In this episode, we follow best friends Danny Parker and Karl Houghton as they reconnect in a virtual reality version of their favourite video game. I was mostly interested in the use of colours and text when it came to this episode. I thought the visuals were amazing and, much like the others, I feltContinue reading “Black Mirror: Striking Vipers (2019)”
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Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)
In this episode, we follow programmer Stefan Butler as he struggles to adapt a novel into a video game. As he progresses with his creation, he starts to question reality. Out of all the movies/series I watched, this one helped me the most as the visuals relate to my project. I intend to create shortContinue reading “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)”
Black Mirror: Playtest (2016)
In this episode, we follow Cooper as he signs up to test a video game in order to make some money. This video game has the ability to alter Coopers senses by using augmented reality technology. When in the game he is first met with cliche scares; however, as time progresses the scares become moreContinue reading “Black Mirror: Playtest (2016)”
Ready player one (2018)
Ready player one is a science fiction movie directed by Steven Spielberg. It follows Wade Watts as he embarks on a journey to find the hidden fortune of the late James Halliday, who is the creator of the virtual reality world. This entire movie was captivating and watching it really made me grasp the wholeContinue reading “Ready player one (2018)”
Creative character design (2011)
Character designer Byran Tillman dives into the 6 different aspects of character design in great detail. Archetypes Tillman states that archetypes are needed to ‘propel a story forward’ (p.4); he also asserts that characters exist as a result of the story and that the personal story of each character encourages good character development (p.12). TillmanContinue reading “Creative character design (2011)”
Zoo_Outcome
I found it quite difficult to come up with a composition that I liked however, I’m pretty happy with this outcome. I do feel like separately the different aspects look good but joined together they dont seem to flow cohesively. If I had to do this all over again, I would make sure to spend moreContinue reading “Zoo_Outcome”
Zoo_6
The next thing I did was come up with 4 separate drawing plans; I needed to decide what my final piece was going to look like. I really liked the upper left one so decided to use this as my final outcome. Before I started the piece, I wanted to test out the mountains in the backgroundContinue reading “Zoo_6”
Zoo_5
After getting feedback from tutor , I decided to draw the Storks I came across at the zoo in different ways. I noticed that the birds had a purplish tinge on them and decided to exagerrate this in my drawings. I first drew the storks as popular cartoon birds I then drew the bird inContinue reading “Zoo_5”
The psychology of online gaming (2015)
In this journal, author Patricia Wallace touches on the psychology of online gaming. She states that 58% of americans play video games and the average age of them is 30. She also states that 32% are under 18, 36% are between 18 and 35 and 32 % are age 36 and older (p.193) Wallace touchesContinue reading “The psychology of online gaming (2015)”
Characters so far
1. 2. 3. 4. I’m not really sure how many characters I should design. I ended up changing some of the colours and tones used in my drawings,
