Author: Essi Hautala
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Cosplaying, video games and the industry: a Finnish perspective
#Cosplay has become a household known hobby during the couple of years. Cosplayers get the inspiration for their craft from a plethora of sources, such as #videogames. Has the industry marketed for cosplayers specifically, or does design have a say in what a cosplayer plays?
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Ambience and scenery: a moment in Monument Valley
Beautiful design and amazing ambient come together in Monument Valley, creating a mobilegame experience that will stay with you for a long while.
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Gravity Falls – Dungeons, Dungeons & more Dungeons
Gravity Falls is one of the most clever cartoons referencing different kinds of media. In season 2 we get an amazing parody of a beloved classic Dungeons and Dragons. It still holds up a decade later!
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Discovery of self through roleplay
How can RPGs and LARP help trans people to explore and develop their identity? Josephine Baird’s research of self-expression, exploration and embodiment investigates this question.
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Friends & Dragons: addictive and soulless or pretty good actually?
What do you get when you make Dungeons & Dragons, but as a free-to-play mobile game? You get Friends & Dragons, a strategy game of 150+ characters with a wide spread of different classes and designs.
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The llama game: P’achakuna
You like llamas? Great design? Strategy games to play with two people? Then you will love P’achakuna
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Unpacking: What do our belongings say about us?
Unpacking tells a subtle story with what it says on the tin – unpacking. In the game you unpack 8 different sets of moving boxes, from different parts of a person’s life. Even without basic storytelling elements, Unpacking still gets you by the heartstrings.