Victoria

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January 25, 2007

Questions for this week - 548

1. An area of interest you've identified.

I think my area of interest would be about different worlds, both real and imaginary, and how these worlds intersect. What I am really interested is continuing my world from last semester and making it into a meaningful project, and part of that world involves many worlds coexisting. What worlds exist and how to travel between them is interesting to me. I would like to explore the relationship between these worlds and what effect they have on each other as well.

2. A couple of questions (stated in the form of a question) and opportunities suggested by your area of interest - what do you (or a potential viewer) want or need to know about this area?

How do people access these worlds in the first place?
What kinds of things can we learn about relationships, especially when there are differences between people?
Who can create a world? Anyone? A specific writer or artist?
Are there people who can travel between worlds? What makes them special?
Do worlds have an ending or a beginning or do they just always exist?

3. Identify a method or process that can be used to explore your question.

I think a lot of brainstorming and writing can be used to answer these questions. Certainly a complete, encyclopedia type reference book that can answer all of these questions, especially since some of these worlds aren’t real or traditional, can help pinpoint all of the answers for these questions. I would have to think about balance between the worlds and how worlds and people have relationships. I also think that brainstorming about creation/destruction is important, because worlds will inevitably end and begin, and how that comes about is important.

4. One to three actual topics or subjects that address your interests/questions. (Not ‘a game’ or ‘experience’ or ‘interactive film,’ find a subject/setting/character/narrative.

A game or experience where the player is a girl who has crossed from one world to another and is trying to understand identity and meaning.

An experience where a user can visit several different worlds and depending on the user input will experience the world in a different way.

5. Pair your topics with a genre and an audience: Not just "a game" but the type of game and the type of player you envision.

I would like my world to be a very immersive, story based world where the player will be interested in learning how different worlds exist in parallel to our own. For me story is very important, because narrative is how the world will unfold and be experienced.

6. Commit to a term (participant, viewer, player, reader, user, audience) that you will use throughout the project.

Player

Posted by victoria at January 25, 2007 10:24 AM

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