Hey everybody, due to Christmas and traveling to see my family I was unable to get out my regularly scheduled blog post out this week. That post will (hopefully) be posted next week, which means that this will be the last article of 2018. For everybody who follows this blog, I just want to say…
Read MoreHow Games take the Player through The Hero’s Journey: Part 3 – Return
A few weeks ago I began a series of articles about the Hero’s Journey, and ancient story structure that can be found in everything from historical epics to modern blockbusters. This series is designed to break down this structure, give an example of how it is used (using the original Star Wars trilogy as an…
Read MoreHow Games take the Player through The Hero’s Journey: Part 2 – Initiation
Last week I started a series of three articles that describe how the process of playing games can mirror one of the most ancient storytelling structures of all time, The Hero’s Journey. Last week’s article was centered around the first stage of the journey, known as Departure (if you missed it you can find it…
Read MoreHow Games take the Player through The Hero’s Journey: Part 1 – Departure
On this blog I mostly write about games. I love playing games, but that is only one of my passions. Other than games, my biggest hobby is watching films. I have written some articles in the past that combine these two loves, such as analyzing Ready Player One from a game design perspective or looking…
Read MoreIntroducing the Game Designer’s Dictionary
This week was a very busy week for me, so I actually do not have a new article for you. Instead, I would like to introduce you all to a new project I am working on – the Game Designer’s Dictionary. For this project I am planning to compile a comprehensive collection of gaming and…
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