Grafighters

Homework #10 (5) Research 1 or (if you signed up for 3 credit points) 2 artists who have used electronics / coding / software in their work. Observe how they used it; how obvious that component is; and how creative they were in their approach. Blog about it.

I am not sure if this counts as an artist, but it includes art, electronics and is designed for children so I think it is pretty relevant.

Grafighters is a revolutionary new game that allows children to draw characters and upload them to the site by scanning them into the computer, once they are uploaded, children are able to customize their character's fighting style. Once their character's attributes are established the site enables them to come to life and take park in battles against other childrens' characters. I attended Syracuse University and had a friend who worked for the company in Syracuse, New York. The girl was in my Advertising design program and always discussed how she loved doodling as a child and still loves doodling to this day. She currently works for Grafighters drawing characters for the site.

Grafighters is a great way to mix the use of traditional materials and drawing skills with the imminent use of the computer and video/computer games. I am excited to see how the company has progressed since I started attending Syracuse, I hope it becomes a success because I think it is a fantastic idea!




"Our mission is to make games more fun by letting you play them with whatever characters you want. Imagine playing NBA Jam with a starting lineup of Abraham Lincoln, Batman, Larry Bird, yourself, and the drawing you did in class that day. Yes, this is actually happening."

For more information please refer to http://www.grafighters.com/ !!!