Final Class Reflection June 1, 2022 Before taking this class, I did not know much about game design. I love games and wanted to learn what goes into developing a…
Critical Play: Balance May 25, 2022 Name of Game: Civilization VI Creator: Firaxis Games Platform: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Android, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, iOS, Linux, OS X Target Audience:…
Critical Play: Puzzles May 12, 2022 Name of Game: Factory Balls Creator: Bart Bonte Platform: Browser, iOS, Android, Steam, itch.io, Kartridge Target Audience: 10+ Formal Elements: Factory Balls is a…
Critical Play: Mysteries – Year Walk May 9, 2022 Name of Game: Year Walk Creator: Simogo AB Platform: iOS, Windows, OS X, Steam, Wii U Target Audience: 12+ Formal Elements: Year Walk gameplay…
Critical Play: Walking Simulator May 3, 2022 Name of Game: Places Creator: jlv Platform: Varies by map (sketch/place). Available on Linux, Windows or through a Web Browser Target Audience: Any. Probably…
Sketchnote: Game Architecture May 2, 2022 One game I enjoy is Destiny 2. This game is a first person shooter with both a single player story and multiplayer competition. The…
Mindmap: Narrative Architecture May 2, 2022 Evocative Spaces: Battlefront Enacting Stories: Destiny 2 Embedded Narrative: Super Mario Bros Emergent Narratives: Sims
Checkpoint 1: Concept Doc Individual May 1, 2022 Moodboard: Spotify Playlist Possible Directions: Ski cabin setting, where you have to find and escape with long lost art treasure Locked in a…
Sketchnote: Balancing Games: Chance and Skill April 25, 2022 Sketchnote_ Balancing Games Chance and Skill
Critical Play: Bluffing, Judging and Getting Vulnerable April 21, 2022 Name of Game: Cards Against Humanity Creator: Cards Against Humanity LLC Platform: In-person (real world) Target Audience: Young adults (17+) who are familiar with…
WHO IS IT? April 21, 2022 Noel Sarduy, Will Coors, Ashley Chen, Walker Stewart ARTIST’S STATEMENT: Who is It is a multilaterally competitive party game designed for friends. Players answer prompted…
Visual Design of Games April 20, 2022 Cheese or Font ELEMENTS Core: Text box for choosing c/f Score Cheese or font list Time limit Supportive: Previous/next buttons Instructions Different colored fonts…
Sketchnote: Game Design Patterns for Building Friendships April 18, 2022 Sketchnote_ Game Design Patterns for Building Friendship
Critical Play: Competitive Analysis April 13, 2022 I played the game Pizza Box, which is the concept game from which our P1 game is designed. Pizza Box is a party game…
MDA & 8 Kinds of Fun April 11, 2022 A game that I recently have come to love is Wordle. For a quick introduction, Wordle is a linguistic version of Mastermind. The player…
What do Prototypes Prototype? April 11, 2022 How do we create an environment that is fun for different groups? One aspect that we are trying to figure out what works best…
