Introduction

1. Realistic art in video games can bring players a fast and strong sense of immersion. exp: Horizon 2, “The Last of Us 2″ and Red Dead Redemption 2

2. The cost is expensive

3. Player’s equipment not good. Stylized art demand less.

4. Stylization is a term that has evolved with the development of digital games.

5. Explore the history of video game and study the role of art and aesthetics in video games.

6. Why some artists still prefer stylized aesthetics rather than solely focusing on achieving hyper-realistic representations in modern era?

Literature review

1. Järvinen (2009) stated that with the advancements in audiovisual technology, caricaturists have presented an alternative to photorealism as well.

2.According to Understanding Video Games: the essential introduction, the focus of stylized art is the exaggeration of a person or an object’s most prominent features (Egenfeldt-Nielsen et al. 2013).

3.Patrick Wyatt (2012), former producer and lead programmer at Blizzard, expounds upon the rationale behind the choice of stylized art for World of Warcraft. He states that the vibrant and resplendent visual landscape of the game was deliberately adopted to differentiate it from contemporaneous counterparts that predominantly employed a more realistic and restrained colour scheme, thus enabling World of Warcraft to carve a distinct market for itself.

4.E.H. Gombrich explains that artists during the post-impressionist era purposefully use distortions in physique within their art to emphasise their artistic intentions.

Methodology

1. literature review of the historical progression and evolution of digital games.
2. case study on renowned game designer Jenova Chen. Chen’s exceptional ability to achieve both artistic and commercial success offered valuable perspectives for this research.
3. Examining the benefits of stylized arts from the actual creation of stylized art, this examination aims to reinforce previous points on the benefits of stylized arts.

1.Development of stylized art

1.1 Evolution of digital games

1.2 Contemporary application of stylized art in Digital Games

2. The advantage of stylized art in game design

2.1 How Jenova Chen use stylized art in his game 

2.2 How Jenova Chen use stylized art to create a positive interaction for players 

3. Stylized art’s creation

Conclusion:

1. stylized art makes the style of the game more unique

2. stylized art typically requires fewer polygons, which makes it less demanding on hardware

3. stylized art can also enhance the image of a gaming brand in addition to being an aesthetic preference.

4. Stylized art is extensively utilised and widely embraced in the realm of video games.

5. As technology continues to advance, it can be expected that there will more innovative and visually stunning video game art in the future.

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