Tiana GeorgeGameplay Journal #9The Stanley Parable reflects Mary Flanagan’s concept of “critical play” as it uses interactivity to provide a social commentary on gaming…2 min read·Mar 24, 2021----
Tiana GeorgeGameplay Journal #6The mechanics of Fake It To Make it project the game’s social message by having the player spread ‘fake news’ to make the audience more…2 min read·Mar 10, 2021----
Tiana GeorgeGameplay Journal #7A great example of political representation in games is the BioShock series. BioShock begins with the player surviving a plane crash and…2 min read·Mar 2, 2021----
Tiana GeorgeGameplay Journal Entry #6According to Pedro Ferreira, glitches in games aim to engage with the digital medium’s infrastructure and to challenge the user’s…2 min read·Feb 24, 2021----
Tiana GeorgeGameplay Journal #5 — What is a Glitch?One of the many ways Menkman defines a glitch is as an unexpected and abnormal break from the many flows within a technological system…2 min read·Feb 16, 2021----
Tiana GeorgeGameplay Journal #4Brent Watanabe’s San Andres Community Cam subverts the formal structure of Grand Theft Auto by modding the underlying gameplay. Character…2 min read·Feb 10, 2021----
Tiana GeorgeGameplay Journal #3According to Anne-Marie Schleiner, sandbox games are ‘very open to player-driven changes.’ (43) Because of this, and Minecraft’s low res…2 min read·Feb 3, 2021----
Tiana GeorgeGameplay Journal Entry #2Among Us was developed in 2018 using Unity, a cross-platform game engine meant to ‘democratize game development’ by making it accessible…2 min read·Jan 27, 2021----
Tiana GeorgeGameplay Journal Entry #1Animal Crossing: New Horizons was widely anticipated by original Animal Crossing (AC) fans and newer fans of the mobile game, Pocket Camp…2 min read·Jan 20, 2021----