A Political Survey of Anti-Video Game Criticism
Gabe Schrader
Category Archives: Final Projects
History of Avalon Hill
This is our timeline on the History of Avalon Hill.
Trail To The Chief
Welcome to TRAIL TO THE CHIEF the presidential race board game! Here you will race around the country, campaigning to become more popular and collecting electoral votes from states you visit and win, while hoping to earn helpful BENEFITS and avoid SCANDALS that would hinder your campaign. At the end of the race, the candidate …
Get Out of Jail Free: Monopoly Escape Kits in World War II
In an effort to aid allied POWs who were captured in occupied Europe, the British War Office worked with a select group of Waddington staffers and modified Monopoly boards to include escape tools. Once smuggled into the German camps, the game boards provided POWs with silk maps, files, and compasses. The following Prezi tells the …
Victorian Parlor Games
During the Victorian era parlor games were a popular activity for both men and women. With the rise of industrialization, people had much more time for leisure activities which often included these games. The games could be played with nothing at all or sometimes items found in a common household, and it is for that …
Ludonarrative Dissonance: a case for bridging the gap between narrative and gameplay
Due in part to a maturing customer base and the growing prevalence of the indie game scene, the video game industry has bore witness to a marked increase in the popularity of narrative based games over the past decade. This gradual paradigm shift towards designing immersive story driven experiences has not only generated some of …
Why are World War II Board Games Fun?
War games of the twentieth century have come a long way since kriegspiel to Risk, Axis and Allies, and Tide of Iron. These games all are different variants of war simulations, in that the three try to recreate war each with their different twists. To put things into perspective, Axis and Allies and Tide of …
Shogun 2 Fall of the Samurai
Tiddlywinks
Sales n’ Sanity
(Based on true retail experiences) Sales n’ Sanity is an area control and sabotage game in which two competing players are vying for a promotion in a small town retail establishment. Players must complete various sales goals and ensure their areas …