The Awakening Game

The Awakening Game Project

It all started about twelve years ago, when the original idea came to me:

. . . about a world full of energy and light, where war rages between two factions, each living for only one purpose: complete victory. Here, the skill of the individual is paramount, as warrior battles against warrior, in one on one combat, using weaponry that can only be described as “futuristic,” It is in this world, that one man faces a challenge unlike anything he has ever known before. You see, It doesn’t attack his body—it enters his mind.

And that’s where the real journey begins . . .     [T.A.G. 1st page of first draft]

From there, the ideas started flowing: what their world would look like, how their weapons worked, the unique design of their armor, etc (as you get into the story, this makes more sense.) But what captured me most wasn’t the science fiction of it all, but the philosophy behind it. More and more, what I saw was an allegory for life—a mythology was starting to develop.

Through the years, the story has stayed in the back of my mind, evolving only slightly, the main idea pretty much staying the same. Finally, I decided it was time to write it all down. The catalyst? Choosing a project for my BFA (my graduation project for Illustration) I could take this story and illustrate it out as though I were conceptualizing a movie, based on the book. This would include concept design, storyboards, key art with action stills, and possibly even a 3D animated trailer!

“The Awakening Game” project was born.