Natalie SchmidtHow Do We Design Games for the Non-Gamer?I finally did it. I finally got my friends to play video games with me.Apr 24, 20202Apr 24, 20202
Natalie SchmidtThe Internet Bullied the Animal Crossing Easter Bunny and It WorkedBunny Day and Balance: What Can We Learn From AC’s Bunny Day Debacle?Apr 9, 2020Apr 9, 2020
Natalie SchmidtWhat Can We Learn from Farming Games?The newest editions to the Animal Crossing franchise hit the market by storm — the AC edition Switch remains sold out at every possible…Mar 26, 2020Mar 26, 2020
Natalie SchmidtHow Do We Make Traveling in Games Fun?A friend of mine recently said to me, “You know, I’ve been meaning to play this horse game for a while. You just run around on a horse…Feb 20, 2020Feb 20, 2020
Natalie SchmidtWhy Don’t Casual Gamers Call Themselves “Gamers”?My mom has easily clocked in hundreds of hours on gardening games. My roommate is probably close to thousands of hours on various Sims…Feb 6, 20203Feb 6, 20203
Natalie SchmidtDissonance in Video GamesThink of some popular playable video game characters. Maybe you think of Lee from The Walking Dead, or Nathan Drake from Uncharted. The…Jan 23, 2020Jan 23, 2020