Francesca ColomboinSerious Games: 377GRefining “Unplugged”http://philome.la/fcolomboart/unpluggedDec 13, 2018Dec 13, 2018
Francesca ColomboinSerious Games: 377GFinal ReflectionI didn’t know exactly what to expect when I signed up for this class. I’ve always loved games, especially board games that I play at home…Dec 13, 2018Dec 13, 2018
Francesca ColomboinSerious Games: 377GRise of the Zinesters: ResponseI read chapters 1 and 7 of Rise of the Videogame Zinesters (which I’d love to read all of over break). I’ll focus my response on Chapter 7…Dec 13, 2018Dec 13, 2018
Francesca ColomboinSerious Games: 377GResponse: What is Fun?Fun is a word I haven’t spent very much time contemplating. It’s an easy response to any “How was — — ?”. Ian Bogost dives deep into “fun”…Dec 11, 2018Dec 11, 2018
Francesca ColomboinSerious Games: 377GEscape Room ReflectionI’m a competitive person. It’s something I openly acknowledge coming from a family where we play board games at the thanksgiving table. As…Dec 4, 2018Dec 4, 2018
Francesca ColomboinSerious Games: 377GResponse: Building Game Mechanics to Elevate NarrativeSean Krankel (of Night School Studio) gave a talk at GDC about the game ‘Oxenfree’ and how the story ended up driving the mechanics. Games…Dec 4, 2018Dec 4, 2018
Francesca ColomboinSerious Games: 377GWorking with System DynamicsFullerton’s chapter on System Dynamics was very helpful when thinking about our own game for this project. The system we’re modeling is…Nov 14, 2018Nov 14, 2018
Francesca ColomboSystems in 3rd World Farmer3rd World Farmer is a game that models the lives of African farmers through various obstacles, such as droughts, theft, corrupt officials…Nov 13, 2018Nov 13, 2018
Francesca ColomboinSerious Games: 377GWriting Excuses: ResponseI listened to Writing Excuses Season 10.20: How Do I Write a Story, Not an Encyclopedia? and Writing Excuses 10.18: Build an Entire World…Nov 11, 2018Nov 11, 2018
Francesca ColomboinSerious Games: 377GUnplugged: An IF Dystopian Adventure (in progress)GameNov 4, 2018Nov 4, 2018