week 3 ::: character ideas

Come to class next week with your character idea - include a short biography and a couple of sketches. We will be doing a workshop with Suren on character design straight after the group presentations ~ remember these are formal presentations to be assessed. Each group has 20 minutes each!

Week 2 ::: crit session

In week 2 we will start with group feedback on your world ideas. Each group will have about 20 minutes each to informally present. Some suggestions:
- telling stories and/or interpretative dance
- sketches and drawings to pin up
- lots of references: videos, web links, images etc.

Have a few options / alternatives up your sleeve and be ready for lots of questions!

Week 1 ::: screening

ok, so we took a quick look at:

[1] Transformers: The Movie
[2] TRON
[3] Neon Genesis Evangelion
[4] Laputa: Castle in the Sky
[5] Interstella 5555
[6] Ge Ge Ge Kitaro
[7] Blade Runner: The Director's Cut
[8] hack//SIGN

was going to show these, but will save them for another time
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
Princess Mononoke
Toy Story
Ghost in the Shell [Stand Alone Complex]

Troy's top ten game worlds

Chosen only from worlds in which I have spent significant amounts of time in at stage in my life...

[1] Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega MD) *
[2] Super Mario World (SNES) *
[3] World of Warcraft (MacOS)
[4] Little Big Planet (PS3)
[5] Spore (MacOS)
[6] Rez (PS2) *
[7] Tomb Raider (PSone) *
[8] Half-Life 2 (PC) *
[9] Ultima IV (Apple //c) *
[10] Quake II (PC) *

... inspiration and reference for project 1 !!!

MMDA1302 ::: First Year Studio ~ [S T A R T !!!]

ok, an occasional blog for MMDA1302 over the second half of 2009...
watch this space :::
and welcome!