Personal Statement: Scrutinizing Artist

EAP 605W

Manu Narain

18 Oct, 2014

Professor – Amy Parker

Scrutinizing Artist

I am a Game Designer and discovering the routes of the game as well as making games is not only my passion but, I consider this Art form as part of my soul and we all know we cannot part from our soul right. For example Wil Wheaton said “I love video games because I have the same experience that I have when I watch a movie that I love or read a book that captures my imagination but, I’m an active participant instead of a passive observer, I will prefer to physically feel it rather than just enjoy it from a distance”. Every part and stages of game development engulf me all the time and pushes

me to upgrade more and more. Art is that in which you can explain your imagination in a creative way and for me games designing is the medium to express my inner creativity in front of world. As Shakespeare said “world is your stage “so, I am on the stage to prove myself, my creative influence , the way I work , what I want to show to the world and my future aspect for my art will only define me as an artist “ The game designer”.
Games always have a great impact on my work of art because they are my source of influence.

I always combine different elements of design and combine it to make a new game environment. Game design needs illustration, story boarding, environment design, character design, color and knowledge of composition because when all of these elements combine “boom” a piece of art is born. These things inspire me all the time and make me feel that I still have many things to learn before I label myself as game designer. Computer is the main medium by which I deliver and show my work, without computer it is almost impossible to make games. For example I always like post-apocalyptic games and when I was applying in Academy of Art University I made a game environment for my demo reel and that environment was inspired form game Fallout so, when there was no source from which I can make, this game just popped in my mind and helped me in making my environment and computer technology helped me in shaping it. I feel like video games at this point are intrinsically linked into our culture in a way that’s irrevocable, I think form here on video games root deeper and deeper into everything we are doing, until they are just part of our lives and source of inspiration for some of us that many of us don’t even notice. They affect my work a lot because they are my book they are my bible. I learn from in game mistake and fix them in my design in a way my influence is helping me in developing my work

style.
Creative process for me is the key thing in development one has to follow proper pipeline so, that there should be hassle and problem in the development phase. I usually collect reference images and if I am not able to find one I usually draw one for me and in environment making one need patience and a good knowledge of perspective. When I work I start it by drawing rough sketches on the sheet of paper I usually analyses that what things are supposed to come in the foreground and what are background objects. Then I start designing the models in Autodesk Max (3D modeling software) keeping in mind the ratio of different object along with the proportions of each object. For example when I model a pair of 8 different building I always make each one different from one another and always fixing the size of the building according to the perspective to make them look more of inorganic shapes and realistic also. That’s why I also prefer doing photography side by side because in photography composition is important and I am able to learn the perspective of real object how things overlap each other, which one comes first and which one furthest. The best thing about my work is that I am creating a third world full of unrealistic thing, my imagination are running wild either on paper sheet or on a computer monitor but, I think that I am still exploring my field because if right now I am saying that I have learned all the elements of design then I think I will be stopping myself and my imagination to grow more.
When I display my game I want people to enjoy it, they should be able to feel the story in the game along with the visuals because that are the important aspect of the game.

If people are not able to connect with my game if they are not able to feel the story then it will be a big draw back for me because when I write the story for a particular game I always try to put myself in that character and try to imagine what will be his emotion time to time. I have to make people feel that if that particular thing happens how they will react to it. Take this example for fun there is so many zombie movies and games and people know what to do when a zombie comes in front of you “shoot them in the head”. Even knowing the fact that this won’t happen we know what to do so, I want that part that even people know things in the game, creatures and all are not there but still they are able to feel it because they exist in our imaginary world. This feeling I want people to feel and appreciate that I was able to create an imaginary world in which they were able to blend

in.
The work style, my influence and what I want people to feel these all will be linked with my future achievements in life. I think that that I still have to learn a lot in life and a lot about Art. How it influence people, how it triggers different emotion and how different people have different opinion about just one piece of Art. Mastering these elements will take a long time especially for me because I am in a learning phase in my life but, I am very confident about that fact that, one day my game will reach out for the people heart and soul. They will be able to feel and appreciate my work on which I have spent hours and hours. When that day comes I will be proud enough to say myself as a Game Designer on that day I will have a peaceful sleep.