Last fall, Media & Communications instructor Cullen Thomas gave a lecture titled Cave Paintings and Video Games (read the recap here). He touched on the differences between films and video games, and the creative processes behind them. Cullen emphasized that when creating a story it’s important to use the right medium when no other medium can be used. “Some stories have to be novels, some stories have to be films,” he said. But how do you know what the right medium is for your story?...
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Owen Blake grew up in Fairfield and attended Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment for grades 8-12. Although several universities offered him basketball scholarships, he decided to enroll at MIU and continue with Consciousness-Based education. He graduated with a BA in Media and Communications in 2012 and then stayed at MIU to work in Admissions for a year.
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“It started with nothing. Literally nothing.”
Last week’s lecture, titled “Cave Paintings and Video Games,” featured Media and Communications instructor Cullen Thomas sharing his experience with his latest project: creating his first video game. Known as a filmmaker and writer, Cullen has been working on this project for the last three years, during which he has learned about the art and physics needed to create a virtual world from scratch.
He explained the initial process: “We had to learn the math behind light in order to create light in...
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