Week01 Recap

 For next class, submit these documents:

1. Creative design brief (a few paragraphs)

Written document defining the world of your Samurai Jack redesign. Is the result of the empathize-define-idealize process. Can be in bullet points. You can answer questions such as:

• Game genre and target audience
• Time period (historical setting)
• Where? (cultural setting) (geographical, ecological)
• Social status, social class
• Circumstances (war, conflicts, disaster?)
• Magical power source? (the Force?)
• Technological level
• Different laws of physics?

2. Mood board (1-2 jpg)

• What is the mood and atmosphere in the game?
• Colours, vibes and feelings you want to evoke
• Could include any artform as references

3. Reference board (1-2 jpgs)

• Collection of visual details that inform your shape language
• Directed by your chosen historical and cultural setting
• Avoid concept art, illustration, game art, movies as your sources

4. Target art style board (1 jpg)

• A few examples of the art style that you're going for
• Indicates level of stylization, colour choices, tone, level of detail, etc
• Doesn't need to match your genre or setting at all (better if it doesn't)

Slides shown in class: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1J_lBXDsWk9wtAX0tCo3SPbla7tqfWyMYHOpH0Ml_2c4/

Example of mind mapping: