Category: Environments

  • How to display Consequences? Crisis & Catastrophes

    Origin – Voluntary or Involuntary? If it was Involuntary: Who/What caused it? If it was an Natural phenomenon what is the cause? Did someone accelerated the happening of this phenomenon? Are there any Environmental Unbalances near the catastrophe’s site? Are there any new installations? What does it Mean for the future of the Area? On…

  • How to tell stories through Settings? Towers

    Towers & Large Buildings Everything is scalable. Balance, give the Public Coherence & Consistence. Customization, give the Public a sense of belonging. Replayability, give the Public a reason to come back. As you go Higher/Lower does the size of each level Change? Does it Increase? Does it Decrease? As you go Higher/Lower do the resources…

  • How to Create a World in a Year? Outline

    Start Small, Start Now Create a small World Map. If you have 1 already, redraw it. Not from scratch, just optimize it. Enhance consistency. Review, remind parts of the World you may have forgotten. Create a small story for each part of the World. Start with a City. Draw the main Landmarks. Draw the Characters.…

  • How to Tell a Story through Settings? A House

    Here is an Example of how to Storytell through the Environment. Surroundings Why are you here? What are you looking for? Who are you looking for? You found this house quite conveniently. You came from a nearby town and were looking for a place to stay. The Townsfolk didn’t tell you about this place tough.…

  • How to create your own Species?

    Name What’s this Species’ Name? What information does it give you? What’s its common name? What’s its taxonomic name? What are the Origins of this species? What is this Creature’s natural environment? What are its physical particularity? Does it have any peculiar ability? Biological characteristics The Anatomy & Physiology of creatures is the byproduct of…