Ryan Shields

Two weeks ago I deviated from my game development series and began a mini-series on what goes into a story. In the first article of this mini-series, I distinguished between story and plot, outlining the nature and purpose of storytelling.…

In July 2012, during a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises, James Holmes shot up a theatre in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 and injuring 70. Adam Lanza shot and killed 28 people-approximately 18 children and 10 adults-at Sandy Hook…

Back in February I wrote an article on how games are made. The article, I hope, delineated how most games are made. In this article, and, perhaps, future articles, I will go into more depth on the first step in…

In recent years virtual reality became a reality, and it might be too much for us. In this article I’ll detail VR’s role in immersion, arguing VR has both helped and hurt immersion. Virtual reality (hereafter “VR”) gaming enjoys a…

Meet Farmer Chip. Farmer Chip has an idea to start a farm. He figures out what kind of crops he wants in it; then he finds some land, secures the proper equipment, and plants the seeds. Farmer Chip tends to…