This blog henceforth serves the purpose of recording my journey through Studio I, under the guidance of Prof. Cookson, at the Savannah College of Art and Design.
So, I'm an art student in my senior year. My major is Game Design and my art is Narrative Design. For those of you not familiar with the term, it is the responsibility of a narrative designer to create game worlds and the characters that fill them, among other things.
Apart from narrative design I've also delved into designing mechanics for non-digital games (ie. board games and card games). I will most likely be drawing upon these skills in this course, though I'm not yet sure what I want to work on. I'll be grouping with friend and contemporary, Harald Hagen, to complete this project. We're both narrative designers, though Barb, as I call him, has skills in programming far superior to mine. We may be utilizing those. Wink wink.
Besides the skills I've gained within my major curriculum, I'll be using my knowledge of anthropology to aid me in creating a new world with new cultures. Anthropology is an awesome tool for understanding the factors that affect differences in cultures, giving rise to ethnocentrism. Ever watched a National Geographic special and thought, "Why does a small contingency of rural Italian farmers enjoy eating maggot cheese so much? They must be weird." Anthropology will help you understand why.
So, that's it! I'm off to brainstorm with good ole' Barb. Find his blog here.
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