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We were tasked with creating two manifestos, one on our industry and one personal and present them in a way we see fit. I chose Pixel Art Animation and to combine them into one video.

A Home Within a Home
A Games Design Manifesto

I have forever been fascinated with game design. The story telling, the mechanics, the logic, the magic. Games are my home, my love, my craft, my escape.
The designers and developers of each title pulled me into their worlds, enchanted me with their characters, enthralled me with their lore, captivated me with their mysteries and held me close, every step of the way. Whether I was an elf in high fantasy, a space renegade in sci-fi, someone looming around a cursed house, adventuring in the wilds, each journey ensnared my imagination and continues to do so today. Games need to have heart, direction, care, and sincerity.
It is in this realm I learned so much of who I am today. Problem solving, resourcefulness, creativity, communication, consequence, and morality. With each instance, a challenge, a chain reaction. The purpose is not to make things easy, no, it is to present difficulties, boundaries, rules, it provokes a thought process when faced with obstacles.
In these domains I can be anything I want to be, I can reject the societal and generational molds I was given by birthright. I am in control of who I am, the direction I go, the end goal and what I seek to gain from it. My destiny and fate are my own. To know you are in control is to know freedom; even within confines. This awakening translates into reality, it empowers, emboldens, and emblazons strength, confidence, fearlessness, and fire at your core.
Failure, of course, is inevitable. But failure is how we learn. Experimentation, confrontation, ferocity, motivation, determination, calculation. We get knocked down, beaten, kicked into the dirt, we waste time, effort, energy, but if we rise and keep fighting, no failure is meaningless, and every falter is a lesson. Game Design is intended to provoke growth, evolution, understanding, improvement, but most importantly, success.
At a time when I had none, games provided me with role models, personalities, ethics, and perspectives to aspire to. The expert storytelling and character designs mimic the real world through tinted glass, hypothetical conversations, speculative individuals, theoretical scenarios. It equipped me with versatility, awareness, caution, and integrity to navigate the future and aided in shaping my principles.
In conclusion, Games, their design, their heart, their intention, leave a lasting imprint encouraging creativity and allowing their imagination and independence to flourish.
My home, my love, my craft, my escape.

Dandelion In the Concrete
A Personal Manifesto

It has been a long road to finally get to university. But no one is more ready than I. I am not just hungry for this, I am starving.
I will succeed in spite of those who did not believe in me, those who did not support me, those who wronged me. I am not just fueled by desire and aspiration; I am fueled by the bridges I had to burn to survive. I am fueled by pain, fury, rebuttals, heart break, vindication and because I deserve it.
I will be unapologetically myself. I will twist every brief to put my personal flair into each project, my heart, my experiences, my perspectives, without fear or hesitation. I will push the limits of what is expected and push my own limits as a designer and creative.
I will flourish creatively, take on any challenges and create my own. I will leap at any opportunity to learn new skills, new habits, new techniques, and technologies even outside of the tasks provided for me.
I will finally attain the degree I have been fighting to have for over a decade. If I leave with anything less than a first class honour, I have failed. I refuse to submit anything I am not proud of; I will give everything I have to every brief regardless of the credits or insignificance. I burn so brightly and believe me; I have enough light to last a lifetime, I am here to crush it, and I will.
But ultimately, I will work hard to provide a future for and a better life for my family. They are my driving force, my true north. I will not let history repeat itself. I will nourish, support, protect and provide for them. Succeeding at university is a stepping stone in this endeavour.
My seedlings will not have to be dandelions in the concrete.
They will grow into what they choose.

Thanks for looking! ^_^