Tuesday 14 April 2009

RM Development/ PHOTOSHOP WORK


Character Development

Further development to the character, More attention to detail eyes, clothing and facial expressions. Developed in Photoshop CS3.



Character Development

RM Character - initial development
The main character to the game RM. The character is aged between 19/20 and lives in on the West coast of Britain. 
Possible names: 
Chris Spencer
Alan Phillips 
Dave Stone



Research [related artists/design]

Martin Parr
Martin Parr a British photographer is know for his photographic projects based on British life such as consumerism and tourism. The work reflects societal issues and has heavy overtones related to British culture. Martin Parr Is a British Photographer and well know for his photographs based on modern day society in Britain. The work focusses on areas such as family, locations, residential areas and consumerism. Parr's work reflects a true sense of Britain and its surroundings. My intension when creating location setting is to create a similar sense of realness that Parr portrays with his photographs.  









Research [related artists/design]

Richard Billingham 
The photographer,  Richard Billingham has focused on creating conceptual images of modern day Britain. The work has strong reference to Britain. Billingham portrays landscapes, estates housing of todays Britain. 


Street Scene - Richard Billingham 


Street Scene - Richard Billingham 




Car scene - Richard Billingham 


Monday 6 April 2009

UK/Prison based games

The Getaway is an action-adventure video game developed by Team SOHO, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe for the PlayStation 2. The first game of the Getaway series, it was released in the United Kingdom on December 112002 and considered to be inspired by British gangland-style movies such as Get Carter and Snatch.[3] It was initially meant to be released to coincide with the launch of its platform in 2000, the Playstation 2, but instead was delayed by 18 months,[4]due to the nature of re-creating extensive areas of London in high-resolution.

The Getaway - Black Monday




The Getaway, One





Project Gotham Racing (PGR) is a racing game, the first in its series, developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox gaming console. The first title in the franchise, Project Gotham Racing, is an Xbox launch title that quickly became the second best-selling game for the console after Halo.PGR is a spiritual successor to the Sega Dreamcast game Metropolis Street Racer.






Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969 is a mission pack for Grand Theft Auto, and the second game in the series. London, 1969 was released on 31 March 1999 for DOS,Microsoft Windows. In April 1999, a version for Sony's PlayStation was released. The game uses the same game engine as Grand Theft Auto, thus giving the game graphics and gameplay similar to Grand Theft Auto. Like Grand Theft Auto, the mission pack is divided into sub-sections with short cut scenes between. London, 1969 was the first expansion pack released for PlayStation.[1]
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GTA_London


Research/References