Elena Giertlová

* 1996, Brezno
email: [email protected]
portfolio: behance.net/erietteg

Studies

• 2019–2021 Faculty of Fine Arts, Brno University of Technology, Game Media Studio
• 2017–2019 Faculty of Multimedia Communications, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Digital Design Studio
• 2016–2017 Faculty of Information Technology, Brno University of Technology, Computer Graphics and Interaction (Master’s studies)

Enough

The diploma work, Enough, is a digital game built on narration and text, telling a simple metaphorical story of a young high school girl’s character. The game’s narrative stems from the author’s internal state during a certain period of her life, hence many elements are connected to her personality. The plot itself is set in a dream environment, inside the protagonist’s head, who creates the entire story in her dream. Despite this, the character appears neutral, and the interactivity allows the player to identify with her.

The story metaphorically touches on an individual’s inner life and mental health during an early period of life, but the topic is transposed into the visual and narrative clichés of games and movies from the 1990s - the struggle between good and evil in some enchanted castle or city. The game is based on a “retro” aesthetic, created in Game Maker Studio 2.