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May 8, 2018

Games: Therapy, and Influence

(This essay is a combination of two posts written over the semester: Can We Gamify Therapy? and Can We Invisibly Gamify Therapy?) Can we Gamify Therapy? 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…

Mental Health

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Games: Therapy, and Influence
Games: Therapy, and Influence
Mental Health

7 min read


Apr 26, 2018

Can We Invisibly Gamify Therapy?

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…

Games

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Games

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Apr 12, 2018

People and Consequences

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. …

Gaming

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Gaming

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Mar 29, 2018

Game Development Economics Suck

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…

Game Development

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Game Development

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Feb 28, 2018

Can we Gamify Therapy?

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…

Mental Health

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Can we Gamify Therapy?
Can we Gamify Therapy?
Mental Health

3 min read


Feb 14, 2018

Why Aren’t There More Video Games with a Non-linear Story?

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

Storytelling

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Why Aren’t There More Video Games with a Non-linear Story?
Why Aren’t There More Video Games with a Non-linear Story?
Storytelling

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Jan 25, 2018

Storytelling in Games: How to Tell a Story Without Copying Movies

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. …

Gaming

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Storytelling in Games: How to Tell a Story Without Copying Movies
Storytelling in Games: How to Tell a Story Without Copying Movies
Gaming

4 min read

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