Kratos

A big part of my life, especially growing up, was video games. I loved video games, especially computer-video games. I don't know how many hours of my life have been spent trying to shave off a few milliseconds on that last lap, finding the most efficient way to get from spawn to a defensive position to support my teammates from the Nazi attack or smiting the unholy demons of Hell with my righteous battle-ax of +2 to charisma.

... that being said, I still enjoy the occasional game from time to time. However, for better or for worse, I have turned my attention from delving into fictional worlds to my own creative abilities, be it in writing, drawing or composing.

This is my first attempt at mixing my love of video games with my new found love of graphic design. Depicted here is a "render" of Kratos, God of War, from Sony's title, "God of War." Probably my favorite Playstation2 series of all time, Kratos is a Spartan who sold his soul to Ares in return of awesome power unknown to any mortal on Earth. Eventually becoming corrupted by his power, he sought to leave Ares' employ. Denied discharge by the God of War, Kratos set out on a quest to kill Ares and seek peace from the neverending nightmares that plagued his sleep. Lots of button-mashing ensues as Kratos makes his way through the Ancient Greek empire killing just about anything and everything in his path. As morbid as it sounds, the game is really quite entertaining and has received all sorts of accolades from the gaming community, most notably Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences 9th Annual D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Create, Entertain) Overall Game of the Year Award (2006) (www.interactive.org).

More to come...