Final Class Reflection June 2, 2022 Before this class, I thought about game design as being more random and based off of what the game designers enjoyed, rather than more…
Critical Play – Is this game balanced? – Settlers of Catan May 25, 2022 I played Settlers of Catan created by Klaus Teuber with my friends. The target audience seems to be for 8+. The objective of the…
Critical Play: Puzzles – Factory Balls Forever May 14, 2022 I played Factory Balls Forever by Bart Bonte on Mac. The target audience seems to be roughly 10+. The objective of this one-player (we…
Critical Play: Mysteries May 9, 2022 On iPhone, I explored “Year Walk,” created by Simogo for 12+. For procedures, players accomplish challenges (involves holding, tapping, dragging, etc) in a mythical…
Critical Play – Walking Simulators – Year Walk May 4, 2022 I played Year Walk by Simogo on my iPhone for ages 12+. There are important formal elements of the game. For procedures, the player…
Sketchnote: Game Architecture May 2, 2022 A game I enjoy is Mario, where Mario has to overcome a series of challenges in many levels in order to save Princess Peach….
Mindmap: Narrative Architecture May 2, 2022 Examples: Emergent Narratives: Minecraft Evocative Spaces: Trump Cards or the Spiderman Game Enacting Stories: Legend of Zelda Embedded Narrative: Myst or escape rooms
Checkpoint 1 – Concept Doc May 2, 2022 Synopsis: It’s been 3 weeks since you’ve seen your friend in CS 247G. You receive a text from an unknown number to go look…
Checkpoint 1 Individual Mood Board, Playlist, and Directions for Game April 30, 2022 Mood Board Spotify Playlist 3 Directions for the Game
Critical Play: Bluffing, Judging and Getting Vulnerable… April 20, 2022 I played skribbl.io. According to https://www.crazygames.com/game/skribblio, the creator is “ticedev.” The platform I used is https://skribbl.io/ online, so the boundary of the game is…
Blog Response: Visual Design of Games April 16, 2022 Elements of Cheese or Font Core The names of either the cheese or fonts The words that show up after you press enter to…
Critical Play: Competitive Analysis of MadLibs April 13, 2022 I played MadLibs, created by Leonard Stern and Roger Price. For the platform, I used an app. I wanted to know more about the game…
What do Prototypes Prototype? April 11, 2022 Are the cards engaging enough for the players?: This is an important question to answer, because our game relies on the players constructing part…
MDA of Go Fish April 8, 2022 A game that I love is the card game called “Go Fish.” I played this game during winter quarter, and there are a certain…