Ellie X. 2024 | BASIS Independent Silicon Valley
- Project Title: Designing Themedior: Immersive Narratives and Characters
- BASIS Independent Advisor: Swetha Bhattacharya, Christian Brady
- Internship Location: Visalia Health Center
- Onsite Mentor: Side Xi
Since the modern era, video games have been prominent literary mediums for examining the human psyche. Through engrossing narratives, graphics, and interactive decision-making options that may impact the outcome of the storyline, these games such as Omori and Fran Bow allow audiences to immerse themselves in unique worlds and step inside the intricacies of a character’s mind. Furthermore, as our society has become increasingly “digitized,” video games have become sought after for educational purposes and their great potential to be affordable, readily accessible, and effective resources for coping. With my mentor Dr. Side Xi, I plan to write the story and create visuals for a role-playing game (RPG) titled Themedior, which explores the effects of the digital realm in a futuristic and fantasy setting. I will use Procreate and Live2D, to experiment and draw my illustrations in an aesthetic that best engages with a younger audience.