Game Development

Hidden State Machine and the Game Loop of Reasoning
26/04/2016

This paper introduces the origin, the conceptualization, and the insights of the concept of hidden state machine and the game loop of reasoning, which supplements the theory of state machine and game loop and, together, explains the entire structure of gameplay progression.


Game Analysis - CHINATOWN
01/02/2016

Chinatown is a competitive business simulation board game. In the game, players take the role of a businessman who tries to make as much money as he can. According to the rulebook, the game wants its players to experiences the business expansion war through negotiation, strategy planning, and cooperation. Its formal elements and dramatic elements combined with each other closely and together intensify the player experience.


History

The Power from the Maize
15/11/2016

The Maya religion was one of the most important parts of the ancient Maya civilization. It was deeply integrated with everything within the Maya society. For such a huge and complex system, the Maya gods are the foundation as they are the main body that makes up the religious beliefs and mythical stories. Among all gods, the central figure is the maize god, who is strongly associated with the Maya agriculture, ideology of cyclic life, and the divine kingship.


External Influences on the Preclassic Maya
29/09/2016

As one of the greatest ancient Mesoamerican civilizations, the ancient Maya civilization is noted for its fully developed writing system, art, architecture, mathematics, calendar, and unique culture. However, the ancient Maya civilization did not emerge and develop in isolation. Instead, the greatness of the Maya civilization is the consequence of the combination of the Maya local development and its interregional interactions.


Strengths Became Weaknesses
12/04/2016

Once the collapse of the Classic Maya considered as a mystery, but as more and more archeological evidence are found, many archeologists have agreed on that the decline of the Classic Maya is a complex, gradual, and extensive process with a variety of factors. However, the most direct causes are significant overpopulation, widespread warfare, and severe drought, beneath of which also lays the underlying essential reason –the political system of divine kingship.