Final Class Reflection June 5, 2025 Before 247G, I thought games were just about fun. You make something clever, people play it, laugh, maybe compete a little. I didn’t think…
Hearts, Stars, and Missing Paths – Critical Play: Play Like a Feminist May 16, 2025 Stardew Valley, developed by ConcernedApe, is an indie farming simulation game available on PC, console, and mobile. At a glance, the game invites players…
Love, RNG, and the Architecture of Longing – Critical Play: Games of Chance & Addiction May 16, 2025 Love and Deepspace, developed by InFold Games, is a mobile romance RPG available on iOS and Android. It presents itself as a love story,…
The Mountain Remembers – Critical Play: Worldbuilding May 7, 2025 Celeste, developed by Maddy Makes Games and released in 2018 for PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox, is a single-player pixel art platformer about…
Sketchnote: Loops & Arcs May 6, 2025 One of my favorite games is Hades. In Hades, the core loop is the cycle of combat and death: you fight your way out…
The Architecture of Perception – Critical Play: Puzzles May 6, 2025 Monument Valley, developed by Ustwo Games and available on iOS, Android, and Windows, is a minimalist puzzle game where impossible architecture becomes a storytelling…
Yu Gong: Prologue – Checkpoint 1: Concept Doc May 4, 2025 Game Overview Title: Yu Gong: Prologue Concept Summary: Yu Gong sets out to trade beyond the mountain but is stopped by the fearsome Flame…
Individual Team Member Deliverables – Checkpoint 1 DP 2 May 4, 2025 Mood Board Emotion: Resolved Directions 1. Rogue-like Pilgrimage through the Mountain Veins Core Mechanic: Turn-based JRPG battles in mountain corridors with roguelike elements (random…
Checkpoint 0: Team Norms May 1, 2025 Teammates: Eleanor, Shang, Yanny We arrive at meetings within 5 minutes of the agreed start time, with materials ready and full attention on the…
What the Room Remembers – Critical Play: Mysteries & Escape Rooms April 30, 2025 Cube Escape: Paradox, created by indie studio Rusty Lake for Steam, iOS, and Android platforms, is a free mystery-puzzle game designed for players aged…
Scene & Unseen — Project 1: Social Mediation Game April 25, 2025 By Elliott, Lour, Winnie, and Yanny Artist Statement Scene & Unseen is a social storytelling game that asks each player to embody a single…
Dreaming in Static – Critical Play: Walking Simulators April 21, 2025 Yume Nikki, created by the elusive developer Kikiyama, is a free PC game first built in RPG Maker — and possibly one of the…
When Guessing Becomes a Group Performance – Critical Play: Competitive Analysis April 14, 2025 Draw & Guess is a game that knows exactly what it is, and leans into it with charming audacity. Developed by Acureus and available…