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Deep Dives
“Lets look deeper into the various design aspects at play, both in the physical and virtual world.”
Recent Expeditions
The Space of Grocery Stores: A Nexus of Impulse Buying
Although grocery stores might just seem like a humble place of acquiring all your nutritional needs, there is much more going on behind the scenes. Grocery stores are first and foremost a business, and uses aspects of space and place to make sure you buy more than what you bargained for.
The Shifting Space of Transportation: How the Modern Road Shaped America for the Better, and the Worse
Roads have always been a staple for effective transportation, but not all roads are created equal. In the American 19th Century, there was a major shift in the perception of roads, opting into a new countrywide connection. These so called modern roads caused the effective space of America to grow, but also to shrink.
Psychology in Video Games: How Team Fortress 2 Crafts the Illusion of Teamwork
Despite having the world “Team” in the title, the aspect of being involved in a team effort is now well seen in the eyes of the community, however, through innate game design and psychological mind tricks, players are contributing to the team effort without realizing it.
From Top to Slop: Rhetorical Discourse on the state of AAA Games
AAA titles were once received as the hallmark of gaming, but over the years, the discourse of the playerbase has reduced these titles to a laughing stock. How did things turn out this way, and how did the playerbase shift so drastically?
Visual Arguments in Monster Hunter: World vs Rise
Despite being effectively the same game in core concept, Monster Hunter World and Monster Hunter Rise seem to attract different kinds of audiences. But why?
Rhetorics in Video Games: How Deep Rock Galactic Shapes the Human Mind
Through the use of Rhetoric, Deep Rock Galactic manages to create a 4 player Co-op game which reinforces a positive mindset and teamwork with your teammates through optional in-game features. To complete the game efficiently and effectively, working as a team is a must, and with persuasions through in-game mechanics, it builds up a positive reinforcement which builds you into a better person.