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TAKSAPAUN KITTIAKRASTIEN, Media Studies Sophomore w/ interest in video games



Major: 6-3, CMS

College/Employer: MIT

Year of Graduation: 2014

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Past Classes

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H5862: Dissecting Video Game Characters: What Makes Them So Great? in Spark! 2012 (Mar. 10, 2012)
Ever felt like you are fighting alongside Samus Aran from Metroid, walking the same journey with Link from The Legend of Zelda, or being scientifically enriched by Portal’s GLaDOS? Ever played a game and felt sympathetic, endeared or touched by video game characters? Learn how characters are designed, and how they fit into video games! We will talk about different aspects of character design: appearance, traits, personality, and backstory influence.


X4982: Dissecting Video Game Characters: What Makes Them So Great? in Splash! 2011 (Nov. 19 - 20, 2011)
Ever felt like you are fighting alongside Samus Aran from Metroid, walking the same journey with Link from The Legend of Zelda, or being scientifically enriched by Portal's GLaDOS? Ever played a game and felt sympathetic, endeared or touched by video game characters? Learn how characters are designed, and how they fit into video games! We will talk about different aspects of character design: appearance, traits, personality, and backstory influence.