Many students try to design from scratch. There's an idea that their work has to be 100% original and different. In reality, it's the complete opposite. We want to see if you can build reality based entertainment experiences through solid understanding of function, form and logic 
This is a demo from today's class. I show students how to take a boring subject (archaeology dig site), and turn it into an entertainment piece, which can fit into a broad range of IPs such as Tomb Raider, Indianan Jones, Uncharted, etc. This type of portfolio content gets jobs.
The key is to start with a good base and only alter 10% of it. This 10% involves rearranging, combining and rescaling objects. Disneyland is a perfect example. They create new experiences in confined areas by placing the right type of set dressing. We do the same in concept art.
Games such as Red Dead Redemption 2, all the Asssassin's Creeds, Ghost of Tsushima, God of War, The Division 2, The Last of Us, Tomb Raider, Cyberpunk 2077, Witcher 3, etc. all leverage from established 90% reality and change 10%-15%. If these studios are doing it, so can you. 😉
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