Monthly Archives: April 2017

Final Thoughts

All good things must come to an end. The semester is coming to a close, finals are here, and the last assignments are due. Now class is over, I want to share my thoughts about my class experiences: What I … Continue reading

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Brawlhalla (Game feature)

Growing up, I’ve played a lot of fighting games like Mortal Kombat, Tekken, Marvel vs. Capcom and so on. I haven’t had the chance to play brawl games like super smash bros early on but I’ve known of it. I … Continue reading

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Reflection: VR/AR Experience

I want to start off by saying that I enjoyed my experience with VR and AR in the lab! I was able to try the Oculus, VIVE, and HoloLens. All three offered a different experience and I’m grateful to have … Continue reading

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Hyper Light Driftor – Game Review

There aren’t a lot of indie game reviews here, so I figured I should do one on a game I played a few months ago.   One of the first indie games I purchased was Hyper Light Drifter and it … Continue reading

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Battlefield 1 – Spring Update (300 KILLS?!!?!)

What are you even doing, DICE? Today, I’d like to talk about the newest update for Battlefield 1. The update included some new features: Platoons (clans), “Medic revive intent” (let downed teammates know you’re coming to revive them), and new … Continue reading

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Nintendo Switch Review

When Nintendo first announced the Switch many, including myself, were skeptical about its future success. My brother, being the hardcore Nintendo fanboy that he is, had his finger on the Amazon pre-order trigger as soon as he possibly could. Fortunately … Continue reading

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Videogames and Music

While looking up a topic for this blog, I found an article talking about videogame music and the Grammys. The article discussed Baba Yetu which was the first song made for a videogame to win a Grammy. The song was … Continue reading

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My VR Experience

A few weeks back, I had the pleasure of using the school’s few Virtual Reality devices, and I gotta say: it was really fun, as I’m sure most of you have experienced first hand. I just wanted to document my experience … Continue reading

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2017 Game Industry Reports Summary

Some of the impressions I got from the class are: game developers earn just a little portion of the profits; it’s really difficult to start a game studio so don’t expect your first game to be a hit; and that game developers … Continue reading

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Nostalgic for 90s Games

While I was writing the previous post and talking about whether game is fun to play is the most important thing. Two games immediately popped into my mind, Theme Hospital and Neighbours from the Hell, and I decided to write … Continue reading

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