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Fintan Davies
Jul 138 min read
How to deal with loneliness
CONTENT WARNING: Multiple Addictions (Video Games and Porn) are discussed in this blog. Loneliness is a universal experience for us all....
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Fintan Davies
May 1015 min read
How Mental Illness saved my life
CONTENT WARNING: Schizophrenia is discussed from the very beginning of this blog. This blog will go into detail about video game and porn...
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Fintan Davies
Apr 116 min read
Music and Mental Health are linked
Music has always been an important part of my world. What is fascinating though is that there have been distinct phases throughout my...
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Fintan Davies
Mar 316 min read
The Benefits of Therapy
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...
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Fintan Davies
Mar 104 min read
Triggers and how your focus determines your reality
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,...
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Fintan Davies
Jan 243 min read
Reframing Anxiety as a guide to help you
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...
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Fintan Davies
Dec 17, 20236 min read
What is recovery when it comes to Mental Health?
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...
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Fintan Davies
Nov 5, 20234 min read
Why I've left gaming behind for good
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...
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Fintan Davies
Jul 29, 20212 min read
Another update on the multiplayer racing game
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...
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Fintan Davies
Mar 28, 20211 min read
An update on the multiplayer racing game I'm designing.
This past month, me, Franchiesca Lingal (Game Designer) and Yadagiri Challa (Game Programmer) have made progress on developing our racing...
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Fintan Davies
Feb 14, 20212 min read
I'm designing a multiplayer game!
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!...
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Fintan Davies
Jan 3, 20213 min read
Non-violent media I played/watched in 2020
Looking back on 2020, staying away from graphically violent video games like The Last of Us (Naughty Dog, 2013) was one of the best...
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Fintan Davies
Dec 13, 20202 min read
Deciding the right prototype for Redemption
(Fig. 01) My Screenshot (Example of a Software Prototype, 2020) What is a prototype (Fig. 01)? A prototype, according to Adams and...
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Fintan Davies
Dec 6, 20202 min read
Redemption Beat Chart and what my next steps are
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...
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Fintan Davies
Nov 29, 20202 min read
Redemption Game Design Document 1-Pager
Last week I pitched my game called Redemption which you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JaAxss1iyA. I’ve taken the...
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Fintan Davies
Nov 20, 20202 min read
My complicated relationship with violent video games
(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....
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Fintan Davies
Nov 13, 20202 min read
My Game Design and the games that influenced it
(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...
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Fintan Davies
Oct 29, 20206 min read
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End – The Beginning of the Hero’s Journey
I’ve recently began studying narratology which is about studying narrative and its structure. I’ve also been playing a narrative...
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Fintan Davies
Oct 20, 20203 min read
The Beginning of Portal: Game Design Analysis Part 3
Welcome to part 3 of my Game Design analysis of the beginning of Portal. In this blog I will be analysing both the decision...
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Fintan Davies
Oct 20, 20207 min read
The Beginning of Portal: Game Design Analysis Part 2
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...
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