Fintan Davies​​​​​

CONTENT WARNING: Multiple Addictions (Video Games and Porn) are discussed in this blog. Loneliness is a universal experience for us all....

CONTENT WARNING: Schizophrenia is discussed from the very beginning of this blog. This blog will go into detail about video game and porn...

Music has always been an important part of my world. What is fascinating though is that there have been distinct phases throughout my...

I truly believe that Therapy can help every single one of us. You get given the gift of expressing your hopes, dreams, problems and fears...

What are triggers when it comes to mental health? They are a build up of dark, scary memories that hit you in quick succession. They are,...

Life is a mess. We experience and take in so much every day. We see and process thousands and thousands of stimuli every day. These...

To me, recovery is about accepting myself. I've accepted that I had no control over my mental health deterioating to the point where I...

I am a Video Game addict. For how long? Ever since I was 4 years old in 2000. I started with Pokémon on the Game Boy. Ever since then, I...

For the last two weeks, I have made progress on designing the racing game by completing the layout of the track and creating menus for...

This past month, me, Franchiesca Lingal (Game Designer) and Yadagiri Challa (Game Programmer) have made progress on developing our racing...

I’ve been assigned to design a multiplayer game with a team for my latest masters module! We’ve decided to make a realistic racing game!...

Looking back on 2020, staying away from graphically violent video games like The Last of Us (Naughty Dog, 2013) was one of the best...

(Fig. 01) My Screenshot (Example of a Software Prototype, 2020) What is a prototype (Fig. 01)? A prototype, according to Adams and...

This week I’ve created a beat chart for my game Redemption above. According to Filatov (2015), a beat chart is a game design tool where...

Last week I pitched my game called Redemption which you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JaAxss1iyA. I’ve taken the...

(Fig. 01) My Screenshot (The Last of Us Wallpaper, 2020) In 2014, I played my first graphically violent video game, The Last of Us (Fig....

(Fig. 01) My Screenshot (New Super Lucky’s Tale Nintendo Switch Box Art, 2020) My game is going to be a 3D Collect-A-Thon platformer in...

I’ve recently began studying narratology which is about studying narrative and its structure. I’ve also been playing a narrative...

Welcome to part 3 of my Game Design analysis of the beginning of Portal. In this blog I will be analysing both the decision...

Welcome to part 2 of my Game Design analysis of the beginning of Portal. In this blog I will be analysing both the game mechanics and...