Sam’s Sketchblog

  • Update on my work on The Blanc

    Given the past few weeks a lot has happened since beginning the development of my game. I have a lot of work to show off so far and I hope that there are some out there who are excited to see my progress. Given the amount of work that I’ve put into the game I…

  • The Lost

    I’ve spent a lot of time today thinking about what I want to do with my NPC characters “The Lost”. At first it made sense that they might resemble a mix of esoteric shapes and figures because of the whole “mindscape” aspect of The Blanc. I thought they might be cute but I wasn’t sure.…

  • Working Through the Process

    Usually, when I make notes for myself, I end up sometimes creating drafts in my notebook before I submit them. That goes for how I’ll be working through my sketchblog and interactive story project as well. Whether I’m at work, or at school I’ll end up drafting out ideas and writing as I go. I…

  • The Blanc: My Interactive Story Proposal

    By Sam Ines For my proposal, I want to create a story about grief. Or is it about self-discovery? Likely both. Often-times I’ve found that bereavement and renewal go hand-in-hand: One life ends, and another begins – one following the other. Gregor Samsa dies, Greta Samsa is finally allowed to live. Thematic metamorphosis. But what…

  • running through ideas…

    originally written on my personal discord diary server I have a lot of complicated feelings I want to process. Pain, trauma, grief… I want to use this project to express them – my experiences.I suffer ptsd attacks – my heart aches when I remember. Being kicked from my home, being left on the streets as…