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Candy Costume Royal, Nala Scott Mar 2024

Candy Costume Royal, Nala Scott

Game Design

A board game where player compete to be the best dressed on the board. Players race to make the best outfit and reach the end of the board first.


Treasure Quest, Dani Rosenberger Feb 2024

Treasure Quest, Dani Rosenberger

Game Design

A competitive board game where players are pit against each other to find a lost treasure on a mysterious island. Who will be the first to claim great riches?


Mushy's Escape, Maddie Knemeyer Lynch Dec 2023

Mushy's Escape, Maddie Knemeyer Lynch

Game Design

Mushy's Escape is a puzzle based 3D Platformer. This game is a showcase for a game development concept piece.


Spective, Andrew C. Smith Dec 2023

Spective, Andrew C. Smith

Game Design

Video Game, Andrew Smith, Puzzle Action game. Made for Fall 2023 Game Prototype class. In this game, the player must rotate the camera in order to obtain a new perspective and gain more visual information about the layout of the stage in order to avoid enemies, collect objects, and navigate and platform properly, in order to reach the end.


Beyond The Pixelated Mirror: Understanding Avatar Identity And Its Impact On In-Game Advertising And Consumer Behavior, Kyle Coble, Jay Ratican, James Hutson Dec 2023

Beyond The Pixelated Mirror: Understanding Avatar Identity And Its Impact On In-Game Advertising And Consumer Behavior, Kyle Coble, Jay Ratican, James Hutson

Faculty Scholarship

This article examines the complex dynamics between avatars and in-game advertising, probing how virtual representations influence consumer behavior within digital environments. It delves into the psychological interplay between self-perception and avatar embodiment, suggesting that while younger users may treat avatars as accessories showcasing personal interests, adults tend to opt for idealized selves, affecting their interaction with and responsiveness to virtual marketing. The study contemplates the avatar’s function as both a consumer and influencer in the expanding metaverse, considering the escalating integration of branded items in games. It also highlights potential shifts in consumption patterns as digital and physical realities converge. …


Left And Right, Finn Brown Oct 2023

Left And Right, Finn Brown

Game Design

Left and Right is a choose-your-own-adventure style game developed using Twine as part of a 1 week prototype. This game has the player navigating a town that has been overrun by a mysterious black mush. The player must venture into finding out where this mysterious substance came from and if there is anyway to get rid of it.


Dice, Roger Alms Oct 2023

Dice, Roger Alms

Game Design

This is a dice game where the player predicts whether the next roll of dice will have a higher or lower total than the current total.


On The Way, Shawn Roberts Oct 2023

On The Way, Shawn Roberts

Game Design

On The Way is a board game developed by Shawn Roberts. This game is centered around navigating the game space while performing tasks based on the character chosen. Players must race to finish their task before they can advance around the board.


Miley & Friends, Jake Lesko Oct 2023

Miley & Friends, Jake Lesko

Game Design

Miley & Friends is a board game in which players take one of several dogs on a walk through a park. Along the board's route, players gain happy points through the collection of toys and treats. The player with the most amount of Happy Points at the end of the walk is declared the winner.


Gamification In Education: A Study Of Design-Based Learning In Operationalizing A Game Studio For Serious Games, James Hutson, Ben Fulcher, Joe Weber Nov 2022

Gamification In Education: A Study Of Design-Based Learning In Operationalizing A Game Studio For Serious Games, James Hutson, Ben Fulcher, Joe Weber

Faculty Scholarship

The gamification of learning has proven educational benefits, especially in secondary education. Studies confirm the successful engagement of students with improved time on task, motivation and learning outcomes. At the same time, there remains little research on games and learning at the postsecondary level of education where traditional pedagogies remain the norm. Studies that have been conducted remain almost exclusively restricted to science programs, including medicine and engineering. Moreover, postsecondary subject-matter experts who have created their own gamified experiences often are forced to do so on an ad hoc basis either on their own, teaching themselves game engines, or with …


The London Game, Geremy Carnes, Betsy Aldrich, Brielle Amick, Luke Anderson, Cheyenne Burns, Benjamin Burr, Hannah Marie Chisnell, Caitlin Dollins, Jackson Ederer, Julia Fotiadis, Ethan Mathias, Marqueveosha Patton, Kai Ross, Caroline Smith, Jessica Spivey, Andrea Stanford, Lana Kay Tutterow, Castle Wagoner-Smith Jan 2021

The London Game, Geremy Carnes, Betsy Aldrich, Brielle Amick, Luke Anderson, Cheyenne Burns, Benjamin Burr, Hannah Marie Chisnell, Caitlin Dollins, Jackson Ederer, Julia Fotiadis, Ethan Mathias, Marqueveosha Patton, Kai Ross, Caroline Smith, Jessica Spivey, Andrea Stanford, Lana Kay Tutterow, Castle Wagoner-Smith

OER Student Projects

The London Game is an interactive narrative developed by students and their instructor at Lindenwood University using the Twine tool. Players take the role of a time traveler who can experience any of three scenarios based on aspects of London history and culture of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries: the Great Fire, the theatrical scene, and the struggles of poverty.