Idea Generation:
 

• Worldometer. (2021). Coronavirus Death Toll. Available: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-death-toll/ . Last accessed 6th Jan 2021.

• Anna Collinson. (2020). Covid: Lockdown had 'major impact' on mental health. Available: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-54616688 . Last accessed 6th Jan 2021

• Mental Health Foundation. (16 May 2018). 60% of young people unable to cope due to pressure to succeed. Available: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/news/60-young-people-unable-cope-due-pressure-succeed . Last accessed 11th Jan 2021..

• David Klemt. (2019). What Generation is the Most Stressed Out?. Available: https://www.barandrestaurantexpo.com/industry-news/what-generation-most-stressed-out#:~:text=A%20survey%20of%202%2C000%20Millennials,to%20lead%20less%20stressful%20lives. . Last accessed 11th Jan 2021

• Anon (2021) Legalandgeneral.com. Available at: https://www.legalandgeneral.com/life-cover/life-insurance/life-according-to-society/  (Accessed: 11 January 2021).

 

Essay:
 

• Coronavirus Death Toll and Trends - Worldometer (2021). Available at: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-death-toll/  (Accessed: 14 January 2021).

• Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (1969) in her book On Death and Dying. Published by Scribner. 

• Stages of Grief: General Patterns for Breakups, Divorce, Loss, More (2021). Available at: https://www.healthline.com/health/stages-of-grief#anger  (Accessed: 12 January 2021).

• Stages of Grief: General Patterns for Breakups, Divorce, Loss, More (2021). Available at: https://www.healthline.com/health/stages-of-grief#anger  (Accessed: 12 January 2021).

• On Being in Denial (2021). Available at: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/intense-emotions-and-strong-feelings/201805/being-in-denial (Accessed: 12 January 2021).

• Grief: Coping with the loss of your loved one (2021). Available at: https://www.apa.org/topics/grief (Accessed: 27 January 2021).

• A new approach to complicated grief (2021). Available at: https://www.apa.org/monitor/nov04/grief  (Accessed: 27 January 2021).

• (2021) Breckfoundation.org. Available at: https://www.breckfoundation.org/brecks-story (Accessed: 27 January 2021).

• Welcome to the Donor Family Network (2021). Available at: https://www.donorfamilynetwork.co.uk/ (Accessed: 27 January 2021).

• Game: Sons, B. (2013) Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons on Steam, Store.steampowered.com. Available at: https://store.steampowered.com/app/225080/Brothers__A_Tale_of_Two_Sons/  (Accessed: 19 January 2021).

• Gameplay: PewDiePie. (2014). LETS GO ON A JOURNEY BROS! - Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons: Gameplay - FULL GAMEPLAY. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHg0nrjSHYs . Last accessed 15th Jan 2020.

 

Project Concept:

 

• Why Do Men Struggle to Express Their Feelings? (2021). Available at: https://welldoing.org/article/why-do-men-struggle-to-express-their-feelings  (Accessed: 1 February 2021).

•  Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (1969) in her book On Death and Dying. Published by Scribner. Stages of Grief: General Patterns for Breakups, Divorce, Loss, More (2021). Available at: https://www.healthline.com/health/stages-of-grief#anger  (Accessed: 4 February 2021).

 

Project Research:

 

• Stelzer, E. et al. (2019) "Gender differences in grief narrative construction: a myth or reality?", European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 10(1), p. 1688130. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2019.1688130. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6882469/ (Accessed: 27 January 2021)

• Google Forms – create and analyse surveys, for free. (2021). Available at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSev_nkdZpU6b9DRuDTyl3A_ZFUELTnwugn0dgfSj6Q1khiKzg/viewform (Accessed: 27 January 2021)

• Cross Cultural Consumer Characterization - Infogram (2021). Available at: https://infogram.com/cross-cultural-consumer-characterization-1g3qnmxgd8yjplw  (Accessed: 27 January 2021).

• (PDF) Treatment of Complicated Grief Using Virtual Reality: A Case Report (2008). Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23389624_Treatment_of_Complicated_Grief_Using_Virtual_Reality_A_Case_Report  (Accessed: 27 January 2021).

• A new approach to complicated grief (2021). Available at: https://www.apa.org/monitor/nov04/grief  (Accessed: 27 January 2021).

• RiME on Steam (2017). Available at: https://store.steampowered.com/app/493200/RiME/  (Accessed: 28 January 2021).

• Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (1969) in her book On Death and Dying. Published by Scribner. 

• Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice on Steam (2021). Available at: https://store.steampowered.com/app/414340/Hellblade_Senuas_Sacrifice/  (Accessed: 28 January 2021).

• Hel • Facts & Mythology about the Norse goddess of the Underworld (2021). Available at: https://www.gods-and-goddesses.com/norse/hel/  (Accessed: 28 January 2021).

