In the recesses of my memory, I do recall using some rainbow type of scratchboard, which was strangely (or maybe not strangely) a huge thing at children’s birthday parties. I can’t remember the number of times that I was handed a paper-thin scratchboard and a wooden stick and went ham…

A confession: I actually really hate flying. In fact, I think I would enjoy traveling if not for the flight part of it. I hate the anxiety of packing, I hate the long drive to the airport, I hate the stress and bustle of the airport, I hate the rush…

What is it like to be a kite, really? To me, kites are strange things. I have never successfully flown one as a child. They are very, very fickle things, bending only to the whims of the wind. …

When I think about stamps, I think about the mechanical aspect of it, of the force that imprints the design. …

Being a widely popular franchise with successful worldbuilding, Pokémon has managed to evoke many meaningful connections with its digital creations. And harkening back to an era where personality quizzes proliferated, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (PMD) was a fulfillment of the childlike wonder of what it would be like to be a…

Dipping into the world of match three, I played the themed games Dots and Cat Condo. Dots is marketed as a zen-type puzzle game, while Cat Condo is advertised as a collection-type game (similar to Neko Atsume) where users can “discover” new cats. …

PSYNCIN’ IN THE MaiN mechanics of AITSF’s puzzles — Continuing from the mystery critical play, I wanted to explore the puzzles within AI: The Somnium Files (AITSF), a murder mystery game that bundles horror, puzzles, and visual novels into one remarkable game. In AITSF, you follow the perspective of Date Kaname a detective (or something akin to it) with…