Game Design and Character Merchandise

When game development took longer than planned, students made merchandise featuring their original characters. They presented the work at a fan convention while continuing to develop the game.

Student outputBadges, character standees and posters featuring original characters, exhibited at a fan convention while game development continued.

Methods & activitiesDevelop game concepts, code and visual assets in teams, then create and exhibit character merchandise in response to a release delay.

Project progressGame in development; character merchandise exhibited.

Original-character merchandise exhibited by the student game club

Original characters,
exhibited as merchandise

Badges, character standees and posters featuring original characters, exhibited at a fan convention while game development continued.

Building a game world together

With guidance from industry professionals, students worked on game concepts, programming and visual assets. Environment sketches and other development work required them to consider storytelling, art and programming together.

Adapting to a delay

When the release was delayed, students made badges, character standees and posters featuring their original characters. They exhibited this merchandise at a fan convention, introducing the characters to an audience while the game was still in development.

Continuing the project

The game was still in development at this stage. Making and exhibiting character merchandise gave students another way to collaborate and share their creative work as development continued.

Project guidance

Qiu Sixiang · Experiential Learning Staff; Subject Teacher

Shawn guides this project. An independent game developer introduced students to game creation through hands-on instruction, from initial concepts to repeated revisions.

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