Game design

Isotype, an acronym for International System of TYpographic Picture Education, is a method of graphic design — a system of pictorial statistics. It was developed in Museum of Society & Economy in Vienna, between 1925 and 1934 and was previously known as Vienna Methods of Pictorial Statistics. It was pioneered under the direction of Otto Neurath, a Viennese philosopher and social scientist, developed with the help of his associates. Neurath is known for his work in several fields as a social…

This mobile treat has elements of both Lara Croft (Tomb Raider), and Indiana Jones about it, as you can probably tell from the two main characters. Brushing that aside, the slot is played over 5 reels and 25 lines. There is an unconventional design to this game, which sees the wagering options located to the sides of the screen. Minimum and maximum stakes vary from 0.01 up to 1.00 per line, giving you minimum and maximum bets of 0.01 per line, per spin, and 25.00 per spin, respectively. A fair…

there are no battles and no puzzles. Simple. The game is founded on a simple premise as well—coming home to find everyone missing. Where is everyone? This question could have a multitude of answers that creates intrigue and allows the imagination to run wild. The problem? There is only one answer, one which is essentially spelled out for the player, and defies players’ expectations and wants.…

Review of Undertale Undertale is an indie game title from 2015 created orchestrated by Toby Fox. This game is one of the most unique titles of 2015. The game was made in the program GameMaker. Originally the game was going to be released in late 2014 but the creator decided to take the time to make a good game a great game. Undertale is a story about a young non gender specific human that had fallen into a pit that led to a world underneath the mountain called Mt. Ebbot. The world is inhabited…

this semester in my Critical Play class, we have been developing a framework to talk about “values” in video games throughout different game elements. In reflecting back to all the readings assigned so far in this course, the two I enjoyed reading the most was chapter one in Helen Nissenbaum and Mary Flanagan’s book, Values at Play in Digital Games and “Once More With Feeling: Game Design Patterns for Learning in the Affective Domain” written by Claire Dormann, Jennifer R. Whitson, and Max…

The Bauhaus School of Design was founded in 1919 in the city of Weimar by Walter Gropius, a German architect. The Bauhaus school was created to combine the arts and crafts, technology and architecture disciplines to reach a common goal to unify creativity and the manufacturing objects, building and art. Walter Gropius decided to combine two of his schools, the Weimar Academy of Arts and the Weimar School of Arts and Crafts, into what he called the Bauhaus. He believed that by training the…

the position of the ball. This sort of technology is already being used in other sports like cricket. In the article written for the English publication called “Goal-line technology: Is it time ?” the author Wilson believes that such high profile games that have a huge financial impact on teams should be based on a fact rather than the opinions of a referee and linesman (Wilson,…

score high in morality might enjoy a game like this because they are concerned with doing the right things. Players who score low in morality might enjoy this game as well because they can just choose to be evil. A title that might just appeal to players on the low scoring side of morality is the game series called Saints Row. There are many immoral activities to take part in while playing this game. 2.) Anger: In Destiny, the crucible can be an area in the game that produces a lot of…

formed corporation based in New York City, the home base for our designs and corporate planning. Production will be based outside the continental U.S.A. with hopes of bringing some of our production stateside. We pay a good living wage to our production workers and verify safe, healthy working conditions. Shmood is a forward looking fashion company igniting style to “get lit” with cutting edge design, fabrics, and construction. We design for today’s trendsetter using today’s technology. All…

In July 2016, Niantic collaborated with The Pokémon Company and launched their location based and augmented reality mobile game, Pokémon Go. Within months, Pokémon Go became one of the most downloaded and popular applications in 2016 and a phenomenon among younger generations. This mobile game brings more than pleasure, entertainment and amusement to its users; it also promotes physical activities and stepping outside the room to explore the cities and catch wild Pokémons, according to Pokémon…