Meta-Play-ing: Character Hack Workshop

In this <Meta-Play-ing: Character Hack Workshop> of Art Collider Lab at the Center for Art Convergence in Korea National University of Arts, we aim to rethink gameplay based on meta-thinking. In the process of making characters, which are the main element of the game, participants will create the narrative of the NPC (Non-Player Character), using the process of analysis, disassembly, and reassembling, and they will also explore the operational attitude of the characters by role-playing in VRChat.

• Lecturer: Gayoung An (Media Artist)

• Participants: 8 students from Korea National University of Arts who are interested in the topic (※ selected among applicants)

• Duration: 2020. 10. 14. (Wed) – 10. 28. (Wed),  every Tuesday, Wednesday, 18:00 - 20:00

• Venue: Art Collider Lab in Korea National University of Arts (Changjogwan 213-1)

• Required materials: Personal laptop, VRChat Game (free download available on Steam, a personal account is necessary)

• Curriculum :

1) 10. 14. (Wed) : Online orientation via VRChat (※ only orientation will be online)

2) 10. 20. (Tue) : Hacking using meta-playbook

3) 10. 21. (Wed) : Customizing characters customizing

4) 10. 27. (Tue) : Reconstructing narratives

5) 10. 28. (Wed) : VR for the oppressed