Category: Assignments

Before this class, I thought about game design exactly how we immediately learned that we shouldn’t think about game design, starting from the mechanics…

Before this class, I thought about game design primarily through the lens of balance and customization. In every game I play, when I think…

Hi there! To whoever may be reading this, thank you! Whether you’re a TA, Christina, a classmate, or even a random netizen, thank you…

This is the story of when a game is more than a game. I played a lot of video games growing up. It started…

Before this class, I was a little nervous because I don’t consider myself a “gamer.” My family never really played board games because they…

Before this class, I thought about game design a lot like general design – where you go out and talk with people to determine…

CS 247G has been one of my favorite classes that I’ve taken at Stanford across both my undergraduate and graduate programs. Since I was…

Before this class, I didn’t think of myself as much of a “gamer”. I enjoyed the occasional party game or mobile app, but I…

I always wanted to design a game, which is why I took this class. Before this class, I had no idea how to approach…

Before this class, what came to my mind first when someone mentioned the word “game” was an action-packed FPS with a player base of…

Before this class, I never thought of myself as a gamer. I rarely play video games, and for most of my life, I assumed…