Blog Post 9: Course Reflection

Going into this course, I already considered myself a game developer with one successful project under my belt: Double Cheeseburger, Medium Fries. Because of that, I was familiar with a lot of the content relating to the experience side of thing (prototyping, playtesting, etc). However, I absolutely learned a lot from this course. I learned a lot of more technical and specific things about mechanics, narrative, and more. I think the most interesting thing was learning about the aesthetics in MDA. It was kinda inspiring to see the few listed aesthetics cover any game I could think of, and it was even more to think about which apply to the games I have made. I also enjoyed learning about the Layered Tetrad, and what exactly a game is on every level. I feel like these things are really important to know, even if its a while before I directly apply it anywahere.