Victoria Ramsay
BDes (HONS) Product Design
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Speaking to real gamers finding out how they feeling about gaming and the gaming community Finding out what they love and hate about being a ‘gamer’
Using this information to choose themes to create objects that show the theme in an eye catching way.
Many people say they found love while playing online, sharing a common interest in gaming, some even moving round the world to be with this person. Some even found that gaming strengthen a current relationship through playing together
8 themes where picked, 4 ‘good’ (love, friendship, immersion and learning) and 4 ‘bad’ (cost, toxic gamers,stereotype and weight gain). Two people said that they put themselves into debt to keep up with gaming trends from buying new consoles and paying for in-game purchases. Gaming is seen as a childish thing to be doing as an adult, many felt that they couldn’t talk about their hobby out of fear they would be looked down.
Gamers have admitted that they turn into a different person when they are playing game, with the majority saying they become more aggressive or angry while playing. Weight gain was mentioned numbers times when asked what was gained from gaming, could be connected to the length of time spent playing as well as eating habits while playing.
One of the best things about games was immersion, being able to get lost in a game and falling in love with the characters and the locations (game represented - The last of us
(Scale model of exhibition space) Exhibition to be taken round schools to reach the main target audience, adolescents.
People have made life long friends who live all over the world who they have never met in person but share this hobby and love for games. Can teach many things, such as problem solving skill, communication skills even
Orthographic of plinth design and exhibition layout