Samwise MajchrzakBrainstorming for a Critical GameI am charged by UCF’s Contemporary Topics in Digital Media course to create a persuasive or radical game that uses the game structure and…Mar 31, 2021Mar 31, 2021
Samwise MajchrzakCritically Playing JourneyJourney on Steam (steampowered.com)Mar 25, 2021Mar 25, 2021
Samwise MajchrzakHow Gris’ Gameplay Helps to Create an Affirmative Experience for People Who Have Struggled with…Disclaimer: I am not a trained mental health professional, so everything in this article is just based on the personal experience of…Mar 10, 2021Mar 10, 2021
Samwise MajchrzakExploring Important Issues with Video Games“videogames offer a promising way to foreground the complexities of political issues without overwhelming the layperson” (Bogost, 2006)…Mar 3, 2021Mar 3, 2021
Samwise MajchrzakRGB shift into Understanding Digital Images with GlitchGlitch has a critical role in “promoting awareness of the materiality and infrastructure of audiovisual media” (p. 115). In other words…Feb 24, 2021Feb 24, 2021
Samwise MajchrzakIs Oobing in Sky Glitch or Gameplay?“Sky: Children of the Light” is a free-to-play mmo mobile game by Thatgamecompany (TGC). In the game you play as a child that can fly and…Feb 17, 2021Feb 17, 2021
Samwise MajchrzakIs the Art Assault Mod Contergaming?Pual Steen created a game mod called “Art Assault” of the FPS “Assault Cube,” in which the player/audience experiences familiar FPS…Feb 10, 2021Feb 10, 2021
Samwise MajchrzakCutting the Tension Out of Dark Souls III with Mods.Game modding is when players and other non-professional game developers alter a game. Anne-Marie Schleiner(2018) discusses how mods can…Feb 3, 2021Feb 3, 2021
Samwise MajchrzakFortnite Creative Mode vs the Unreal EngineFortnite: Battel Royal is a popular free-to-play game created by Epic Games using their Unreal Engine. The Unreal Engine is also free to…Jan 27, 2021Jan 27, 2021
Samwise MajchrzakWho Taught GLaDOS to Fat Shame?I recently started playing Portal 2, because I enjoyed the mechanics, puzzle solving, and the thrill of the story in Portal. I also…Jan 20, 2021Jan 20, 2021
