{"id":301,"date":"2026-01-17T03:05:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T03:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/jr22g22-yr3\/?p=301"},"modified":"2026-01-18T16:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T16:46:16","slug":"theme-exploration-intro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/jr22g22-yr3\/2026\/01\/17\/theme-exploration-intro\/","title":{"rendered":"Theme Exploration Intro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Theme Exploration Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This section introduces the four main themes that emerged from my phase 1 brainstorming and research. For each of the themes, I not only researched the subject and why it interested me, but I also looked at the kinds of mechanics that they would involve and the experience and ethical questions it could support. This sets up the foundations needed for phase 3 that will allow me to carry out more in depth research and start to translate these ideas into prototypes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Texture:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I set out to explore how texture evokes sensation and emotion within art pieces, with a focus on investigating the relationship between physical material and viewer perception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why this theme?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Although this theme was never mentioned in the phase 1 brainstorming, art and creativity was, and this made me reflect on my final project in A level art and how I enjoyed playing around with texture and looking at the impact it had in my art work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This got me thinking about how important texture is at helping players feel immersion as everything has a texture but how can you translate this effectively digitally?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Games like Ori and the Blind Forest use visual texture to guide players emotion and I wanted to understand how they achieved this with material and tactility as their focus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Texture design sits at an intersection between art, visual communication, and player experience. All of these are areas I want to develop upon and pursue later in my career.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discipline:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wanted to investigate why in today\u2019s age of distractions we are finding it increasingly hard to stay disciplined by looking at attention spans, habit formation and motivation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why this theme?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Discipline is a personal challenge that I&#8217;ve struggled across my life and I want to investigate why I and many others nowadays struggle to stay disciplined.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It also raises the question as to how environments and tools help to support concentration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coffee:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I researched the history of coffee, from its origins in Ethiopia and early cultivation, through to its spread via the Ottoman Empire, to its eventual growth in Europe and then globally.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why this theme?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I&#8217;ve used coffee not only as a way to get up and get to school but as a way to make friends, work, and get out of the house yet i don&#8217;t know how coffee became something that could accomplish all of this.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This theme is rich with cultural, rituals and economic ties<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sports:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I explored the role that sports has in men&#8217;s mental health, looking at how physical activity,&nbsp; teamwork and informal spaces can support wellbeing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why this theme?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sports combine physical, social, and psychological dimensions in a way that can drastically affect anyone&#8217;s life.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Men&#8217;s mental health is a significant societal issue, and sport is often seen as something that can both support and add pressure to it.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Theme Exploration Introduction This section introduces the four main themes that emerged from my phase 1 brainstorming and research. 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