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Olivia Brown
Nintendo was one of my earliest passions and fascinations; its user experience captivates audiences instantly. Though my interest began as a young child provoked by the charm of holding a tiny new world in my hands, it has continued to flourish even now as an adult. That’s an impressively large amount of time it has kept mine and my generation's interest. So my thesis focuses on how Nintendo has evolved from the first Nintendo handheld console to the most recent. Nintendo’s history dates back to 1889, first starting with playing cards, that is over a century ago! Though their past is long and intense, my thesis aims to showcase their more recent history, to provide nostalgia and context for my generation’s continuous obsession with these handheld video games. My work will take you through my creation of a Nintendo handheld evolution book, poster, and motion graphic, and a complete user interface design for an original game, showing how Nintendo’s earlier handheld games have influenced my way of game designing. Let’s explore this game console and interface history together, all you have to do is Press Start to begin!
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