Tag: game design

Intersectional Game Design?

a photograph of several books about game design

Lately I've been reading quite a few books on the topic of design, colonialism and ethics. Being someone with strong views on social justice and the idea that equality and diversity is not necessarily a bad thing - in fact I think it's vital for our continued existence - I've started to think about the... Continue Reading →

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Dehumanizing the Enemy in Games

NOTE: This post is my own musings on game design, and it should not be taken as fact or the opinion of anyone except myself. For my last achievement/ trophy in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, I needed to be naughty enough to call attention to myself from five bounty hunters. There's a system in the game,... Continue Reading →

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All the books!

a photograph of several books about game design

If it hasn't come across yet, I'm one of those pesky people who read books to learn about stuff. I'll be updating the library on discordia with books about various topics. On the list, at the very top is Victor Papanek's "Design for the Real World". Papanek makes the case for designers taking responsibility for... Continue Reading →

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Playing Games with Misophonia

It wasn't that long ago that I discovered that I most likely have a condition called misophonia.The definition of misophonia is that it's a condition where certain sounds cause a strong negative reaction. It's a neurological disorder, meaning that a person living with misophonia can do very little to avoid it, apart from avoiding the... Continue Reading →

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When design creeps up on you

a bunch of notebooks in boxes. There are a lot of them.

I have a ton of notebooks filled with texts like this one. The texts are reviews, thoughts, diary notations (and heavens if they're not embarrassing). One of them even has a note from a guy I was probably in love with, but too scared to say. All of them have game designs of different kinds,... Continue Reading →

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