Inspiration

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Inspiration is everywhere, conversations, books, news and events. One book that I found particularly cool was the Steven Hall’s Raw Shark texts. As language is one of the main focuses of the game, Hall creates a mind bending world based around the pages of a book. The beauty of books is their ability to stretch the imagination, there’s no physical limitations. I would love to be able to create something that makes people temporarily step out of the real world and explore a piece of fiction.

The Characters

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Student Scientists – Tom & Emily

They are two biology students in their final year, who became involved with Dr Whitby’s project as they were the top of the class. They are asking for help as they regret working on a projects that has completely got out of hand. If news of the creatures existence gets out then it could affect the students degree and any possible chance of a career in biology.

The Cleaner

The cleaner has been working at the university for 14 years now and he’s fed up. Fed up with the mess students make and the way lecturers talk to him. He wants to win the lottery and retire, unfortunately that’s not very likely. Instead he’s out to make money any way he can. On discovering a note in the bin, he finds out about the creature. He know Dr Whitby and dislikes him, a perfect excuse to earn some extra pounds at Whitby’s expense.

 

The Media

A third year journalism student who is in charge of the WesternEye. He’s been after a story to break his career into main stream media. After receiving an email tipping him off about strange goings on in the science department, he is ready with his camera to be the first on the scene.

Security Guard

Worked at UWE for a year, hasn’t quite figured out the university. He just takes orders from his boss – not a jobs worth. He enjoys chatting to students and staff.

Dr John Whitby

John Whitby is a senior scientist at UWE’s universities. He specialises in biology he has worked at the Frenchay campus for 6 years, he conducts important research and rarely teaches. He has enlisted help from some of the uni’s brightest student to help carry out his research. Dr John Whitby has been using them to help create his latest project. He has become obsessed with how technology combined with the internet has been replacing material object. He wants to know what will happen to these object – will they become artifacts?

 

On the 12th March – the 25th birthday of the internet – he began work on his latest work. Creating a powerful creature.

The Saurus

The creature in question, the book that has been brought to life. John Whitby’s creation born on the 12th March – the 25th birthday of the internet. The book has been connected via a computer to the internet. When it communicates it appears to argue with the computer. The saurus has become powerful but is also confused. It is use to filing information neatly and orderly, something the internet lacks.