Play the demo for Faces of Gravenhold here:
Enter the world of Gravenhold and play as Sunny, a rough and tumble assistant to the Archmage, while she attempts to track down a Baron’s runaway servant – a woman with strange abilities which threaten to throw the city itself into chaos. (Use password: Gravenhold to access the page).
FMP: Evaluation
What did I produce and why? For my final major project I decided to write a script for and produce a video game called, The Faces of Gravenhold. This particular medium is one I haven’t yet had the opportunity to explore on my course and – in an effort to do something that stood out…
FMP: Project Proposal
Concept For my final major project I am going to be writing a script for a visual novel video game where players will be presented with a variety of dialogues options, allowing them to alter the outcome of the story based on their decisions – almost like a digital choose your own adventure book. The…
FMP Log
Final Major Project Log #9-11
#11 – 03/06/22 The final week of my project development has been a hectic one for me to say the least. My project partner was unfortunately unable to complete her side of the project in time for the due date as she was struggling with some personal issues. While progress had been made on the…
Final Major Project Log #5-8
#8 – 13/05/2022 Unfortunately, during this week I was unable to make significant progress on my project as I had, once again, gotten sick. I did, however, still try to make an effort by revising my flowcharts as I noticed I had been making a mistake with some of the diagrams. After combing through these…
Final Major Project Log #1-4
#4 – Easter During the easter break my project partner was still distracted with other commitments so progress was still slow from the technical side of things. However, I was able to focus on my writing fully and continued to work on my drafts. Unfortunately, I hit a bit of a block. I was having…
Research
FMP Research and Inspiration: Summarised Notes
Secondary Sources: Lessons From the Screenplay and The Last of Us Film vs Video Games Storytelling in video games and films share a lot of similarities but the main thing that sets the former apart from other media is that: in a video game, you aren’t just watching the story unfold, you’re participating in it.…
Lateral Thinking
Lateral thinking is a term that was coined by Edward De Bono, a physician and author, in 1967 that involved the process of looking at problems under a new light to come up with creative and indirect solutions to them. Thinking outside of the box, essentially. This manner of thinking can be adapted to most…
Jam Week – 07/03/22
Day 1 Meg Jenkins On the first day of jam week I sat in on a talk with Meg Jenkins, a digital marketer who has done work for various startup companies in the past. She went over her experiences working with these companies and the struggles she faced, such as the plethora of responsibilities that…
Project Illustrations
Bibliography
Secondary
Primary
Books:
- Capcom (2020) Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Document File. 1st edn. Milwaukie: Dark Horse
Website Articles:
- Ellen Castelow [No date] The British Peerage. Available at: https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-British-Peerage/ (Accessed: April 2022)
- What Games Are [no date] Agency. Available at: https://www.whatgamesare.com/agency.html#:~:text=Agency%20is%20the%20degree%20to,the%20world%20with%20every%20action. (Accessed 30 April 2022)
Online Videos:
- Geek & Sundry (2017) Write One-Shot RPG Campaigns! (GM Tips w/ Matt Mercer). [Online video] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0fP5x-O9lg (Accessed 16 March 2022)
- Lessons from the Screenplay (2019) The Last of Us (feat. Writer & Creative Director Neil Druckmann) | @Story Mode. [Online video] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FGlIGYcBos (Accessed 16 March 2022)
- Extra Credits (2018) The Three Pillars of Game Writing – Plot, Character, Lore – Extra Credits. [Online video] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNNXdoj7cCQ (Accessed 16 March 2022)
- GDC (2017) Storytelling Tools to Boost Your Indie Game’s Narrative and Gameplay. [Online video] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fXE-E1hjKk (Accessed 17 March 2022)
- D3kryption (2013) Game Design Techniques: Flowcharts. [Online video] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KlUBoHpU10 (Accessed 18 March 2022)
- Stugan (2015) Episode 5: Writing for Video Games. [Online video] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPfMXm9rHYk&t=2s (Accessed 17 March 2022)
- Game Designer Plays (2020) Most Innovative Dialogue In Games | Game Designer Plays. [Online video] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a-Im-pCMqE (Accessed 16 March 2022)
Images:
- Andrews, M. (2018) [A Moody Victorian City]. Available at: https://80.lv/articles/creating-a-moody-victorian-city-with-modular-pieces/ (Accessed 8 February 2022)
- De Ro, J. (2018) Gothic Skyline. Available at: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Pwzo3 (Accessed 8 February 2022)
- Mead, S. (2018) Blade Runner 2019 City Design 03. Available at: https://sydmead.com/blade-runner-2019-city-design-03/ (Accessed 8 February 2022)
- Anon. [no date] Gothic City. Available at: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/403705554069315367/ (Accessed 8 February 2022)
Books:
- Shelley, M (1818) Frankenstein. 1st edn. New York City: Scholastic
- Stoker, B (1897) Dracula. Revised edn. Westminister: Penguin Classics
- Brandon Sanderson (2010- Present) The Stormlight Archive. 1st edn. London: Gollancz
Films:
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) [Film]. Peter Jackson.dir. New Zealand: New Line Cinema
Online Series:
- Critical Role (2015- Present) Critical role. [Online series] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0fP5x-O9lg (Accessed 16 March 2022)
Tabletop Games:
- Wizards of the Coast (2014- Present) Dungeons and Dragons (5th edn). [Table Top Game]. Renton: Wizards of the Coast
Interviews:
- BBC Maestro (2022) Alan Moore – Storytelling – BBC Maestro. [Online series] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwleZw2-kU8&list=PLwPsyve3eirvvM8hbRatzfEQ6uuc_jzSF (Accessed 22 April 2022)
Video Games:
- Naughty Dog (2013) The Last of Us (Standard edn). Playstation 3 [Game]. San Mateo: Sony Interactive Entertainment
- FromSoftware Inc. (2011) Dark Souls (Standard edn). Playstation 3 [Game]. Tokyo: BANDAI NAMCO
- CD Projekt RED (2015) Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales (Standard edn). Microsoft Windows [Game]. Warsaw: CD Projekt
- Daniel Mullins Games (2021) Inscryption (Standard edn). Microsoft Windows [Game]. Austin: Devolver Digital
- Toge Productions (2020) Coffee Talk (Standard edn). Microsoft Windows [Game]. Tangerang: Toge Productions
- CD Projekt RED (2015) The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Standard edn). Microsoft Windows [Game]. Warsaw: CD Projekt
Witchers and Witches 