• A new approach to complicated grief (2021). Available at: https://www.apa.org/monitor/nov04/grief  (Accessed: 27 January 2021).

• https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/8ywplm/games_that_deal_with_grief_and_loss/ 

• (PDF) Treatment of Complicated Grief Using Virtual Reality: A Case Report (2008). Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23389624_Treatment_of_Complicated_Grief_Using_Virtual_Reality_A_Case_Report  (Accessed: 27 January 2021).

• Max Derrat. (2019). Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice - Story Explanation and Analysis. Available: https://youtu.be/G3Bmo6sPw_8 . Last accessed 28th Jan 2021.

• Journey - thatgamecompany (2017). Available at: https://thatgamecompany.com/journey/  (Accessed: 30 January 2021).

• Flower - thatgamecompany (2017). Available at: https://thatgamecompany.com/flower/  (Accessed: 30 January 2021).

• These 6 Unique Video Games Battle Anxiety and Depression, One Level at a Time (2015). Available at: https://www.mic.com/articles/120006/these-6-video-games-tackle-anxiety-and-depression-one-level-at-a-time  (Accessed: 30 January 2021).

• Castro-Garcia, L. (2014) Five games that helped me cope with depression, VentureBeat. Available at: https://venturebeat.com/community/2014/07/09/five-games-that-helped-me-cope-with-depression/  (Accessed: 30 January 2021).(2021) Digra.org. Available at: http://www.digra.org/wp-content/uploads/digital-library/07311.25139.pdf  (Accessed: 30 January 2021).

• Nier: Automata Review - IGN (2021). Available at: https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/03/06/nier-automata-review  (Accessed: 30 January 2021).

• Nier: Automata [Square Enix, 2017]

• CyberPunk 2077 [CD Projekt and CD Projekt RED, 2020)]

• Cyberpunk 2077 character creation tools are the closest we've got to diverse human representation (2021). Available at: https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/cyberpunk-2077-character-creation/  (Accessed: 30 January 2021).

• Gris (2021). Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gris#:~:text=The%20game%20was%20released%20for,sold%20over%201%20million%20copies.  (Accessed: 1 February 2021).

• Ori in the Blind Forest (Moon Studios, 2015)

• Biazzo, J. (2020) Ori and the Will of the Wisps Sold Over 2 Million Copies - Gameranx, Gameranx. Available at: https://gameranx.com/updates/id/202848/article/2-million-ori-will-wisps-sold-detailed-xbox/  (Accessed: 1 February 2021).

• We Ranked the 25 Saddest Video Games that Will Definitely Make You Cry | Unleash the Gamer (2019). Available at: https://unleashthegamer.com/saddest-video-games/#gref (Accessed: 1 February 2021).

• (Accessed: 1 February 2021).

• GRIS (2021). Available at: https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/gris  

• Casting, O. (2019) Cypress Tree Symbolism and Meaning [A Symbol of Mourning], Magickal Spot. Available at: https://magickalspot.com/cypress-tree-symbolism-meaning/ (Accessed: 30 January 2021).

• Yew tree mythology and folklore | Trees for Life (2021). Available at: https://treesforlife.org.uk/into-the-forest/trees-plants-animals/trees/yew/#:~:text=The%20yew%20tree%20is%20another,sacred%20in%20pre%2DChristian%20times.&text=Drooping%20branches%20of%20old%20yew,and%20resurrection%20in%20Celtic%20culture.  (Accessed: 30 January 2021).

• half-mast (2021). Available at: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/half-mast  (Accessed: 30 January 2021).

• Moon (2021). Available at: http://umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/M/moon.html#:~:text=The%20moon%20is%20a%20feminine,k%20side%20of%20Nature%20herself.  (Accessed: 30 January 2021).

• Meanings, S. (2014) Sun Symbol Meanings | SunSigns.Org, Sun Signs. Available at: https://www.sunsigns.org/sun-symbol-meanings/#:~:text=The%20symbol%20of%20the%20sun,%2C%20being%20clear%2C%20and%20self.  (Accessed: 30 January 2021).

• Eve, W. (2018) Death and gravestone symbolism {Infographic} | finder.com, finder.com. Available at: https://www.finder.com/death-icons-in-different-cultures-infographic  (Accessed: 30 January 2021).

• Plants, W. et al. (2021) Butterfly Symbolism and Meaning – Gardens with Wings, Gardenswithwings.com. Available at: https://gardenswithwings.com/butterfly-symbolism#:~:text=Butterflies%20are%20not%20only%20beautiful,us%20that%20life%20is%20short.  (Accessed: 30 January 2021).

