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2024 Wrap Up
A wrap up of this year's progress at our community game studio at West Virginia University.
Heather Cole
Dec 3111 min read
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Game Design and Interactive Media's Demo Day
Wednesday, December 11 from 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm Join Students of the Game Design and Interactive Media program as they showcase games...
Heather Cole
Dec 5, 20241 min read
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Chumps Chained!: In Development
Starting in Fall Session 2024, this co-op puzzle platformer begins development! In Chumps Chained, join Walter and Jellybean in their...
Cadence Kline
Aug 26, 20241 min read
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PurpleHouse launches July 27
Google's #WeArePlay feature of our founder and studio launches today and this game launches on Google Play and the App Store fully on...
Heather Cole
Jul 23, 20242 min read
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New stages and new friends: What's new on Light Rush
There's been a lot of progress on Light Rush this semester with controller support, new stages, behind-the-scenes upgrades (Unreal Engine...
Colwyn Bordeaux
Apr 28, 20242 min read
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2nd Annual Regional Indie Spring Showcase On Saturday, March 23rd
MonRiverGames is back with our second annual Regional Indie Spring Showcase on March 23, 2023! The event will last from 1:00 pm to 5:00...
Theodore Eicher
Mar 13, 20245 min read
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Spring Session has started
Lots has happened the past couple months at the studio, read this article for the latest!
Heather Cole
Feb 26, 20243 min read
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Portraying the Playable: The Effects of Character Design
By: Morgan McNichols Georges Braque once said, “There is only one thing valuable in art: the thing you cannot explain.” And, while that...
mcnicholsbmorgan
Dec 15, 202315 min read
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WVU GDIM Demo Day 2023
Written By Cameron Thompson WVU's Game Design and Interactive Media (GDIM) program held "Demo Day" on Tuesday December 5th. Students from...
ctt00003
Dec 14, 20232 min read
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WV Quest: A Look at the Semester
Written by Ben Bradford Throughout this semester, MonRiverGames has been diligently working in collaboration with the West Virginia State...
brbradford
Dec 12, 20232 min read
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Purple House: Moving to Mobile
Written by Samantha Pizzino This Fall session of MonRiverGames saw many new prototypes as our students developed full teams to expand...
Heather Cole
Dec 11, 20232 min read
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Spy Cats Intel: Fall 2023
This semester, the Game Design and Interactive Media capstone group’s goal was to bring the Spy in Spy Cats and create a new level.
Colwyn Bordeaux
Dec 9, 20233 min read
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Lightkeeper is no longer...
We changed the name! “Lightkeeper” was giving the wrong impression of how the game is played, so our new name is “LightRush” since you no...
rlm00002
Dec 8, 20232 min read
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Big Changes, A Look At 2023 in Video Games
As the year 2023 slowly draws to a close over the next few months, it is important to take stock and see what changes this year had for...
jaw00003
Dec 2, 20236 min read
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Easter Eggs You May Have Missed in Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2, a western action-adventure game created by Rockstar Games and released in 2018, is filled to the brim with...
erl00009
Nov 7, 20234 min read
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Rhythm games like Vib-Ribbon are good for you
Post-apocalyptic first person shooter this, randomly generated 3D alien planets that, do video games really need all this modern flash to...
Jenny Corona
Nov 6, 20234 min read
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The Game Design Behind “Dead by Daylight”
*This is a special Halloween post that may not be suitable for younger audiences* The hit game “Dead by Daylight” was released during the...
al01415
Oct 31, 20233 min read
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Five of the Best Horror Games Ever Made, And What They Did Right
*This is a special Halloween post that may not be suitable for younger audiences* The horror genre in video games is about as old as...
Lucas Stout
Oct 30, 20236 min read
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A (Brief) History of Zombies in Video Games
Zombies have been a staple of horror culture for decades, lurking in the dark corners of our imagination and literature. However, it was...
erl00009
Oct 27, 20233 min read
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Spooky & Scary Games
Halloween is around the corner and there are plenty of video games that are horror themed, but not necessarily Halloween-y. What makes a...
lgl0004
Oct 26, 20232 min read
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