Inspiration

The inspiration for creating the Character Canvas struck during a long night with my friend while we were working on developing a new board game. We ran into a problem with getting inspiration for character development, and that is when Character Canvas was born.

What it does

Character Canvas was born when I was creating a new board game with my friend. The tool provides an easy-to-use tool for generating character profiles, allowing anyone to effortlessly infuse depth and personality into the characters.

How we built it

PartyRock's drag-and-drop interface handed all of the heavy lifting to design an easy-to-use interface, making it accessible to both professionals and newcomers alike.

Challenges we ran into

The main challenge here was coming up with new prompts. I didn't want to overdo the character creator by adding too many widgets but created just enough to fully paint a picture of a newly created character with the use of widgets such as the Personality Profile, Emotional Reactions, Relationships, etc.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

I am happy to offer a creative space to generate characters that add layers of complexity and engagement to a game development experience. This tool has been personally useful for me and my friends as we work on creating new games.

What we learned

The tool initially only had 4 widgets and focused more on the character's origin story. We learned that this did not give the characters personalities, something we needed for our game as our characters had features such as personality and ancestry within the game. Understanding the unique needs of this game design allowed us to refine the tool to be adaptable to a variety of creative projects, including our own.

What's next for Character Canvas

Looking ahead, our vision is to further tailor Character Canvas to provide more creative character descriptions. I am personally going to try and integrate this with a discord bot that automatically generates server members a new persona (character).

Built With

• partyrock