Tiny Wings and Temple Run are both racing games. Tiny Wings is a peaceful game where you help a bird whose wings are too small for it to…

Based on this GDC session, where George Fan “walks through how he managed to get his Mom to play video games through the development of Plants Vs Zombies while still embracing the wants and needs of classic gamers.”

Monument Valley is a game of optical illusions where the player must manipulate the world around Ida, the main character, to navigate her to special platforms. Each level of the game feels like an M.C. Escher work brought to life. The player must forget about the constraints of the real…

Sketched from “What is a Puzzle” by Scott Kim and “Designing the Puzzle” by Bob Bates.

In this game, the player follows the story of Max Caulfield, a photography senior who discovers she can rewind time. In this way, every choice she (you) make enacts the butterfly effect where small changes can lead to huge ripple effects in the world. …

Based on this article by Ernest Adams.

Samantha Koire | Elena Lee Felix | Nylah DePass | Jin Woo Yu | Nate Lee | Michelle Park Synopsis Magic exists in the world — chameleons are able to express their emotion and protect themselves by changing their body color. In our game, we hope to harness that power to…

After reading this article about the history of walking simulator genre, which says it “started as a pejorative to describe games that pissed off ‘hardcore gamers’ and blossomed into true art,” I wanted to check it out for myself. As someone who…

Based on this GDC session by Laura E. Hall entitled “Lessons from Escape Rooms: Designing for the Real World and VR.”