Annalise AlvarezFinals BrainstormThe first idea I had for the final was a game based around environmentalism. The story would be about a farmer who moved away from the…2 min read·Mar 31, 2021----
Annalise AlvarezGameplay Journal #9The game I chose this week was Papers Please. In this game, you play the character of a border agent in the fictional country known as…2 min read·Mar 25, 2021----
Annalise AlvarezGameplay Journal #8I played the game A Blind Legend, an action/RPG based entirely on sound. The purpose of the game was to create an immersive experience…2 min read·Mar 9, 2021----
Annalise AlvarezGameplay Journal #7This week, I wanted to talk about the social values and environmental narrative in the game Stardew Valley. There are two routes towards…2 min read·Mar 2, 2021----
Annalise AlvarezGameplay Journal #5Menkman describes a glitch as “an unexpected and abnormal modus operandi, a break from (one of) the many flows (of expectations) within a…1 min read·Feb 17, 2021----
Annalise AlvarezGameplay Journal #4This week, I chose to discuss Hyper Reality, an experimental mod of Quake III. I found its utter chaos to be compelling because the sheer…1 min read·Feb 10, 2021----
Annalise AlvarezGameplay Journal #3The game modification I played for this week was Enderal, a total conversion mod of Skyrim. It uses Skyrim’s base assets and functions to…1 min read·Feb 2, 2021----
Annalise AlvarezGameplay Journal #2The game I played this week is The Forest, a survival/adventure type game. It was made in Unity, a game engine that has been used to make…2 min read·Jan 27, 2021----
Annalise AlvarezGameplay Journal Entry #1A game I’ve been playing a lot of recently is Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla. It’s an open-world action/adventure game, where your goal is to…2 min read·Jan 19, 2021----