• Ravens and Anvils: symbolic meanings (2012). Available at: https://dkarg.zenfolio.com/blog/2012/11/ravens-and-anvils-symbolic-meanings#:~:text=Anvil%20is%20a%20symbol%20of,and%20can%20also%20represent%20martydom. (Accessed: 30 January 2021).

• The Symbolism of the Willow Tree | The Willow Place for Women (2018). Available at: https://willowplaceforwomen.com/symbolism-of-the-willow-tree/#:~:text=The%20willow%20tree%20gives%20us,stability%2C%20hope%2C%20and%20healing.  (Accessed: 30 January 2021).

 

Project Proposal:
 

• Stelzer, E. et al. (2019) "Gender differences in grief narrative construction: a myth or reality?", European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 10(1), p. 1688130. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2019.1688130. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6882469/ (Accessed: 27 January 2021)..

 

Planning:
 

• IR Information : Sales Data - Top Selling Title Sales Units (2021). Available at: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html  (Accessed: 16 February 2021).

• Proko. (2021). Level Up Your Character Design with Knight Zhang. Available: https://youtu.be/CjiKlLE3NuI . Last accessed 5 February 2021.

• Stuck in denial? How to move on (2021). Available at: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/denial/art-20047926#:~:text=Denial%20is%20a%20coping%20mechanism,that's%20happening%20in%20your%20life  (Accessed: 16 February 2021).

• Why we need to talk about anger in grief (2019). Available at: https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/blog/anger-in-grief/253186  (Accessed: 17 February 2021).

• Erika Krull, L. (2020) What Happens During the Bargaining Stage of Grief? | Cake Blog, Joincake.com. Available at: https://www.joincake.com/blog/bargaining-stage-of-grief/  (Accessed: 17 February 2021).

• Third Stage of Grief: Bargaining | eCondolence.com (2021). Available at: https://www.econdolence.com/learning-center/grief-and-coping/the-stages-of-grief/third-stage-of-grief-bargaining/  (Accessed: 17 February 2021).

• Situational Depression: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment (2021). Available at: https://www.healthline.com/health/depression/situational-depression#causes  (Accessed: 17 February 2021).

• 140 CMP 2021 ideas in 2021 | illustration art, art, drawings (2021). Available at: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/harmonyspintrest/cmp-2021/  (Accessed: 18 February 2021).

 

Production Log:

 

Character Modelling:

 

• How to model leather wraps (2021) Youtube.com. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW1AGVNxRII&list=PLQU5PUnhmmy_15NaDkRu5MvrRKrqVnTRs&index=23&t=459s (Accessed: 9 March 2021).

• Josh Antonio. (2020). Easy Leather Wraps in Maya - Shrink Wrap Tool. Available: https://youtu.be/VJuPG3oukYQ . Last accessed 9th March 2021.

• How to easily create Character Clothing in Maya 2019 (2021) Youtube.com. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P173n_9U8cU  (Accessed: 9 March 2021).

• Sculpting clothes: Part 1 - Wrinkles and creases (2021) Youtube.com. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGmwa9y6w5Q  (Accessed: 9 March 2021).

• Lesson 2: Simulating the pants in a static stance. (2013)  Available: https://download.autodesk.com/us/maya/Maya_2014_Advanced_Techniques/index.html?url=files/GUID-ADB3FE25-DE50-4637-963B-42281D086E59.htm,topicNumber=d30e702 . Last accessed 10th March 2021.

• James Taylor. (2014). Maya bodybuilder CHARACTER MODELING tutorial. Available: https://youtu.be/spi4lGxnMZg . Last accessed 11th March 2021.

• Merge selected components | Maya 2020 | Autodesk Knowledge Network (2021). Available at: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/maya/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2020/ENU/Maya-Modeling/files/GUID-2DF066DD-4C1C-462E-9F8C-FA52FA9D9B16-htm.html (Accessed: 11 March 2021).

• Nick Lewis. (2016). Merge Vertices and Target Weld in Maya. Available: https://youtu.be/LsDnWZ4hHTk . Last accessed 11th March 2021.

• Mr. H. (2016). Fixing Problems with Duplicate Special and Mirroring in Maya. Available: https://youtu.be/mizf13m-4b0 . Last accessed 13th March 2021.

• Hampson, L. (2018) This is the most attractive height for men and women, Standard.co.uk. Available at: https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/dating/most-attractive-height-for-man-woman-a3846246.html (Accessed: 24 March 2021).

• CG MAGUS. (2017). How to Make Dynamic Hair in Maya / Hair braid 3D. Available: https://youtu.be/H6XzqvI8k6g . Last accessed 23rd March 2021.

• CGI Tutorials. (2020). How to tie a knot and draw curves onto geometry in Maya. Available: https://youtu.be/U1iBlo7g6gA . Last accessed 22nd Mar 2021.

