| Title: | A design document for the construction of an interactiveentertainment experience entitled Paradox |
| Speaker: | Matt Linden, '03 Mathematics Major and Computer Science Minor Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Albion College Albion, MI |
| Abstract: | Video games, particularly role-playing games, have long held a fascination for me through their intense storylines, stirring themes, moving melodies, and cutting-edge graphics. I have always believed that video games can be used for more than mere entertainment; they can be effective tools also for education and moral instruction. For this reason, I see this project not just as a game but as an interactive entertainment experience. The first step in the production of any video game is the creation of a design document integrating all details relating to the game. Role-playing games in particular require their design documents to include story crafting, event flowcharting, character generation and interaction, world building, graphical design, set-up and layout design, musical composition, a great deal of creativity, and intense revision. Since my early childhood, I have taken special delight in creating such wondrous characters and plots taken out of the fantasy and science fiction genres. Paradox evolved from a collection of ideas developed over many years. Recently, there has been much refinement of these concepts and encouragement from loved ones to take the initial musings and evolve them into a dream. My design document describes the game Paradox as a fantastical world of heroes, magic, and monsters, and also as a collection of lives and events exploring themes of love, friendship, good, and evil. I am at the point where my dream has the potential to become a reality. |
| Location: | Norris 109 |
| Date: | 4/10/2003 |
| Time: | 4:10 PM |
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author = "{Matt Linden, '03
Mathematics Major and Computer Science Minor
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Albion College
Albion, MI}",
title = "{A design document for the construction of an interactiveentertainment experience entitled Paradox}",
address = "{Albion College Mathematics and Computer Science Colloquium}",
month = "{10 April}",
year = "{2003}"
}