Category: Game Design
Listening & Communication
June 30, 2023
In this leadership session with Chris Molina, the students were taught about active listening – listen like it matters. Molina had a few […]
Guest Speaker – Claire Jia
June 30, 2023
Yesterday evening we had writer and illustrator Claire Jia join us as a guest speaker. Jia co-wrote for the indie game WE ARE […]
Playtest
June 30, 2023
In this activity, the students had a chance to playtest the games each other had worked on until now. For the most part, […]
Personality Matrix
June 29, 2023
In this session, our students learned about their personality types and how to most effectively work with the other personalities with Leadership Facilitator […]
Guest Speaker – Sean Stewart
June 28, 2023
Yesterday we had guest speaker Sean Stewart spend an hour talking to the students about his journey through the interactive storytelling industry. He […]
Narrative Design
June 28, 2023
In this activity the students learned about narrative design: the way we create stories using characters, dialogue, and storytelling structure. The Team Advisors […]
Code-Switching
June 28, 2023
Leadership Facilitator Chris Molina gave his signature talk on Code-Switching to the students. Molina discussed how we feel the need to change the […]
Found Object Activity
June 27, 2023
Yesterday, our Game Design students broke off into small groups within their Team Advisor groups and worked together to create an original game […]
Opening Ceremony
June 26, 2023
Yesterday evening we had our opening ceremony for the Film Intensive and Game Design programs. Our whole team introduced themselves and briefed the […]
Arrival
June 25, 2023
Welcome to NSLC at UCLA! This morning was registration day for the Game Design and Film Intensive programs. Students safely arrived between 10:00 […]