• Textures for 3D, graphic design and Photoshop! (2021). Available at: https://www.textures.com/  (Accessed: 5 April 2021).

 

UV Mapping:

 

• CGI Tutorials. (2019). Uv mapping a sword for beginners. Available: https://youtu.be/FUPv6rkBhps. Last accessed 29th Mar 2021.

• James Taylor. (2014). UV MAPPING MADE EASY! UV unwrapping tutorial for Maya 2015 / 2016 / LT 2016. Available: https://youtu.be/HLhazEa8wmw . Last accessed 29th Mar 2021.

 

Rigging and Exporting:

 

• Mike Hermes. (2015). Maya 2016 tutorial : How to export an nCloth object ( FBX ). Available: https://youtu.be/JsJMa0lTUeQ . Last accessed 4th Apr 2021. 

• Andor Kollar. (2017). Maya - XGen Hair Converting to Geometry with Curve to Tube mesh. Available: https://youtu.be/YzkSE2HGdXY . Last accessed 5th Apr 2021

• Maya Learning Channel. (2016). Quick Rigging and Skinning a character for beginners. Available: https://youtu.be/c538zkwxgTQ . Last accessed Apr 2nd 2021.

• Awesome Tuts. (2019). Animate And Rig 3D Characters For Games Like A Pro (Even If You Are A Complete Beginner). Available: https://youtu.be/WmMT_KOkJUw . Last accessed 2nd Apr 2021.

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Unity:

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• Vinicius Marques. (2020). 3rd Person Controller + Fly Mode. Available: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/3rd-person-controller-fly-mode-28647 . Last accessed 6th Apr 2021.

• Vinicius Marques. (2017). Getting started with your Third Person Game. Available: https://youtu.be/D7Ogk4DzsRI . Last accessed Apr 6th 2021.

• Unity Technologies (2019). Terrain Tools Sample Asset Pack. Available: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/textures-materials/nature/terrain-tools-sample-asset-pack-145808 . Last accessed Apr 6th 2021.

• rpgwhitelock. (2019). AllSky Free - 10 Sky / Skybox Set. Available: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/textures-materials/sky/allsky-free-10-sky-skybox-set-146014 . Last accessed 6th Apr 2021.

• Nobiax / Yughues. (2020). Yughues Free Bushes. Available: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/vegetation/plants/yughues-free-bushes-13168 . Last accessed Apr 6th 2021.

• Pixel Games. (2016). Realistic Tree 9 [Rainbow Tree]. Available: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/vegetation/trees/realistic-tree-9-rainbow-tree-54622 . Last accessed Apr 7th 2021.

• ALP8310. (2019). Grass Flowers Pack Free. Available: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/textures-materials/nature/grass-flowers-pack-free-138810 . Last accessed Apr 8th 2021.

• CrazyCool. (2019). Desert Set House. Available: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/environments/historic/desert-set-house-138105 . Last accessed Apr 8th 2021.

 

Trailer:

 

• Derek Lieu. (2020). 5 Simple Game Trailer Templates | Video Game Trailer Academy. Available: https://youtu.be/KRvEFwHXm8s . Last accessed Apr 9th 2021.

• PlayStation. (2017). NieR: Automata – "Death is Your Beginning" Launch Trailer | PS4. Available: https://youtu.be/fRa60mAn_Mw. Last accessed Apr 9th 2021.

• Nintendo. (2019). Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - First Look Trailer - Nintendo E3 2019. Available: https://youtu.be/3fr1Z07AV00 . Last accessed Apr 9th 2021.

• Think Citric. (2019). Unity Recorder Tutorial 2019 - How To Record HD Video In Unity. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqW-Fg5VafQ . Last accessed Apr 9th 2021.

• Nicky B. (2020). How to Animate Characters in Unity 3D | Animator Explained. Available: https://youtu.be/vApG8aYD5aI . Last accessed Apr 10th 2021.

• Tunetank — No Copyright Music Library. (2020). Aliaksei Yukhnevich - End of the Abyss (Epic Cinematic Copyright Free Music). Available: https://youtu.be/hoap3gfnrgo. Last accessed 24th Apr 2021

• Tunetank Inc. (2021). End of the Abyss. Available: https://tunetank.com/tracks/621-end-of-the-abyss/. Last accessed 24th Apr 2021.

• ComedyOn. (2019). This video will make you cry! - Every young person needs to see this!. Available: https://youtu.be/IXIWz3KXzq0. Last accessed 24th Apr 2021.

• TipTut. (2017). Fire Sparks Particle Effect [No Plugins] | After Effects Tutorial. Available: https://youtu.be/WAqLSDxC4L0. Last accessed 24th Apr 2021

 

Posters:

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• Nikolai Karelin. (2018). Castle. Available: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Y68dX . Last accessed 15th Apr 2021.