The recent terrible incident in Toronto, where a 25 year old male, Alek Minassian, rented a truck and used it to kill 10 people, and wound many others, is a sad twin to the beginning of my first blog post, Can We Gamify Therapy?. This is part two. What is…

While browsing Rock, Paper, Shotgun, I came across a game called King of Dragon Pass and it really captivated me. In this game, you lead a tribe, with 7 advisors, and make decisions that impact the community. …

Last night (technically early morning), going through the stressful process of creating a board game for my Game Design class (for our Frontier of Freedom assignment, where we can make any kind of game we like, only caveat: be ‘excellent’) I began to think about ‘crunch’ culture at game devs…

This week, students return to the school in Florida where recently, 17 people were killed by a former fellow high school student, Nikolas Cruz. Nikolas had an extremely difficult childhood and had a history of explosive anger, depression, and violence towards animals. Could games have helped Nikolas? How can games…

While doing research on the topic, I found several discussions on non-linear mechanics. …

When I think about immersive storytelling in games, I think a lot of us immediately think of cinematic storytelling. Games like Uncharted, Call of Duty, Horizon: Zero Dawn and Halo all use techniques pioneered in the long tradition of film to deliver an immersive experience to players. …