I believe, Socrates, that some power more than human first gave things their names, and that

these were necessarily true names. (Plato, c. 380 BC, Symposium) If there have been always true thoughts in him which only need to be awakened into knowledge by putting questions to him, his soul must have always possessed this knowledge And if the truth of all things always existed in the soul, then the soul is immortal. (Plato, c. 380 BC, Meno) The Story The Library of Dreams A young girl called Dido, woke up in a dream. She remembers a pleasant dream, skipping through an autumn forest when all of a sudden, she thought to turn around. She turned, quickly and suddenly, and saw not the forest stretching behind her but a murky, half drawn blur of forest and nothingness. Everything went dark. And now here she is, awake in the gaps between dreams, in the corridors of the Library of Dreams and the Librarian is watching. The Brief Generic Name Studios is beginning development on their latest game, The Library of Dreams. It is a game aimed at school children (ages 7-12). Its platform will be smartphones and tablets, to target the growing audience of school children who are permitted to use their parents technology to be kept entertained. It is an adventure game, with emersion and exploration at its centre. Whilst it is meant to be somewhat scary the child is very much in the role of the hero and the bringer of happiness. The main villain of the game is the Dream Librarian, who is the keeper of this realm. It is the distributor of dreams, both happy and nightmarish. Your job as a character designer is to create this creature. Deadline Requirements 1. A fully rigged, skinned and textured character. a. Accompanied with a show reel of example animations and lighting tests. b. Must meet decided restrictions for the smartphone platform. 2. Fully rendered 2D explorations of the Librarians various forms. a. Accompanied by a detailed and well documented making of