{"id":235,"date":"2020-10-27T01:51:30","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T05:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b20\/?p=235"},"modified":"2020-10-27T01:51:30","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T05:51:30","slug":"natalie-milgram-game-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b20\/nmilgram\/natalie-milgram-game-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Natalie Milgram Game Proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My game takes place in a world (called Polarenti) inspired from symptoms of Bipolar Spectrum Disorder. I have been developing this world for my MQP and am including several concept sketches\/paintings to convey the feeling of this world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally, humans of Polarenti lived alongside plants, trees, clouds, and objects. Once civilization developed, an asteroid struck Polarenti, releasing a substance (Magora) toxic to humans. Plants, trees, clouds, and objects became sentient from Magora being transferred into the atmosphere. Magora resulted in a warmer climate full of energy and also mutated objects to form strange creatures.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Humans soon realized that Magora was dangerous. It made them feel full of energy, eliminating any need for food but also slowly killing them (causes them to turn squiggly). Some humans flocked to an arctic zone on the opposite side of Polarenti named Colrab (not affected by the asteroid). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Humans of Colrab then evolved to turn maggot\/larva like. Eventually, it became a part of life, and intoxicated humans began mating to create the Magoran race. Magorans now live alongside objects in the colorful city where the environment has turned into a whimsical mess of beams\/structures\/sentient objects. Subspecies continue to form as humanoids of Magora and Colrab mate. Currently, Magorans hunt for mutant objects (Crinks) to offer to Maple (head Mixamuck) in return for Magora Elixir located in Crink dance clubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within Polarenti, there are many areas, but for this game level I will be focusing on one part of Magora which is more of a residential area. Game objects\/characters include sentient buildings, trees, flowers, watering cans, chairs, street lamps, lanterns, springboards, and lawnmowers. Most objects are sentient themselves, but some smaller particles are not sentient (these are abstract particles of pure substance). Many Colrab carry lanterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Concept Study of Magora for MQP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Concept Study of Magora for MQP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Reference for Magora (From MQP). Useful for prop\/inhabitant and landscape development. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Presentation Panel from MQP. I took inspiration from metal ball machines and abstract art.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Another Presentation Panel from MQP with References and Character Doodles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The above images are helping me to develop object characters and props.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The objective of my game is to search for certain Crinks (object mutant inhabitants), collect them, and bring them to Maple the head Mixamuck (sentient tree mutant). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Doodle of General Mixamuck Idea from MQP. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Game mechanics are minimal, the player can collect objects or simply explore the world and observe. The intended audience is people who enjoy abstract art, whimsical object characters, or unusual and imaginative settings. I am creating a setting taking inspiration from many sources including abstract expressionism, metal ball machines, and mosaics which hopefully makes for a compelling world an audience would want to visit and observe. Ultimately, the initial inspiration was symptoms of what the DSM terms \u201cBipolar Disorder\/Bipolar Disorder NOS,\u201d extreme shifts in mood and energy, flight of ideas, racing thoughts, impulsivity. However, I will say that the art is from my perspective alone, I conducted research (which has far too many limitations to list) but the art is how I feel.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The art style is not realistic, but more whimsical and cartoony. There are intense colors. I am including my art from MQP to try and communicate the world. While my MQP involves drawing and painting, I will need to translate this into 3D models somehow.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This piece of art is in progress (for MQP). It hopefully demonstrates the world’s feeling. Above a crink is detoxing a Magoran as their Colrab spouse watches with worry. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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MQP studies and style references above.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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If I had to pick one piece of art to convey the feeling, I’d pick the above image by Hyman Bloom. That’s my aim with any of my artworks. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My game takes place in a world (called Polarenti) inspired from symptoms of Bipolar Spectrum Disorder. I have been developing this world for my MQP and am including several concept sketches\/paintings to convey the feeling of this world.  Originally, humans of Polarenti lived alongside plants, trees, clouds, and objects. Once civilization developed, an asteroid struck… <\/p>\n

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