Emily Macias Introduction April 2, 2024 Hi! My name is Emily (she/her) and I am a junior studying CS on the HCI track. My favorite game of all time is…
Bryson Ochieng Intro April 2, 2024 Hey! My name is Bryson Ochieng and my pronouns are he/him. My favourite game is Tekken 6 because of the different fighting styles and…
Ethan Intro April 2, 2024 Hello! Call me Ethan! My pronouns are he/him My favorite game of all time is Portal 2. The story is so fun, the characters…
Introducing: Lucas Wang! April 2, 2024 Oh boy, an introduction. Hi! My name is Lucas (he/him), and I’m a hobbyist game developer, educator, and aspiring software engineer. Below is an…
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…