Deivisceris

dc.contributor.authorComstock, Hannah Marieen
dc.contributor.committeechairDuer, Zachary Raymonden
dc.contributor.committeememberFinley, Patricken
dc.contributor.committeememberStandley, Eric J.en
dc.contributor.departmentArt and Art Historyen
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-16T08:00:35Zen
dc.date.available2021-04-16T08:00:35Zen
dc.date.issued2021-04-15en
dc.description.abstractDeivisceris is a four-player role-playing tabletop game that focuses on themes of horror. It looks into ideas from the horror genre as a whole while combining aspects from the body horror and cosmic horror subgenres to create a discomforting horror experience. The game features illustrations and written events with a choice-based narrative that can have multiple outcomes depending on a player's decisions, stats, and items. Deivisceris utilizes randomness in order to create a new experience each time it is played through randomized characters and a randomized game board that is built up as it is played. The game reveals its narrative through clues within the gameplay, illustrations, and written text as characters enter the game's world blindly. Deivisceris is an immersive tabletop horror experience that can be further expanded on in the future with the possibility of a larger production.en
dc.description.abstractgeneralDeivisceris is a four-player tabletop game that looks into the ways horror can be created in a board game format. It examines various ideas from the horror genre as a whole while taking inspiration more directly from two subgenres of horror: body horror and cosmic horror, each of which has very different ways of evoking horror. The game includes a variety of full-color illustrations and written situations that give players a chance to make their own decisions. Deivisceris utilizes randomness in order to create a new experience every time it is played. The game board is built up differently every time it is played and characters' stats, such as strength, intelligence, and endurance, may be different in each game. The game's story is revealed through clues within the gameplay, illustrations, and text. Deivisceris is a tabletop role-playing horror experience that can be further expanded on in the future with the possibility of a larger production.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Fine Artsen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:23723en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/103038en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectarten
dc.subjectillustrationen
dc.subjecttabletop gamesen
dc.subjectrole-playingen
dc.subjecthorroren
dc.subjectbody horroren
dc.subjectcosmic horroren
dc.subjectstorytellingen
dc.titleDeiviscerisen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineCreative Technologiesen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Fine Artsen

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