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…4 min read·Mar 31, 2021----
Samwise MajchrzakCritically Playing JourneyJourney on Steam (steampowered.com)4 min read·Mar 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…5 min read·Mar 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)…2 min read·Mar 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…3 min read·Feb 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…4 min read·Feb 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…1 min read·Feb 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…3 min read·Feb 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…2 min read·Jan 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…3 min read·Jan 20, 2021----