{"id":565,"date":"2025-01-12T23:15:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T23:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/jr22g22\/?page_id=565"},"modified":"2025-01-13T01:12:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T01:12:00","slug":"character-design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/jr22g22\/character-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Character Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Character Design Research&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What makes a good character design?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/learning\/the-creative-spark-between-two-worlds-the-hybrid-animation-of-tiny-inventions\/in-depth-character-design-process?resume=false&amp;u=35146660\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/learning\/the-creative-spark-between-two-worlds-the-hybrid-animation-of-tiny-inventions\/in-depth-character-design-process?resume=false&amp;u=35146660<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterclass.com\/articles\/how-to-design-a-video-game-character\">https:\/\/www.masterclass.com\/articles\/how-to-design-a-video-game-character<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Notes:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good game character?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Solid backstory\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strong motivation\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evokes sympathy\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How do you design this?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Get a general understanding of what the character will be like\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establish a backstory for the game character, does not need to be fleshed out\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Figure out the arc for the character, how will they go up and down\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Character quirks, what makes the character unique\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Define the relationships within the game, how is the character perceived by people\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create an aesthetic that makes the character fit in the game\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inspiration for art style:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GRIS &#8211;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" data-id=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/jr22g22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/01\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/jr22g22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/01\/image-2.png 750w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/jr22g22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/01\/image-2-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"243\" height=\"360\" data-id=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/jr22g22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/01\/Gris_walking.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-681\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Love the smooth, flow of her cape \/ outfit, I feel it makes the character unique, interesting. It helps to cover her&nbsp;silhouette&nbsp;and in-game allows the developers to focus on the physics of her cape which in turn creates a unique and new character.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assassins Creed:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/jr22g22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/01\/GetImage-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/jr22g22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/01\/GetImage-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/jr22g22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/01\/GetImage-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/jr22g22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/01\/GetImage-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/jr22g22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/01\/GetImage.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, I want to take the inspiration from the long jackets which flow as they move, this creates a visually appealing character design. I can picture a mix between these two styles, I love the long jackets of assassins creed, but when paired with the art style of GRIS my character will have both an appealing visual design whilst also fitting the rest of my games aesthetic.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Character Design Research&nbsp;&nbsp; What makes a good character design?&nbsp;&nbsp; https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/learning\/the-creative-spark-between-two-worlds-the-hybrid-animation-of-tiny-inventions\/in-depth-character-design-process?resume=false&amp;u=35146660 https:\/\/www.masterclass.com\/articles\/how-to-design-a-video-game-character Notes:\u00a0 Good game character?&nbsp; How do you design this?&nbsp; Inspiration for art style:&nbsp;&nbsp; GRIS &#8211;&nbsp; Love the smooth, flow of her cape \/ outfit, I feel it makes the character unique, interesting. 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