%%with-pdf no-wrl :@* visual design -- guidelines :@+ perspective(s) :@ track(s) -- perspective /// track(s) -- perspective

styling -- concept and presentation
digital content -- material, animation
tech track -- special effects

:@ process /// process

spectrum -- sketch ... finalize
ignore/exploit -- the rethorics of the material

:@ cognitive modes /// cognitive modes

reflect -- sketch
experience -- finalize

:@+ deliverable(s) :@ products /// products

web site -- e.g. conference, campain (browse)
2D/3D animation -- promotion/ad (temporal sequence)
virtual space -- game/infotainment (navigate)
ebook -- story (sequential experience)

:@ portfolio -- design as a product /// portfolio -- design as a product

concept(s)
sketches & explorations
finalized products
evaluation & reflection

:@ themes and variations /// themes and variations

design a house style for ...
non-linear visual storytelling
game design -- style, content and effects

:@ game design /// game design

style -- develop concept, plot and visual assets for a game of choice
content -- develop environments, models and animations for a game of choice
effects -- develop models, textures and special effects (shaders) for a game of choice

:@+ exercise(s) :@ assignments -- basic exercises /// assignments -- basic exercises

text-only logo -- 3D text
story plot -- with sketches
visual workshop -- experiment with graphic features

:@ templates /// templates

portfolio page
visual labs
- text
- images
- movies
tech lab
- shaders
- models

:@+ regulation(s) :@ rules /// rules

be present -- 2 omissions max.
be in time -- hard deadlines
be online -- have your portfolio available
be creative -- don't steal without a reason
be smart -- there is no 2nd chance

:@ remarks /// remarks

if you cannot make it, fake it
you may (have to) reverse engineer your design
deliver -- silence is lethal
be authentic -- but only if possible

:@ final remarks /// final remarks

... blah, blah ... postmodern design is of a highly reflective nature ... appropriating design of the past ... blah, blah ... :@+ reflection(s) :@ essay topics /// essay topics

2D vs 3D aesthetics
animation -- stills, sequences and stories
elements of style -- diversity and confluence