Game Design Aspect

In this response, Claire Baert describes her fascination with citizen science games and poses some questions about the practice. This morn...

In this article, lead social designer Aki Jarvinen argues that 'viral games' might be a better name for social games and postulates ...

In this article, graduate student Nick LaLone points out that many video game designers view social games with disrespect and worries that i...

Lead game designer Tom Rassweiler offers his thoughts on the benefits and challenges of re-developing successful casual games for social pla...

In Part I , game designer and writer Doug Hill weighs the pros and cons of passive and active play in social games. In Part II, he explores ...

In Part I of this article, game designer and writer Doug Hill weighs the pros and cons of passive and active play in social games. In Mafia ...

In this article, game designer Sande Chen describes the distinctive design considerations game designers face when designing for social game...

This month's topic was proposed by game designer Doug Hill and refined by scholar Altug Isigan. Altug writes: Social games play an incre...