Allyson PyleValue-Based Game Brainstorming — Gameplay Journal Entry #10I would like to create a value-based game based on experiences I have personally had. I think that I feel more strongly about values that…Apr 12, 2022Apr 12, 2022
Allyson PyleCritical Play in Papers, Please — Gameplay Journal Entry #9In this week’s reading, Critical Play: Radical Game Design by Mary Flanagan, the term critical play is defined as the “means to create or…Mar 29, 2022Mar 29, 2022
Allyson PyleThe Political Values of Papers, Please — Gameplay Journal #8In this week’s reading “Bias in Computer Systems” Batya Friedman and Helen Nissenbaum state “bias can enter a system either through the…Mar 22, 2022Mar 22, 2022
Allyson PyleThe Message of Detroit: Become Human - Gameplay Journal Entry #7In the reading “A Game Design Methodology to Incorporate Social Activist Themes” Helen Nissenbaum and Mary Flanagan explain their Values at…Mar 15, 2022Mar 15, 2022
Allyson PyleSensory Impacts of a Glitch — Gameplay Journal Entry #6For this journal, I decided to try data moshing an image, since I was initially more interested in the visual aspect of the glitch. I was…Feb 22, 2022Feb 22, 2022
Allyson PyleGlitches in Cuphead — Gameplay Journal Entry #5In this week’s reading, Glitch Studies Manifesto by Rosa Menkman, she notes that there are two types of glitches, hot and cold. I was…Feb 16, 2022Feb 16, 2022
Allyson PyleCounter-Gaming in Minecraft — Gameplay Journal Entry #4In the reading this week, Gaming Essays On Algorithmic Culture, by Alexander R. Galloway, the counter-gaming mod Adam Killer is brought up…Feb 9, 2022Feb 9, 2022
Allyson PyleSims 4 Mods — Gameplay Journal Entry #3While the Sims franchise is well known for being a slice of life sandbox game, there are many players who feel that practical features are…Feb 2, 2022Feb 2, 2022
Allyson PyleThe Game Engine of Dishonored 2— Gameplay Journal Entry #2In this week’s reading, “Game Engine” in Debugging Game History: A Critical Lexicon by Henry Lowood, I found it quite interesting that the…Jan 25, 2022Jan 25, 2022
Allyson PyleThe Technicities of Spiritfarer — Gameplay Journal Entry #1As the audience for game design grows, so does the diversity in the culture portrayed in popular games. A great example of this is the…Jan 19, 2022Jan 19, 2022