P3 Reflection: Congrats Grad! November 27, 2023 I think the more I learned about systems and how they can be modelled the games, the more complex they seem. I knew what…
P4: Refine a Game – The Rebellion November 26, 2023 Introduction You enter a world where freedom is nothing more than a distant memory and oppression rules the land. The Regime, a powerful government,…
Mind Map + Writeup: Working With System Dynamics November 9, 2023 For our game (Congrats Grad!) we decided to focus on modeling the journey of life after college, especially when it comes to moving. We…
Reading: The Rhetoric of Video Games October 20, 2023 The Rhetoric of Video Games Ian Bogost The Rhetoric of Video Games -> My IF Game I think Ian made many good points…
P1: Playtest Observations October 5, 2023 Playtest 1 (10/5) Setting the Rules We started off with some basic rules, allowed actions, a few recipe cards, advantage cards, and ingredient cards….
Writeup: Stop Disasters! October 3, 2023 “Stop Disasters!” Is a game developed by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR for short). UNDRR brings many organizations, governments, universities, and…
Games, Design and Play: Elements September 28, 2023 1. Identify the basic elements in a game of your choice (actions, goals, rules, objects, playspace, players). Game of choice: Ticket to Ride Actions:…
Games, Design, and Play: Elements September 28, 2023 1. Identify the basic elements in a game of your choice (actions, goals, rules, objects, playspace, players). I’ll pick a game I revisited this…
Games, Design and Play: Elements September 28, 2023 I’ve chosen to identify the basic elements for chess. The actions are to move your pieces and take your opponents pieces. The goal is…
Games, Design and Play: Elements September 27, 2023 1. I decided to choose the game “Scrabble.” The actions are placing letters on a wooden or plastic board and replacing the used letter…
Unveiling Game Dynamics: An Experiential Dive into ‘The Mind’ and Beyond September 27, 2023 Games have always intrigued me, not merely as a source of entertainment, but as complex systems with underlying mechanics that provide a rich ground…
CS 247G – Outstanding Assignments August 26, 2023 Due to an unfortunately timed COVID case and a couple of personal issues, I was unable to complete a lot of the individual assignments…
final reflection June 10, 2023 I really like games. Making tons of weird games on scratch as a kid is what got me into programming and my whole life…
CS247G Final Reflection June 9, 2023 Coming into this class I think I had a lot of feelings and ideas about games, but no real way to describe any of…
Critical Play – Play Like a Feminisit: Super Smash Bros May 31, 2023 This week my critical play is on Super Mario Smash Bros, a fighting game developed by HAL Laboratories and beloved by many. The fighting…