Relic Michelle Puente 2024

Abstract

Step into the shoes of Soloria Cervantes as we help our friends Aneli, Ismena, and Octavia run a food stall at a big convention over the weekend! Dressed in bows, frills, and heels, get ready for the feels! Panadería is a visual development project with a vertical slice demo for an eventual visual novel-styled dating sim that utilizes character costuming in connection to aspects of personal identity. Each character has been designed and written through the lens of different contexts, such as heritage, religious affinity, gender identity, and sexual orientation. Each theme is utilized not only in a way that connects to their storylines and backgrounds, but also in how those themes have transformed the characters' outlet of self-expression, making costuming an important aspect of this project.