Chris Totten - Gorgeous Games CDK

“GORGEOUS” GAMES Chris Totten – Game Artist in Residence, American University

CHRISTOPHER TOTTEN Executive Organizer Smithsonian American Art Museum Indie Arcade

Game Artist in Residence American University

Author An Architectural Approach to Level Design and Game Character Creation in Blender and Unity

Community organizer Washington, DC game community, IGDA DC

CHRISTOPHER TOTTEN - @TOTTER87

SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM INDIE ARCADE

1 day event showcasing indie games

Classic gaming and game cover bands by MAGFest

1st year: Mid-Atlantic regional indie developers, 43 entries, 16 chosen games, ~4000 attendees

2nd year: International scope, 150+ entries, 32 chosen games, 11,750 attendees



CHRISTOPHER TOTTEN - @TOTTER87Jesse van Dijk, Concept art for Destiny, 2014, Found on Kotaku Australia “Fine Art”

CHRISTOPHER TOTTEN - @TOTTER87Left: Gomez sprite from Fez, 2012Right: The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer by William Morris’s Kelmscott press, 1896




CHRISTOPHER TOTTEN - @TOTTER87Lumino City, State of Play, 2014. PC game created with real-world dioramas

CHRISTOPHER TOTTEN - @TOTTER87Ever Yours, Vincent, Federica Orlati, in-progress. PC game created with mixed media

CHRISTOPHER TOTTEN - @TOTTER87Link: apple.co/WEbDiP


Left: Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge, El Lissitzky, 1920 – lithographic propaganda poster

Right: Lissitzky’s Revenge, Chris Totten, 2015 – paper cutouts in the Construct 2 game engine

Link: bit.ly/1c1OfDF

CHRISTOPHER TOTTEN - @TOTTER87Addie’s Patchwork Playground, Chris Totten, Anne Sullivan, and Alex Neuenkirk, - Unity game with fabric patterns and handmade sprites

CHRISTOPHER TOTTEN - @TOTTER87Dead Man’s Trail, Pie For Breakfast Studios - Unity

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Chris Totten - Gorgeous Games CDK