Author: Smashly

Welcome to my smashing website, created for my English 101 writing class at Emory University called “Play, Make, Write, Think.” Coming into this English class, I thought I was a terrible writer with no clear sense of how to write a good essay. I was worried that the professor wouldn’t like my style of writing … Continue reading It’s Been a Smashlingly Good Time →

“Dooley Rider” is a fun self motivating game to help students with their time management skills. Coming up with the idea for the game was one of the best parts about this project. My group started out with a “bad guy,” which was how to create effective time management with the distraction of our cell … Continue reading Do you Dooley with “Dooley Rider”? →

For this podcast on the game “Mentally Stimulate Me,” I was the assistant producer. I had never heard of this game previously and was very open minded while playing it. Moon and I started off the process by playing the game. It is very much like “Cards Against Humanity,” but the questions were very personal … Continue reading Smashly Becomes an Assistant Producer →

This past week I recorded the emotions I was felt throughout the day. It was a tough quest for me because I had to pay attention to how I was feeling, which I don’t typically put much thought into. I had to realize when I was feeling a specific emotion like super excited or very … Continue reading Smashly Weekly Emotions →

My podcast was all about Illimat, a game by indie band the Decemberists for their album “Hazards of Love.” What I enjoyed about my podcast was that I had never heard of the game Illimat before. I had no previous biases about the game or knew it’s reputation. I didn’t even know how to play … Continue reading Let’s Reflect on Producing a Podcast →

Before Mr. Morgan explained what role playing games were and how to play, I had  really understood them, much less knew what they were. When Fiasco was introduced, I felt overwhelmed thinking about playing a game where we had to create a whole story from scratch. We began with the setup of Fiasco. My group … Continue reading Smashing Fiasco! →