I first started developing the idea for Bloodletting when I was writing my report for one of my other modules. Below is a part of this report explaining the game:
‘The product I’m developing is a video game called Bloodletting. It is build around the concept of exorcism and the exploration of a society it is set it through the eyes of a female protagonist. One of the main themes the game delves into is addiction and the problem of demon infected blood being sold on the black market.
Bloodletting was inspired by the notion of barbers being blood-letters during the Medieval period. They would drain people of their blood because it was thought that infected blood was a cause for most diseases. (Fitzharris, 2013) I wanted to incorporate this concept into the way exorcisms are carried out in the game. The blood-letting barbers were also the influence for the characters of the three barbers that the main protagonist comes across in the game.
The protagonist is a 24 year old female with an infected demon blood problem. Because of her ‘low life/drifter’ status she is captured by a demonic sect obsessed with summoning one of the demonic Dukes of Hell. The protagonist is used as a vessel during the summoning ritual to briefly contain the demon’s spirit in. The ritual is interrupted half way though and the protagonist is left sharing her body with a weaken Duke of Hell’s spirit. The game explores protagonist’s reactions and responses to her surroundings by giving multiple options for the player to chose from in order to control the outcome of the game.’ (Reimus, 2015, 3-4)
I want to visualize this idea and this is what I’m dedicating brief 3 to. I’m really hoping it will turn out as well as I have imagined it so far.
Bibliography:
Reimus, P. (2015) Create a written proposal for a single media product or service. The proposal should consider such factors as [but not limited to] industry and societal trends, economic factors and skills/materials outsourcing. As with all questions on the brief, you must include academic resources and referencing within your response. This should take the form of a formal report adhering to the guidelines given from tutors and class literature. Student. University of Lincoln.