Playthink

USC Game Innovation Lab

Playthink is a USC-based salon about games, play, art and interactivity. These discussion are recorded live at the USC Game Innovation Lab, which is part of the USC Games Program at the University of Southern California. For more information follow us on Instagram @uscgameinnovationlab or visit our website at www.gameinnovationlab.com/playthink.

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Episodes (31)

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Playthink

Mar 4, 2026
53 minutes
42 MB

Game developer, designer, and author Cheryl Platz joins us for this episode of Playthink, to discuss about her book The Game Development Strategy Guide: Crafting Modern Video Games That Thrive. Interviewed by MFA candidate Bernice Wang, Platz gives us insights into her deep experience in user-research supported design for ground-breaking games and beyond. Her latest book has been hailed by game design luminaries Will Wright as “an amazingly broad and contemporary take on our industry” and Jesse Shell as “an amazing crash course for anyone who wants to make games that actually succeed.” She has worked as a Creative Director...

Playthink

Cheryl Platz at Playthink

USC Game Innovation Lab

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