Author Archives: Brandon Ryu Hori Vergara

It’s approaching the end of blog season, and I’m realizing I can only write about so much. Thus I’ll only discuss part of this next panel. Symbolic Annihlation, Narrative, and Character Design was a panel run be educators and designers … Continue reading →

In video games, we often identify with the character we’re playing. For example, if you’re playing Super Mario Bros and fall off the stage, you might say “Aw man I died”. But you didn’t really die, it was Mario, right? … Continue reading →

MAGFest was an awesome event that gave me a lot of opportunity to meet first person sources of designers in the industry. In this panel titled “The Role of Characters in Video Game Narratives”, Davey Wreden (The Stanley Parable, The … Continue reading →

Perhaps one of my favorite parts of MAGFest 2016 was the indie showcase. Game developers from all over came to show their game creations. Most of these games were in beta, but all of them were fully testable. That being … Continue reading →

In a panel led by social worker Laura Donohue and visual designer Catt Small, I had the pleasure of learning how games can reach an emotional level. The panel’s title was “Brains & Games: Designing Videogames that Incorporate Mental Health … Continue reading →

This part continues off the Gaming in the Classroom Panel. Due to audience participation and the nature of the panel, the classroom discussion evolved into applying game design skills to teaching skills. These educators discussed their effort to gamify the … Continue reading →

In a panel I attended at MAGFest, 6 university professors lead conversation on how they use video games in the classroom. I will break this segment into two blogs: this one talking about educational gaming, and the next on applying … Continue reading →

This past weekend, I had the amazing of experience of going to MAGFest 2016, a music and gaming festival that takes place in National Harbor, MD. The event had many things to do, such as a huge arcade room, vendors, … Continue reading →