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Aiwen (Emily) Zhang
Systems Designer


What is Narrative Design? - A Brief Introduction to Narrative Design in Video Games
Abstract: Last year, I had the privilege of being invited back to the University of Washington’s Game Development Club to do a talk on...
Emily Zhang
5 min read


A Timeless Journey: An Analysis of Assassin's Creed Odyssey through the lens of Homer's Odyssey
Abstract: Below is my senior essay for my B.A. in Latin earned in 2020 at the University of Washington. Abstract As the popularity of...
Emily Zhang
23 min read


Action RPG Games - Compare and contrast side-scrolling 2D mobile action games and PC-Console-end 3D
This is a short essay I've written a couple of years back to compare and contrast side-scrolling 2D mobile action games and PC-Console-end 3
Emily Zhang
7 min read


On the Compatibility and Challenges of an "Open World" in Games
This article is a written out version of a presentation I did last year, it explains some of the difficulties of designing an open-world...
Emily Zhang
4 min read
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