOS/Android (literally all of them at this point) I think Among Us is a good example of…