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Immersive Insights: System Shock
To continue the film analogies from the last entry: if Ultima Underworld is Citizen Kane , then System Shock is Alien . Both are...

Thomas Ruiz
Mar 1622 min read
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Immersive Insights: Ultima Underworld
Wherein we talk about Citizen Kane, Ultima Underworld, and frustrating jumping.

Thomas Ruiz
Oct 30, 202416 min read
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Welcome to Immersive Insights: A Deep Dive Into the World Of Immersive Sims
Hello, welcome to Immersive Insights! For this project, we'll be going through the established cannon of immersive sims and seeing what...

Thomas Ruiz
Mar 6, 20248 min read
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My Global Game Jam Game - Family Roots
This will be a short blog post, but a few months back I participated in the Global Game Jam at Lab7 co-working, graciously hosted by the...

Thomas Ruiz
Apr 10, 20232 min read
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Thoughts On Tunic
There's something about the oft-used phrase “[X] makes me feel like a kid again”, that gets under my craw. I always see it used in...

Thomas Ruiz
Nov 6, 20223 min read
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Cellular Automata Music Visualizer
I recently completed a music visualizer that uses Conway's Game of Life as its base within Unity. When conceptualizing the project, it...

Thomas Ruiz
Jun 20, 20191 min read
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Thief Sound Critique
Inspired by Thief 2 re-dub, I decided to make this essay about my thoughts on the sound design of Thief in more detail. What makes Thief...

Thomas Ruiz
Jun 20, 20193 min read
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Thief Re-Dubbed
For this project, me and my partner David chose to re-dub Thief 2: The Metal Age, a stealth game. We chose Thief 2 because of its focus...

Thomas Ruiz
Jun 20, 20191 min read
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Block 2 Reflection
Producing for Block 2 was a fun experience, albeit a stressful one! I wasn't really prepared for the amount of work it took to lead and...

Thomas Ruiz
Nov 27, 20181 min read
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A ramble on acting and playing
I distinctly remember during a 2nd grade dress rehearsal for "Puss and Boots", me and a couple of other boys decided to go up to the...

Thomas Ruiz
Nov 27, 20182 min read
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