

Chapter Publication: Analysis of Romance Mechanics in Dragon Age for Love & Electronic Affection
Today's the day -- Love and Electronic Affection: A Design Primer is now available! For this romance-focused volume, I contributed a...
Alexandra M. Lucas
May 20, 2020


Cancelled: Speaking at ECGC 2020: Three Presentations
Update, March 20, 2020: I'm sad to report that ECGC, along with many other conferences and events, was cancelled this year due to the...
Alexandra M. Lucas
Mar 20, 2020


Chapter Publication: Analysis of Asari Sexuality/Digital Love: Romance & Sexuality in Games
I'm excited to announce the publication of my chapter for the book Digital Love: Romance & Sexuality in Video Games (Taylor & Francis,...
Alexandra M. Lucas
Nov 21, 2017


Final Version: GDC 2016 Game Narrative Review Platinum-winning Essay
In this essay, I analyzed the narrative design in Heavy Rain, paying particular attention to how its writers expressed mental illness,...
Alexandra M. Lucas
Feb 26, 2016


Visions from the Past
I just played Inner Vision for the second time. It's a Flash visual novel in which the player must talk three people through their...
Alexandra M. Lucas
Aug 18, 2015


Lonely Laughs: the Dark Humor of Portal
I. Overall Storytelling Portal is a short first-person puzzle platformer through which the player progresses by shooting a portal gun to...
Alexandra M. Lucas
Jun 3, 2015























