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This semester was a rollercoaster of an experience. I never expected the Covid situation to develop as it has. I have truly confirmed how vital being able to physically talk with a teacher and meet my group partners face-to-face is to ensuring that problems don’t compound and destroy a project. I have also had theContinue reading “Reflections on CS108”

AdvancedRPS is a puzzle game based off of the fundamentals of Rock Paper Scizzor and inspired by the 1v1 format for Pokemon battles on Smogon. The 1v1 format is where each player selects a team of 3 Pokemon and after matching up with their opponent they get to see their opponents team before choosing theContinue reading “Blog Post 8”

The Jackbox.TV games all share the following key elements: Only the host needs to own the game, 2. Both large and small groups of people can enjoy them, either in person or online 3. There are deliberately placed timers to ensure that the game progresses at a steady pace (they also ensure that if somebodyContinue reading “blogpost 7”

Super Columbine Massacre RPG!… This game, Super Columbine Massacre RPG!, subjects the player to a very unique yet disgustingly familiar experience for those who have played RPGs. It, Super Columbine Massacre RPG!, utilizes most of the tried and true RPG mechanics, but deviates from them in the reliance upon historical knowledge rather than in gameContinue reading “blog press 6”

The game “This is the Only Level” and the game “A Dance of Fire and Ice” are two separate approaches to portraying the MDA: Aesthetic of Challenge through iteration. “This is the Only Level” chooses to focus on a single level layout and contextual clues to tutorialize the player and smooth out the difficulty curveContinue reading “blog 4”

Game name: The Small Plot 5 by 5 board Deck of 52 2 players Many token both blue and red Players choose turn order (youngest goes first if an agreement can not be reached) Players take turns drawing a “secret card” Each player puts their “secret card” in their “secret card zone” (reminder: after aContinue reading “Blog Post 3: paper prototype”

Dominion is a game about resource management. There are 3 main types of resources victory cards, money cards, and action cards. Victory cards do nothing during the course of play but are the only way to score points and actually win. Money cards are used to purchase cards and more valuable cards are worth moreContinue reading “Blog Post 2”

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Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”