Reflection: Joker’s Asylum (escape room)

It was the first time that I played an escape room. Knowing that Joker’s Asylum was the most difficult escape room at Omescape made me panic for a second, but the stress eased away when we got into group and started watching the introductory video. After all…

Escape Room Reflection

Last Thursday, I went with a few members of my game design class to play an Escape Room. It was a very interesting experience, and we had a lot of fun, which is exactly what I aim to analyze.

Unplugged: An IF Dystopian Adventure (in progress)

Escape Room Reflection: Kingdom of Cats

Our team of six people embarked on a quest to escape the Kingdom of Cats. In the very…

Working with System Dynamics

Fullerton’s chapter on System Dynamics was very helpful when thinking about our own game for this project…

Reflecting on My Deep Dive into IF

Follow-up reflection on my interactive fiction project

Omescape: Kingdom of Cats

It was my first time playing a real-life room escape game, and I didn’t really know what to expect. Nonetheless, I definitely enjoyed my experience at San Jose’s Omescape because of the elements of fantasy, fellowship, challenge, and discovery.

Reflection: CS377G, Designing (Serious) Games

After taking game programming classes, including cs146, I felt comfortable with the technical idea of making video games. However, I never realized (until this class) that I had neither the vocabulary nor basic understanding of what make or break a…