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The Ugly Monster

On Games, Part 5: Hell is Other People

Human psychology complicates our notion of the “best” move.

12 min readAug 30, 2020

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On Games, Part 4: Winning

In games, “power” and “influence” are analogous to the “cost” and “unrealized gain” of a portfolio in a market economy.

17 min readAug 25, 2020

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On Games, Part 4: Winning

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The Ugly Monster

On Games, Part 3: Perfect Information Games

In this article, I talk about perfect information games in the context of the market economy framework from Part 1 of this series.

10 min readAug 17, 2020

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On Games, Part 3: Perfect Information Games

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The Ugly Monster

On Games, Part 2: Social Deduction Games

In this article, I give an overview of the social deduction game landscape and ground it in a market economy framework.

15 min readAug 10, 2020

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The Ugly Monster

Games as Market Economies | On Games, Part 1

This is the first in a series of articles about frameworks for thinking about games and game design.

11 min readAug 1, 2020

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Game Design Fundamentals

Sketchnote: Terror in Subnautica

1 min readJun 2, 2020

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Sketchnote: Terror in Subnautica

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Ankit Buddhiraju
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Game Design Fundamentals

Sketchnote: Plants vs. Zombies

1 min readMay 26, 2020

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Sketchnote: Plants vs. Zombies

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Ankit Buddhiraju
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Game Design Fundamentals

Sketchnote: Game Architecture

1 min readMay 14, 2020

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Sketchnote: Game Architecture

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Ankit Buddhiraju
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Game Design Fundamentals

Narrative Architecture

Some examples:

1 min readMay 5, 2020

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Narrative Architecture

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Ankit Buddhiraju
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Game Design Fundamentals

Lessons from Escape Rooms: Sketch notes

1 min readMay 5, 2020

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Lessons from Escape Rooms: Sketch notes

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Ankit Buddhiraju

Ankit Buddhiraju

MBA ‘21 at Stanford. I like uncovering how different fields of knowledge draw on the same universal principles.

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