ESP Biography



DANIEL HOFFMAN, Brown Sophomore Comptuer Science student



Major: Computer Science

College/Employer: Brown University

Year of Graduation: 2015

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

I am and will always be a game player. I've been playing Magic since elementry school and since have played dozens of collectible card games including: Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokemon, Legend of the Five Rings, Game of Thrones, and most recently, Netrunner. In my practical experience and my readings online, I have begun to analyze the elements that constitute these classic games. As a computer science student, I hope to create video games that are not just spectacular visual accomplishments, but also incredibly fun to play.



Past Classes

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X6311: Analyzing Card Game and Board Game Mechanics in Splash! 2012 (Nov. 17 - 18, 2012)
What makes games fun? What are the components of a game that make it function? In this course we will dissect Magic: the Gathering, Dominion, and other classic games to understand what drives the game and how to recreate that magic in games of our own making.