Galleries and Goblins
An app prototype using The Art Institute of Chicago's 'Arms and Armory' Collection.
Galleries and Goblins (GnG) blends the fantastical world of Dungeons and Dragons (DnD) with real life historical influences found in museums across the globe. GnG serves as a catalogue for all things character building. Users can dress their character in historical artifacts, record character progression, and interact with friends. History is your wardrobe!
Created in collaboration with Magdalene Ma and Jessica Hu
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Explore
There's an endless amount of items to choose from! Users can filter to specific time periods, locations, and even occasions to view a more concise selection.
Learn
Once users select an item they can read up on its history and purpose. If equipped, users are prompted to build on origin and personal connection in the notes section.
Track
Users can keep track of their character’s stats, personality traits, and appearance. Stats are automatically updated depending on the equipped armor.
Interact
Users can add friends to their party and keep track of each other’s stats! They can select their friends’ equipped items to look at history and notes.
Visualize!
Users can fully visualize their characters and add friends to the picture. Perfect for a celebratory photo after a long DnD session!
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After a recent field trip to the AIC, Mike and his friends have started a DnD campaign based in 14th century Italy. He has just finished a session with his friends, and needs to update his character level, equipped armor, as well as the notes on his sword. He also wants to see what is friends are up to.
Watch Mikes full journey through Galleries and Goblins below!