AGDS 2005 Kuala Lumpur

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AGDS 2005Kuala Lumpur

• Video Game Art
• Whatever the hell that means

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Kevin Larken
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Duchamps Fountain. 1917
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Duchamps L.H.O.O.Q 1919
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Andy Warhol
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Warhol Campbells Soup. 1970
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Warhol Brillo.1964
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Van Gogh suicide
Dickinson suicide
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Theres no such thing asGame Art
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Concept Artist Breathes Life
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3D artists, texture artists, character artists,
environment artists, and technical artists give
the life meaning.
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Not a one man job
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Halo Combat Evolved
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Doom 3
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FarCry Instincts
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GTA San Andreas
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Katamari Damacy
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Bejeweled
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Pikmin
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Something for the kids
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Something for the boys
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Something for the girls
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Is this Art?
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the goal of the entertainer is to do well
enough, but the goal of the artist is to do
better. - Raph Koster
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Art can only be as good as the technology allows
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I want dynamic lights too (
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Halo Watercolour Evolved
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Change sucks, man!
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An Artists responsibility is to never break the
fourth wall.
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Good Art is never noticedBad Art is is insulting
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Good game art is a flawless representation of
the overall creative vision.
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Realistic
Cute
Bizzare
Scary
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Simple
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Versus
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Target Market35-50 yearswomen- like colours-
like pattern matching- enjoy multi-tasking-
enjoy earned rewards
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KNOW YOUR TARGET MARKET
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Players dont care about Art
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They care about Presentation
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They care about Graphics
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The care about Realism
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They care about
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The Good Ol Days
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What the?
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Ahhh I see
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Feel the Pain
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What detail
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Step back and be a Star
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The camera is the key
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Detail map at 120 mph
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Shazzaam!
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Slow Driving, Fast Karting
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Players play games they like because they know
what to expect.
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Unless you got lots of cash,
use pre-established visual cues.
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Stray from Reality.Never stray from Sanity.
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Look at whats been done right before
And borrow it.
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Hollywood has run out of Ideas
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The Blank Canvas
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Thank You