I guess, although I was tired today, my brain was feeling creative when I went to nap. Instead of having the typical creative dreams, I dreamed I was designing a board game based around ideas of characterization and storytelling.
In the dream, the players create a character using a kind of character trait matrix. Traits are lumped into larger categories so that the traits can effect the outcomes of different moves in the game. Players can also design or pick a picture of avatar to represent their character. You could choose multiple paths on the game board, some making it a shorter game and some longer. As you played, the story developed out of a series of cards you drew from when landing on squares. The cards were coded with different outcomes based on character traits from different categories. So by the end of the game, you and the other players have created a story.
Yeah, I think that came from an activity I used to do in class. I had sets of cards coded with different colors. Each kid picked out a character want, setting, occupation, and conflict (what gets in the way of want). Then, they were challenged to write a story based on those cards. The special challenge was to randomly pick each card, instead of choosing them with a purpose.
No comments:
Post a Comment