Game Design Blog — Cheryl-Jean Leo

game design theory, concepts and techniques

Alt Sidebar
Random Article
Search
  • blog
  • game design
  • travel
  • blog
  • game design
  • travel
  • about
  • contact
  • privacy
board and card games culture current events game art game development hearthstone indie games location based entertainment mobile games multiplayer psychology puzzle games social games storytelling travel destinations video games
Game Design

an analysis of gender and roles of league of legends champions

Game Design

the subtle storytelling of the video game inside

Game Design, Travel

common mistakes to avoid when designing escape rooms

Game Design

puzzle game design: are you creating impossible puzzles?

Game Design

figment: a mind full of incoherent video game design

Link 1
Storytelling in Games
Link 2
Theme Park Design
Link 3
Card and Board Games
  • Game Design

    raft is a video game about raft-building, not survival

    / May 9, 2022

    Raft is a raft-building game first, and a survival game second. The open world video game was developed by Redbeet Interactive, and published by Axolot Games.  It was released on Steam as an early access title in May 2018, and…

    Continue Reading
  • Game Design

    hearthstone battlegrounds: a card-based auto battler experiment in game design

    / April 25, 2022

    2019.  The year before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the world.  In games, this was the year of the auto battler.  Dota’s Auto Chess mod debuted in January, becoming a resounding success.  By June, Riot had jumped on the trend,…

    Continue Reading
  • Game Design

    arcane’s silco is not league of legends champion material

    / April 11, 2022

    The success of the League of Legends animated series Arcane has a lot to do with its characters.  Namely, villain-turned-father-figure Silco became a standout favourite of the series. For Riot, one might imagine that this television property would serve as a goldmine for…

    Continue Reading
  • Game Design

    comparing hearthstone’s game modes: battlegrounds, duels and mercenaries

    / March 28, 2022

    Hearthstone has evolved significantly over the past two years.  In 2020, the introduction of its first new class, Demon Hunter, and the initially contested new rewards track have been two of the largest changes the game has seen so far.…

    Continue Reading
  • The Daily Prophet newspaper, for the date Monday, September 1, 1890. The headline reads "Ranrok's Goblin Rebellion: Truth? Or 'Gobbledegook'?" in Hogwarts Legacy video game State of Play gameplay video by Sony PlayStation.
    Game Design

    hogwarts legacy story details revealed: deep dive

    / March 18, 2022

    During yesterday’s State of Play (17 March, 2022), Avalanche and Sony showcased a 20-minute special on Hogwarts Legacy.  14 glorious minutes were dedicated to gameplay footage on the PlayStation, and the game itself looks magnificent. But, as I’ve mentioned before,…

    Continue Reading
  • Game Design

    wingspan game review: the best cards match strategy mechanics to real birds

    / March 14, 2022

    If there’s one game that’s captured my imagination — and my time — recently, it’s Wingspan.  I’ve played dozens of rounds of the bird-themed board game, against friends and against the AI on Steam. Wingspan is about collecting bird cards…

    Continue Reading
  • Game Design

    a study of gender and roles of heroes of the storm heroes

    / February 28, 2022

    A year ago, I wrote a blog post analysing the gender and roles of League of Legends champions.  Unsurprisingly, the video game stereotype of females in support roles1 was reinforced by the distribution of gameplay roles amongst LoL‘s 150+ playable…

    Continue Reading
  • Travel

    from galaxy’s edge to galactic starcruiser: why it’s so difficult to theme star wars locations

    / February 14, 2022

    Disney’s latest Star Wars themed location, the Galactic Starcruiser hotel, is set to open in March 2022 at Walt Disney World in Orlando.  But the voyage so far has been bumpy, to say the least. In December, the official trailer…

    Continue Reading
  • Game Design,  Travel

    the attraction escape room is palace games’ storytelling gem: review

    / January 24, 2022

    Palace Games’ new escape room, The Attraction, was a long time coming.  When I booked it back in early 2020, I had no idea that a pandemic would postpone our date almost two years.  But nonetheless, masked and equipped with…

    Continue Reading
Load More
© 2025 cjleo.com
Back to top