C*nt

A flash game that does an excellent satire of the sexual nature of arena shooters. Very, very NSFW.

Game Revenue Issues

A bit of a discourse on what needs to happen economically for single player games to sustain themselves and be a viable money maker.

To Ken Levine

Time to start putting the ZA into action...I thought I'd give it a beta-run by going over some of Ken Levine's classics before just flat out writing an essay about one game.

Randy Balma: Municipal Abortionist

Interviewed the creator, contrasted it with mainstream ideologies, and applied some analysis to the game design & player input. Rather pleased with this one...

Universal Game Design

Honestly, this one might be too out there for my own good or my capacity as a writer to explain. As companies refine their programming and game design, it seems inevitable that we'll eventually hit the one universal template for all games to use.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift

I'm an enormous fan of the job system but this game just got out of control with the number of meaningless tasks and sidequests you get sucked into.

How to Make Non-Linear Reactive Stories

How tarot cards work as a game design.

I feel kinda odd explaining game design to people when I have no formal training beyond all the essays I've read on it. I think it boils down to the hours I spend studying legal codes and structures...like my thought process is similar to theirs except when I study a legal system I'm looking for ways to function inside of it, not build it.