WORD ASSOCIATION

When you are really stuck for an idea, one method of inspiring creativity is to use word association.

The following word lists were created through class discussion, with lists of adjectives and nouns being created.

TASK: Choose two matching pairs from the word list to create two game characters. Produce a front and side visual for each character, along with a “character bio”

Disgusting

Desperate

Deformed

Dysfunctional

Dire

Delightful

Desolate

Demonic

Destructive

Dreary

Desk

Diamond

Demon

Deer

Donkey

Dolphin

Dustbin

Dictionary

Door

Dictaphone

Hilarious

Hysterical

Hateful

Hairy

Hopeful

Hideous

Hypercritical

Heavy

Hearty

Huge

Hillbilly

Hog

Hut

Hole

Horse

Helicopter

Hose

House

Hedge

Hanger

Pessimistic

Pedantic

Persistent

Positive

Protagonist

Prickly

Perfect

Prissy

Precious

Potato

Pizza

Pea

Pigeon

Pajamas

Pineapple

Pound

Phone

Photo

Pillar

From the list of words I chose Hairy Demon and Disgusting Deer. From these words I created the characters above. I did a full colour drawing and silhouette of the characters so that I would know that they could be reproduced in detail and also recognised with a strong outline, which is important when there is less detail.