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The Architecture of Fear: Why Certain Spaces Feel Wrong
CategoriesHorror Cinematography and Design Horror Game Analysis Horror Game Design

The Architecture of Fear: Why Certain Spaces Feel Wrong

Posted on7 February 20257 February 2025

Introduction The unsettling nature of certain architectural space, and architecture of fear if you like, is an interesting topic and … Continue ReadingThe Architecture of Fear: Why Certain Spaces Feel Wrong

Dynamic Weather: Amplifying Atmosphere in Horror Games
CategoriesHorror Cinematography and Design Horror Game Analysis Horror Game Design

Dynamic Weather: Amplifying Atmosphere in Horror Games

Posted on10 January 202522 January 2025

Dynamic weather systems have revolutionized the interactive world of video games. Weather is bigger than us, it has no sympathy … Continue ReadingDynamic Weather: Amplifying Atmosphere in Horror Games

Transforming Everyday Objects into Horror
CategoriesHorror Game Analysis Horror Game Design

Transforming Everyday Objects into Horror

Posted on8 November 202422 January 2025

In horror game design, the familiar can become the unexpected, as everyday when items are subtly twisted or used out … Continue ReadingTransforming Everyday Objects into Horror

Beneath the surface:  Thinking about crafting suspense in horror games
CategoriesHorror Game Analysis Horror Game Design Horror Game Science

Beneath the surface: Thinking about crafting suspense in horror games

Posted on1 November 202422 January 2025

Watching horror movies or playing horror games makes it easy to forget that horror is one of the most intricate … Continue ReadingBeneath the surface: Thinking about crafting suspense in horror games

Common Horror Game Mistakes: What to Avoid When Starting Out
CategoriesHorror Game Analysis

Common Horror Game Mistakes: What to Avoid When Starting Out

Posted on11 October 202422 January 2025

Although our discussions in this blog have focused mainly on theory, creating a great horror game is more than that, … Continue ReadingCommon Horror Game Mistakes: What to Avoid When Starting Out

A Journey into the Dark Corridors of Horror Gaming: Exploring the psychological appeal of horror games
CategoriesHorror Game Analysis

A Journey into the Dark Corridors of Horror Gaming: Exploring the psychological appeal of horror games

Posted on13 September 202422 January 2025

Exploring the psychological appeal of horror games. … Continue Reading >A Journey into the Dark Corridors of Horror Gaming: Exploring the psychological appeal of horror games

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