When I was a child, I loved to draw. I would spend entire days drawing characters I saw on television or would even create my own characters. When creating characters, I often had a certain theme in mind, such as space aliens, Halloween monsters, or jungle animals. After creating a cast of characters, I wouldn't know what exactly I wanted to do with them. I eventually came up with a solution that strung my ideas together: video game mock-ups. Aside from drawing, one of my favorite pastimes was video games. I always loved games with colorful characters and environments that seemed to focus on imagination. Games such as Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, and Super Mario 64 usually served as inspiration for my own characters, so why not put them in a similar game? Something to note is that I didn't do much beyond designing the characters or the cover art for the ideas I came up with. I'd write out other elements that were time consuming. For my Senior Capstone Project, I would like to recreate this process that I enjoyed so much as a child. After years of experience with graphic design, character design, art programs such as GIMP, and academic writing, I would be able to create a thorough game mockup.
The game I've planned to create is called Dee's Grand Prix. The game would be a kart racer heavily focused on imaginative environments and racers much like the Mario Kart series. Not only will I be visually designing the tracks and characters, but I will also be designing more technical aspects and elements that would affect how the game is played. Additionally, I plan on having a diverse cast of characters where players would be able to choose who they like best, who they identify most with, or which they feel suits their style of playing. For the Capstone Project, I plan on creating a minimum of seven characters and seven tracks. Character sheets will be much simpler than track mockups but will include more information. If I have more time by the end of the semester, I will design more aspects of the game such as weapons, karts, and an instruction booklet. I believe having a passion project such as this is a great way to add an art portfolio (which I still need to create at this point) as well as show discipline for a creative medium. I already have several aspects of the project planned out. As I finish some elements, I will update this blog with new content I have created.
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