Over the past few days, I played Valve’s classic first-person puzzle game Portal. …

Sketchnote of Scott Kim’s “What is a Puzzle?”

Playing a free version of Life is Strange Episode 1, I was drawn into the life of high schooler Max Caulfield who goes through all the drama and trauma of senior year with the ability to rewind time. The mysteries in the game are largely centered on Max’s visions of…

As a walking simulator game, the Stanley Parable is pretty unique in its self-awareness and fun absurdism. The game allows the player to walk through an empty office building as the titular character Stanley, a corporate office worker whose job involves pushing buttons based on commands from his computer monitor. …

Sketchnoting Laura E. Hall’s talk on “Lessons from Escape Rooms: Designing for the Real World and VR”

A mindmap of Game Design as Narrative Architecture by Henry Jenkins.

Social mediation game made by Avni Kakkar and Cathy Yang Artist Statement Picture This! is a social game that brings players together through expressive, fun storytelling. Within the game, players take turns being the “storymaster”, a role that allows them to choose an expressive image from which other players will write creative…

A sketchnote of Cursed Problems by Alex Jaffe