3D art touching basis on girl gaming steroetypes

[Clov3r]

So I have just been assigned a 4 week project to present a 3d object created of 2 or more common "tools" that people use in society and create them into something totally different. This point of this is to create a metaphor that describes a topic we want to portray.

For my assignment, I chose Girl Gaming.

Since my statement of Intent for this project is a bit extreme and still rough, I'll just give yall the overview.

I am pretty much taking common tools that differ extremely.
Like a Barbie Doll (toy) and a Video game Controller (gaming)
and merging them into an object that portrays this issue in a feminist fashion.

Pretty much, I'm playing on these girl gaming stereotypes to create a visual representation of the issue at hand in hopes that more people will get the message.

I will document my work process in here for anyone who is interested. I have a list of common girl gaming stereotypes already but if any of you want to list some in here that you hear alot, then feel free to share. I dont need any ideas but if you would like to post your thoughts and opinions I would be more than glad to hear what you all have to say.

-Stephanie

[Nokarot]

Sounds interesting, though I'm kind of lost on what the ideal end result will be, if you could explain it a bit more. It just sounds like a Barbie and a 360 controller portraying girl gaming could only be as bluntly drawn as a Barbie doll holding a 360 controller sitting on a couch or something.

Though, when you're done, I'm sure I'll see the end result and go "Oooh. Thats what she was talking about". But until then, my curiousity lingers! O.o

[Clov3r]

oh hehe. Well I'll upload my sketches at lunchime.

playing on the sterotyle "*&^%# Make me a Sandwhich"
Im taking a sandwhich maker and a console and fusing the two to play on that stereotype.

I have to run back to class so I cant really get a whole lot into detail about my statement of intent, etc.
But I promise it will all make sense later. hehe

[Arbee H2O]

Not quite sure which direction you are trying to take here, but would be a funny image to create a girl on the couch gaming intently, with a guy in the background in the kitchen doing the cooking/making a sandwich lol. GL, I am sure it will come out great. I like your sig btw

[Clov3r]

Ah but this is for my 3D Design class, which is essentially Abstract Sculpture 101.
So text, and figures are not allowed. And I have to make everything from scratch without found objects.

ATM, My idea has involved into a George Forman Grill made out of an NES. The controller is a an NES controller is made from a sandwich and I am also making an apron.

Im sure most of you all are still pretty confused, but I promise when it's all done it will make more sense. ^__^

[H2O Sonik]

there is still a stereotype?

[Bone]

well a sterotype is that if your a girl u suck at video games so u could do a hard candy videogame controller or somethin lol

[Rip]

I don't exactly understand how this falls into two or more 'tools'.....
A stereotype is a mindset, a mental thing, not really a tool?

[Bone]

well what im kinda getting from it is that the tools are something that represent the sterotype like girl gamers a tool or a sterotype that invloves girl games would be a game controller,console etc.

[Clov3r]

I don't exactly understand how this falls into two or more 'tools'.....
A stereotype is a mindset, a mental thing, not really a tool?

no the metaphor is the stereotype.
the components making up the project are the tool.