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Interfaces, According to Laws of Simplicity and Paul Rand
Interface Design: a type of design I never thought I’d be too terribly interested. Oh, how very wrong I was. The Interface Design class is easily one of the best I’ve taken here at USC. I highly...
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Blueberry Garden
Below is an academic one page write-up I completed mere seconds ago for an indie game entitled Blueberry Garden. With a charming and eccentric aesthetic and catchy music, this game is definitely an...
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GDC– The Recap
I still have not recovered from GDC, but that’s alright. I had such a great and amazing experience, it was definitely worth every hour of sleep that I lost. As I’m sure you can find elsewhere on the...
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Guns for Heels: What Bayonetta Could Mean for Female Game Characters
Female characters in video games can often be described as slight variations of one of three archetypes: the helpless, hapless damsel in distress; the coquettish, alluring vixen; and the cold-hearted,...
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Into the Darkness Video
This here is the video my partner Casey and I had to create for our game, Into the Darkness. Into the Darkness is a game where the core mechanic is painting your surroundings in order to see where...
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Gun Fight
Here is a short analysis and game overview I recently completed for a game entitled Gun Fight. It’s extremely interesting to think about how this arcade game has influenced the current generation of...
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Skyrim: First Impressions
I was an avid Oblivion player and modder. I didn’t submit anything to sites–something I regret doing now–but I was only in high school and still unsure about my skills. I played or modded Oblivion...
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The Creation Kit is Here
The day I’ve been waiting for is finally here: Bethesda has released the Creation Kit for Skyrim. Yes. Apparently it uses a new scripting language called Papyrus. They claim that if you’ve had...
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GDC 2012 — The Recap
After a whirlwind of a week, I’m back from San Francisco! This Game Developers Conference was just as breathtaking and exciting as the last, but in many different ways. I was a conference assistant...
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Quickshot: The Walking Dead
I was bawling as I sat on my couch, watching various names scroll across the TV screen before me. I grabbed my phone to text someone, anyone. I needed someone to anchor me to reality. Because this?...
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