Focus!

Admittedly, re-reading my last post, I've been out of touch with my module lecturer, and I've given priority to my other classes. But no more! I am trying to structure myself and this semester better. So my posts should be more frequent, or at least have more research/depth.

Genre for a range of UK NPC?

Genre of games are important to the characters created, otherwise, there will be a bunch of British characters in everyday clothes for...a FPS? Adventure RPG? So, in order to cover as much ground as I can, I'll make them suitable for any type of Sandbox game. They will be NPC in an open space. It should be noted that the characters will be modern, and not historically British.

Migrants in the UK

It's important to note, I cannot draw a caricutre for every British nationality or migrant, and must choose carefully. Researching the top migrants in the UK, and duel nationalities, or family histories, will show which are more common in the UK. Chart and quote below showing top countries of foreign-born residents of UK found here: http://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/briefings/migrants-uk-overview   (Website also reveals India contributes to highest group of foregin-born in UK)

"India, Poland, and Pakistan are the top three countries of birth for the foreign-born (Table 2) accounting respectively for 9.1, 8.7 and 5.8% of the total, followed by Ireland and Germany. India and Poland remain the top two countries of citizenship of foreign citizens, with Poles being the biggest group, accounting for about 14.9% of the total."

Next steps

I need to get in contact with Dayna, as I'm feeling slightly lost on the academic side. I'm going forward drawing British caricatures but think I'm missing something here...So my first step is to arrange a meeting with him next week, and ask if I'm doing the right thing.

Interesting Links...

'British Tropes' - Almost every stereotype ever that needs to be incorporated into my designs... - http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NationalStereotypes
BBC - Why are fantasy world accents British? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17554816
Top 50 'Typically British' traits list: http://metro.co.uk/2008/11/09/top-50-typically-british-traits-120837/