Last week, gameLab worked with the GK Leaders to use the rough visual sketches created by gameLab to develop backstories for each of the game's family members.
Character Backstory For your team’s character, please answer the following, in any way you choose:Family Role: girl child
Name of character: Rebecca
Personality of character:Shy Generous Introverted
Kind Thoughtful Smart
Sweet Creative
Character’s relationships with others? Has a best friend avoids people who bother her or talk about her
Has lots of cousins Favorite Aunt Loves her parents
Gets along with her siblings
Character’s relationship with the world? Likes
Mints Ginger Candy Fried Foods Rice
Listening to sweet micky an zen
Dreams
Actor Dentist Doctor Singer Dancer
Some things the character might have written about in his or her journal in the last few yearsShe met a guy named Raymond that she likes. They go to the same school but one thing she aims for is an education so that she can have a better like and nice job.
Character Backstory 2Family Role: male child
Name of character: Marcugero (Marc)
Personality of character:Adventurous, Curious, Handy, Introverted of his little shyness, very intelligent
Character’s relationships with others? Friendly with others he knows, like friends and family when he tries to take time with them because he likes to be by himself on his own adventure.
Character’s relationship with the world? - Dreams to be like his father/older brother
- Likes to travel
- Like to read if he is not being disturbed with family problems
- Dislike is missing school because he loves education
Some things the character might have written about in his or her journal in the last few yearsVery high grades on report card
Fears are not being able to finish school to have an education to support his family to live better.
He has a puppy but is afraid of not being able to feed and take care of it.
Character Backstory 3Family Role: male child
Name of character: Theodore
Personality of character:Athletic, creative, outgoing, funny, thoughtful, generous
Character’s relationships with others? Has a lot of friends that he loves to play with & family (Likes: Sis, Mom. Dislikes: Dad, Aunt)
And some of his neighbor’s he doesn’t like.
Character’s relationship with the world? His dream is to become rich and help his family and his country.
To become a basketball player
He also likes to play baseball.
Some things the character might have written about in his or her journal in the last few years- He has a job that pays minimum wage (collecting bottles and selling them with soda and other juice)
- He is trying to get a girlfriend
- He just graduated from junior high school
- His sister is really smart in technology
Character Backstory 4Family Role: Mother
Name of character: Rebecca Edward
Personality of character:28 years old Merchant
Like to own a merchant business
Krochet, listen watch movies
Character’s relationships with others? - Krochet
- Listen to music
- Watch movies
- She always friendly to people
- Always generous
- And thoughtful
Character’s relationship with the world? Dream is to make Haiti healthy.
Some things the character might have written about in his or her journal in the last few yearsWish life was easy in Haiti.
Character Backstory 5Family Role: Father
Name of character: Pierre Edward
Personality of character:- Smart on farming abilities
- 30 years
- He likes to cook and craftsmanship
Character’s relationships with others? - Meet for the first time; marketplace
- Love teen around friends and family
- Hit his best friend Steve for stealing a pineapple
Character’s relationship with the world? - Environment (care)
- Leaders (decision)
- Music such as Jazz
- Dream of performing
Some things the character might have written about in his or her journal in the last few years- Life without his wife isn’t worth living
- I must always provide for my family
- My childrens is the hold on my soul