Be Able to Generate Concept Art Ideas for Computer Games

Unit 78: Digital Graphics for Computer Games

P2: Be able to Generate Concept Art Ideas for Computer Games

Stimulus:

What is a brief? 

A brief is a set of instructions given to someone about a task and what they want in a game.

Client brief: 

A task given to someone else by someone who wants something specific in a game, e.g. genre, style, animation.

Own brief: 

What you draw as concept art. E.g. characters, locations, background, weapons, sprites.

Market research: 

Social and Opinion Research.

Ideas Generation:

Brainstorming:

Written ideas for games design.

Mood board: 

A arrangement of images to to present a style

Thumbnail sketching:

A quick sketch of characters, backgrounds etc.

Concept drawings: 

backgrounds, sprites, characters, weapons, location

Legal & Ethical Considerations:

What is copyright law?

The current act is the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

What is Libel? 

False statement damaging the reputation of someone.

How are female characters represented in games?

In a lot of games, women are seen in the traditional sense, mainly being underrepresented and stereotyped, seen as the weaker sex.

What is intellectual property? 

Refers to creations of the mind, e.g. designs, symbols, names etc.