Design Studio

Devlog

• Devlog 2
  December 04, 2021 by sergio_ttu

  This devlog was from week two of the semester, so it’s a little hard to really write out my thoughts/ideas from so long ago. I do remember a lot of the games we played and worked on though. I rememb... Continue reading
• Working with Systems Dynamics
  November 22, 2021 by sergio_ttu

  This week's reading, by Fullerton, is very informational and provides a lot of ideas that designers apply to the game design process. Under the Games as Systems section, the author say, "at the heart... Continue reading
• Week 12
  November 14, 2021 by sergio_ttu

  The board game I have chosen from Watch It Played, is Final Girl. It's a game that is still not available for retail yet, and so many people don't have access to playing it yet. It's a single player b... Continue reading
• Devlog (week of Nov. 2,4)
  November 08, 2021 by sergio_ttu

  This week the assignment we were given was to create a fun and unique game, that is based off of Battle Battle. The theme we had to include in our game was "villains." The lesson for this week was bal... Continue reading
• week #10 battle battle
  November 02, 2021 by sergio_ttu

  This week I was introduced to a lot of new games and lessons. Getting to watch the video over the Harry Potter card game was really cool. I'm a huge fan of the franchise. I liked the video that showed... Continue reading
• Devlog: October 19 & 21
  October 25, 2021 by sergio_ttu

  My group and I created a card game this week, that deals with the 4 elements: water, air, fire, earth. Obviously, we took the game Bartok and used it as a template. The biggest achievement that my tea... Continue reading
• Devlog For: (October 12 & 14)
  October 18, 2021 by sergio_ttu

  One of the card games that I got to play in class was Exploding kittens. It was my first time playing the card game and it was very interesting. The game had cards with an exploding kitten on them, an... Continue reading
• Week 7 (Oct. 7) - Game Essay
  October 11, 2021 by sergio_ttu

  The video game I selected for this week's activity is Flappy Bird. I chose a gaming essay from Unwinnable, to help with my discussion. The author of the essay is a man named Brendan Keogh, who has wri... Continue reading
• Devlog (September 28, 30)
  October 04, 2021 by sergio_ttu

  For this unit, I've decided to choose Skate 3 as my video game. The assignment is to make another paper prototype and I feel like reverse engineering Skate 3, would be a good idea. Skate 3 is a video... Continue reading
• Devlog (September 21,23)
  September 29, 2021 by sergio_ttu

  Honestly, creating a new sport using two existing sports was very fun. What I found difficult was turning it into the paper model. Obviously with a paper prototype, the rules are going to have to be w... Continue reading
• Devlog (September 14, 16)
  September 20, 2021 by sergio_ttu

  The sport that I want to analyze is basketball. It's a team sport, but it can have individual goals as well. When thinking about the design of basketball, I think there are a few constraints. Macklin... Continue reading
• Devlog 3
  September 14, 2021 by sergio_ttu

  When designing our Evac game, we really wanted to make the goal the same for every player. In the readings, the author says that "goals guide player's experiences in engaging with the actions, objects... Continue reading
• Week #1 Class intro
  September 02, 2021 by sergio_ttu

  My name is Sergio Orbegoso and I am a senior at Texas Tech. This is third year at Tech and I like to think of myself as a creative person. The main reason I chose to take CMI 3377, is because I love b... Continue reading