For my junior studio assignment I wanted to create a doll line based off the Zodiac animals. For this project I chose to do the year of the dragon and the year of the snake. I researched which flower and lucky colors went with each doll.
Avery is a 15-year-old girl. She loves rom coms and anime and is new to dating and romance. Dating people in real life scares her so she sticks to dating sims. Her best friend Ingrid just wants to focus on getting into an ivy college. Recently Avery was playing her favorite virtual reality dating sim, “Save the Date,” spills her drink on her keyboard, it malfunctions. She is trapped in the game! Ingrid comes for a sleepover, Avery is missing! Inside the game, Avery meets a guide (the antagonist) who pushes her to behave like an adult. She grows up too fast and loses herself in the so-called good life. Avery becomes a part of the game, acting like everyone else in the good life sport. Ingrid finds a way to get into the game; the friends hardly recognize each other.
Sixteen-year-old Ingrid is more concerned about college and not at all interested in dating. She is Avery’s best friend. Avery and Ingrid both enjoy having sleepovers, especially at the end of the school week. Ingrid doesn’t understand Avery’s obsession with gaming and day-dreaming about romance.
Malory is a sentient, non-playable character guide in the dating sim Avery gets trapped in. Malory is two-faced and very manipulative with her own agenda. Malory hates her job so her main goal in the game is to have Avery replace her in the game so that she can escape into the real world.
Props created for a beauty queen competition
Magic Forest meeting spot for battle or for creating peace terms.