- In your opinion what should every game have? Why do you like your favorite game?
I think every game should contain fun. Real life is not always fun. Games should be an escape from a possibly not fun life. The only game I play consistently right now is Madden Mobile. I like it because we lose a lot of football games in real life, and it feels nice to escape to a digital world where I can throw for one million yards in one game.
- List the games you’ve played and currently play.
GTA San Andreas
Fortnite
Madden Mobile
Retro Bowl
Guitar Hero
Motorcycle racing games at arcades (I have a gift)
- Can you apply the three act structure to your favorite game? What is its pacing and how long do you find yourself in each act?
In Madden Mobile’s simulated season mode, you get full management decisions. To apply it to this, I could say that making proper roster substitutions and creating a game plan is the beginning, the football game is the middle and the victory rewards and management decisions following the game are – you guessed it – the end.
- When coming up with ideas where do you find you start, with the metaphor or the mechanic?
I like thinking about the actual mechanic and what it can do. With metaphors and messages and meanings and motifs, you get a little bit of wiggle room. The beautiful thing about being a media arts major is that if you talk long enough about anything, it starts to make sense.
- Over the course of this semester, who would you like to collaborate with and why?
I want to work with Ronan Stark. He is so passionate about games. I envy him.