A bigger version can be found here.
Going along with the colour scheme of this cyberpunk world, there’s a lot of purples and pinks here, with a dash of red. Making this mind map, I immediately knew what sections to expand upon:
- Style – fashion, landscapes, colour
- Audio – music, voice acting, sound effects
- Transhumanism – man vs machine, evolution, cybernetics
- Interactivity – choice, settings, digital
- What if…? – New World Initiative, dystopian future, technology war
- Visual – route map, chapter art, establishing shots
- Corruption – crime, law enforcement, mega-corporations
From there, I expanded and pinpointed small aspects, what went under what, etc. A few parts didn’t have branching points (visual, interactivity and what if sections in particular), but they didn’t need it. In the end, I had a lot of my world figured out, but the mind map helped me organize and categorize these elements into an easy-to-understand mind map. The software used to design this was https://bubbl.us/
Aspects it helped me expand upon that I didn’t think of before? Music, sound effects and the transhumanist themes were all parts I feel have developed because of this mind map. Music, I considered all the different genres. Sound effects, it helped me ‘see with my ears’ better. Transhumanism, I knew the overall themes but hadn’t written them down anywhere before this.
January 27, 2017 at 1:23 pm
Excellent blog post. Check against the criteria and make a notes as you go SEE brief for direction.
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