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Robert Lyles watching games vs playing them yourself

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 Total War Warhamm er Planet Fall Halo Series Game I have played video games for a long time and have experienced almost every genre to date. But when it comes to watching someone play and playing the game yourself, they can be different. For example, I have played two of my favorite games, the Total War Warhammer series and Planet Fall. These two strategy games focus on building your empire and waging war against your enemies; all played in the third person perspective. Watching my favorite streamers play these games is fun, making it look easy to watch them play and learn how it works. But when you play the game yourself, that can be hard because the people you watch on the internet have put much more time and effort into learning how to play the game and know every trick to it compared to some who are new to it. Players who play the game for the first time trying to copy their skill have a fifty-fifty chance of pulling the same trick and their first run or failing multiple times...
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Protype Game test Robert Lyles

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Playtest 1 (in class)   Playtest 2 (at home) Playtest 3 (in class) For my prototype game, its mechanics were based on Push Your Luck. From there, my partner and me, at the time, thought of a simple game where players start with five tokens and a deck of cards; each player takes one card from the deck, and the person with the lowest number loses a token piece. The game continues until one of the player's token reach zero. The game was designed only to be a two-player game, so it could be easy to find someone to play with instead of finding a group. For the first playtest, my partner and me designed a simple game to understand and play; then, we got the idea of setting the rules of how to mess with your opponents. At first, we thought that if the player had 2 of the same number, they were allowed to get their token back from the grave. Then we add another rule: if they had three of the exact numbers, they are allowed to steal their opponents token. It was a good idea at the time. Sti...
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Robert Go Fish

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 The goldfish game begins with Robert asking Victoria if she has Ace in her hand, to which she says yes. Raji asks Matthew if he has an eight, which he replays with "Go fish," and Raji takes a card from the deck. Victoria asked Raji if he had any fives in his hand; he replayed with no, and Victoria grabbed a card from the deck. Lastly, Matthew asks Robert if he has any Jacks in his hand, which he replays with "Nope, Go Fish." Matthew was a little disappointed while Victoria giggled at him; thus ended the first round. So far, Robert is in the lead, while players  Raji, Victoria, and Matthew still have not gotten rid of any of their cards, thus starting round two. The round begins with Robert asking Raji if he has a queen, and he says yes. Raji asked if she had any nines and said, "No, go fish," and he took a card from the deck. Victoria asks Matthew if he has any eight in his hand, which he replays with "Go fish." Matthew asked Victoria if so had ...
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Playing Internet Arcade

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From what I have experienced playing Sonic The Hedgehog 2 from the emulator, it was both nostalgic and new—for me being able to play this classic game on the internet. When playing this game, it felt like I was 13 again. Sonic The Hedgehog was my favorite game growing up as a kid, and it still is today; the joys and frustration it brought still linger to this day. As for playing the arcade version on the emulator, I must say it was initially confusing. I have played many mobile games using the emulator program, but this is the first time I have played an arcade game on it. The experience when playing the game on an emulator was different. The gameplay was what I expected it to be when going to an arcade gaming center. But the difference between those is that one is free, and the other is that you have to pay to play the game. Another difference is that the controls are separate from what you expect from an arcade game. For the internet arcade, you have your keyboard; for the original a...
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