Rorshach City
Session Title
Design Expo 1
Faculty Mentor
Jason Tselentis, M.F.A.| Elizabeth Dulemba, Ph.D.| Dustin M. Hoffman, Ph.D.
College
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Department
Design
Abstract
Set in an industrial, 1920s-inspired underground city, Rorschach City is a roleplaying game where you play as a young working class man attempting to save your estranged brother from being wrongly convicted of murder. As an illustrator and a writer, I have always been fascinated with exploring different types of visual storytelling. But out of all of the different methods that I have studied, video games have some of the most interesting writing potential. This is because as a player, you can live inside the head of a character and make decisions for them. Apart from prose, there are no other writing mediums that achieve this same level of character interiority. In Rorshach City, you will get to know your character’s psychology through the decisions that you make. You will also interact with a variety of characters in order to try to find him, but who you befriend and who you spite will affect how you progress in the story. Inspired by shared historical and modern cultural anxieties, Rorshach City is a game about searching for purpose and forging connections during times that feel beak.
Course Assignment
VCOM 486 and VCOM 487 – Tselentis
Previously Presented/Performed?
Winthrop University Showcase of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors, Rock Hill, SC, April 2023.
Type of Presentation
Oral presentation
Start Date
15-4-2023 12:00 PM
Rorshach City
Set in an industrial, 1920s-inspired underground city, Rorschach City is a roleplaying game where you play as a young working class man attempting to save your estranged brother from being wrongly convicted of murder. As an illustrator and a writer, I have always been fascinated with exploring different types of visual storytelling. But out of all of the different methods that I have studied, video games have some of the most interesting writing potential. This is because as a player, you can live inside the head of a character and make decisions for them. Apart from prose, there are no other writing mediums that achieve this same level of character interiority. In Rorshach City, you will get to know your character’s psychology through the decisions that you make. You will also interact with a variety of characters in order to try to find him, but who you befriend and who you spite will affect how you progress in the story. Inspired by shared historical and modern cultural anxieties, Rorshach City is a game about searching for purpose and forging connections during times that feel beak.
