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Badge of Honor: The Evolution and Impact of Gaming Achievements
Last night, I was up late playing the new Bethesda Softworks game Starfield. As I logged off, I decided to check my achievement progress...
jaw00003
Oct 23, 20233 min read
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How Indie Horror Makes So Much With So Little
Over the past decade, we've seen indie games rise in a big way. Once an oddity known only to hardcore gamers, contemporary indie games...
Sam Pizzino
Oct 18, 20233 min read
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WV Quest: The quest to create the WV State Museum Interactive Game
MonRiverGames is working in collaboration with capstone students, faculty, and volunteers to imagine an interactive game app for the WV...
Max Goins
Oct 12, 20232 min read
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Stories that can Only be Told in Video Games
You hear the question tossed around fairly frequently in gaming circles: “What’s the most important component in a game for you?” Many...
Conner Rush
Oct 6, 20233 min read
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Easter Eggs and Vintage Secrets Modern Games See as a Weakness
There’s something especially magical about vintage video games and how they feel to play. Maybe it’s the simplicity, the nostalgia, or...
Jenny Corona
Oct 3, 20235 min read
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Spy in on Spy Cats
In this Fall session of MonRiverGames we are working on putting together a beta version of Spy Cats, Remastered- beyond the vertical...
Brady Sayre
Sep 29, 20232 min read
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Lightkeeper Character Animations
What is lightkeeper and what's up with the character animations? Lightkeeper is one of the projects being worked on at MonRiverGames. The...
Luke Howell
Sep 26, 20236 min read
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Why Difficulty in Games Matters
What do you get from playing video games? This is a question you probably don't consider often, and the only times it is posed to you is...
Sam Pizzino
Sep 20, 20233 min read
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What I learned about UX Design at MonRiver Games
I volunteered at MonRiverGames (MRG) for their 2023 Summer session, and amidst my excitement, quickly realized that the studio has yet to...
Joud Sabag
Sep 14, 20234 min read
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Video Games Are Not Just For Gaming
Video games come in many different forms, genres, styles, and even applications. If you think about the plethora of gaming consoles...
mrt00003
Sep 12, 20233 min read
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Didn't get to see the Summer Showcase?
Well You're In Luck! If you haven't been caught up with MonRiverGames projects, there are several projects the studio is actively working...
ecs0023
Sep 9, 20233 min read
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🚀🎮 Welcome, Master Coders, to the Programming Realm! 🎮🚀
Step into the world where lines of code become epic adventures, where your keystrokes shape entire universes! We're thrilled to introduce...
Leah Reed
Sep 6, 20232 min read
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🎨🚀 Welcome, Creative Visionaries of MonRiverGames! 🚀🎨
Prepare to be enchanted by the magic of our Art Team, the architects of imagination, the brushes behind the scenes, and the melody makers...
Leah Reed
Sep 3, 20232 min read
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🌟🎨 Welcome, Design Dream Team! 🎨🌟
Behold the creative wizards of Mon River Games, the design team! These talented individuals are here to craft immersive worlds,...
Leah Reed
Sep 2, 20232 min read
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Natsukashii Con in Gettysburg, PA
We had the opportunity to set up and promote WVU's game offerings and our studio last weekend. This post is a summary of what we offered...
Heather Cole
Aug 25, 20234 min read
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Story-Based Learning: Player Choice, Not Multiple Choice
In the world of education, there is nothing more recognizable (or for some of us, nightmare-inducing) than a multiple choice quiz. Hint:...
Breanne Myers
Aug 1, 20233 min read
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FinalBossCon
MonRiverGames' quest to the University of Rio Grande On Saturday, July 15, 2023 we began our adventure from Morgantown to Rio Grande,...
Heather Cole
Jul 23, 20232 min read
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Sprite Sheets! The Digital Flip-Book
Have you ever seen a flip-book animation? Maybe you've doodled one yourself, in the corner of your notebook, and proudly flipped the...
Breanne Myers
Jul 18, 20232 min read
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5 Books for People New to Game Design
As a new game designer, it can be challenging to find resources to enter the game design field if you're not already enrolled in college...
Theodore Eicher
Jul 12, 20236 min read
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Summer 2023
Session goals, updates to the board, current roster, and more! We're back. Summer session is in full swing, as it works on getting new...
Heather Cole
Jul 1, 20235 min read
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