Game Design is Good Design
The Masters of Gaming
"Waypoint visits UC Santa Cruz's Games and Playable Media Graduate Program, where they're creating the next generation of video game designers."
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In August of 2017, the Waypoint documentary team came to record a special about my game grad students and our program at UCSC. In the video you learn about their games, as well as my own role as a Creative Director and instructor. I am just the proudest mama hen.
Hey Ash Whatcha Playin'?
Gravity Ghost features in Season 5, Episode 16 of 'Hey Ash Whatcha Playin'?, a comedy series where a brother and sister poke fun at recent games.
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The story behind this episode is that Ash really did voice the main character in Gravity Ghost. But not like this. No, not like this. (Warning: colorful language)
Gravity Ghost:
A Postmortem
"In this postmortem, Ivy Games lead developer Erin Robinson shares the experience of developing her game Gravity Ghost. She provides a detailed breakdown of the many design decisions necessary for turning this experimental gravity mechanic into a complete game. This included frequently abandoning ideas that didn't work, learning what to listen for when playtesting, and staying true to a central theme in every aspect of the art, design, and story."
[GDC Vault]
"A mini-documentary about the philosophy and design process behind this critically-acclaimed indie game."