[arg_discuss] Personal Influences/Antecedents

[Jason Chrest]

One piece of work that I feel as though I grew up dreaming it was me as the actor in the movie was The Last Starfighter.  I always imagined how awesome it would be to have that experience of a game coming to life around me and pulling me in.  I guess in a way that's my draw toward this genre as it is the closest feeling, and a feeling that as a developer I want the players of my game to feel.

Perhaps that's a bit cheesy and not quite as good of an influence as other means... Call me geeky lol.


Jason Chrest
Aporia Cross-Media Entertainment
www.aporiacme.com
jason at aporiacme.com


-----Original Message-----
From: libfli at aol.com
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:47:05 
To:arg_discuss at igda.org
Subject: Re: [arg_discuss] Personal Influences/Antecedents

deborah warner's "angel project" has had an enormous influence on me and my work.  i still reflect upon the emotions i experienced that day due to the design of that piece.  amazingly immersive. another would be a bizarre funhouse experience i had at the bangor fair as a kid.  and vilem kriz.  (a great yet not well known surrealist photographer and teacher)



thanks for the question.




Jan


-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Monello <mmonello at campfirenyc.com>
To: Discussion list of the IGDA ARG SIG <arg_discuss at igda.org>
Sent: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:31 am
Subject: [arg_discuss] Personal Influences/Antecedents







A question for y'all! 
 

Who/what are the people/projects that have exerted a great influence over your work, but might not be considered part of the ARG or ARG like history to date? 
 

I've been thinking about this a lot after reading a draft white paper that Brian Clark is writing. While I think we can all point to things and people that are commonly considered to have influenced the genre, I'd like to know what or who has particularly inspired YOU. This will likely be a very personal response, but I'm interested to see if there are any common threads to be found. 
 

I'm working up a post for my site on one of many of my idols/sources of inspiration, so I'm going to hold off answering until later tonight but I thought I'd get the ball rolling now! 
 

Best, 
 

Michael Monello 

Partner, Campfire 

62 White Street, 3W 

New York, NY 10013 

212-612-9600 

http://www.campfirenyc.com 

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