Description of Work

The Guide - 2022 - Website, digital paintings - Not For Sale

Artist's Statement

Video games are an immersive form of art. A game design document is an important partof overall production, it can be compared to the animatic for an animation. For my Senior Thesis, I am creating a Game Design Document which in the future can be used by a team of developersto create a narrative video game. My GDD titled TheGuide includes concept art and storyboardsto explain the gameplay, characters, areas, and story. The story tackles ideas of death, redemption, justification, what defines a character, and self-forgiveness. The protagonist makesmany mistakes throughout his adventure out of the love he has for his mother. He attempts toearn forgiveness once he realizes he’s been tricked.

As an upcoming Game Designer and Concept Artist, it’s important to me to show how much work goes into the preproduction stage. While some games release concept art and level designs in Walkthroughs or DLC, many keep their early stages confidential. While this is understandable, it is also unfortunate. I will be presenting the process of game development. Showing my project with an interactive interface will help everyone understand and appreciate the effort going into game design.

Having no prior experience or knowledge of art forced me to educate myself in art my first year of college. Early on, I learned how art is about the process. The design choices like medium, composition, length of time, and research make art noteworthy. The blood, sweat, and tears that go into our art are what make an artist stand out. The issue is that there’s no way todescribe that process through visuals. My piece frames the finalized and the works in progressside by side because both images are equally important. It’s about time the process gets framedin the gallery.

Link to Artist's Website: https://app.milanote.com/1MN5v2166AMi3J?p=gEzwlDMHrdJ

If you wish to purchase any of these pieces, please contact the gallery director, Jacqueline Nathan (jnathan@bgsu.edu.)