Short Exercise: MDA & 8 Kinds of Fun — FFXIV (Julia Rose) April 9, 2023 I’ve chosen to analyze Final Fantasy XIV for this short exercise. From its title, it’s clear that one of its core aethetics is “fantasy,”…
MDA & 8 Kinds of Fun – Defne April 9, 2023 I’ll be looking at what might make Fortnite fun for its players. As someone who played plenty of Minecraft Hunger Games as a kid,…
MDA & 8 Kinds of Fun: Just Cause April 9, 2023 In applying the MDA framework to the open-world game Just Cause, we can examine how mechanics create dynamics that create fun. First, mechanics. Just…
Joseph Ngo Introduction April 9, 2023 Name: Joseph Ngo Pronouns: He/Him Fav Game: Minecraft Recent: Unstable Unicorns (board game)
MDA & 8 Kinds of Fun April 9, 2023 My favourite game: Pokemon Nintendo DS From the player’s perspective,I gravitated towards the Pokemon Nintendo game because of 4 main aesthetic points; narrative, fantasy,…
MDA & 8 Kinds of Fun – Raghav April 9, 2023 One of my favorite games of all time is probably Spider-Man (2018). When looking analytically at the game from a design perspective, I can…
Introduce Yourself: Meerim Nurlanbekova April 9, 2023 Hi there! Here is my introduction 🙂 The name you want people to call you — Meerim Please see my photo below! Preferred pronouns…
MDA & 8 Kinds of Fun April 9, 2023 Civilization 5 is a turn-based strategy game where players lead historic civilizations into the future, attempting to achieve victory through research, exploration, diplomacy, expansion,…
MDA & 8 Kinds of Fun – Duskers April 9, 2023 Duskers is a horror exploration game in which the player gives text-based commands to a set of drones via a terminal window as they…
MDA & 8 Kinds of Fun April 9, 2023 Growing up, I mostly played video games to tune out and unwind. However, when Shadow of Mordor came out when I was in middle…
MDA & 8 kinds of fun_Janet April 9, 2023 One game I recently played and I really love is It Takes Two. I think narrative, challenge, and fellowship are definitely the three core…