Brooke Ogierman

Extra Curricular is a game designed to help new students navigate activities that one might encounter in college. Students are conditioned their whole lives to attend class, take tests and do homework, but may never be taught how to enjoy their time in college. In Extra Curricular, “students” or players encounter events and make decisions regarding underage drinking, street safety, balancing life, sex, relationships and much more! Extra Curricular is an honest look into what day to day life is like for a college student.
For myself and several of my peers, one of the hardest parts about going to college is not being in class, it’s finding the motivation to get up after only having 4 hours of sleep. It’s the dread of going through a breakup, it’s not having time to have fun, it’s the discomfort of a bad argument, it’s going to class with a hangover. Students are expected to perform a balancing act of their health, sanity, time and hunger… all while getting a degree. With Extra Curricular we can take a step towards preparing students for what actually to expect in college. Hold on tight, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.

The last 5 photos are of the display that I created myself. I kept to the strict deadline of one week while I painted, designed and applied vinyl, hung shelving and arranging my pieces.