Background Digital games, being more dynamic, have a variety of ways to keep players engaged. According to the concept of flow, the challenge presented should match the player’s level of mastery to maintain engagement. To explore how this experience varies across different digital games, I chose puzzles due to their educational value. Specifically, I focused […]
Over the past few years, mobile games have evolved significantly, transitioning from simple time-killers for commutes and office breaks to almost full-fledged gaming experiences. While touchscreens can’t fully replace the precision of keyboards, mice, or gamepads, mobile games like Modern Combat, Dead Trigger, and the Asphalt racing series have shown that mobile gaming can be […]
Not Dead Yet is a series of reviews of retro games deemed important enough to play before you die. Obviously we can’t play all of them but we can at least check them out to see how well they’ve held up. What they say about it PopCap calls the game a “lawn defense” title: The […]
Cut the Rope is a certified smash hit that is finally making its way to a Nintendo platform after debuting about a year ago on Apple’s iPhones and iPads. It’s a slick, purely addictive touch screen puzzler where your goal is to cut ropes in each stage to get a colorful piece of candy to […]