Mining facility:

One of our first ideas was to create a mining installation set in the future when most of Earth's resources have been depleted. The atmosphere is saturated with the smog of burned fossil fuels. Set in a post apocalyptic world the few remaining humans work as miners under the control of fascist regimes who police the mines and its inhabitants. 

We agreed as a group that writing up some kind of back story that would not only inform others of our ideas and workings, but help our idea generation as well. By inventing a story it helped us to produce a unique style and look to our project. The back story was the backbone of our assignment. It allowed us to extract elements and work from strategic points. By including some characters within the story it gave the environment purpose and weight. The story itself could suggest why the mine looks the way it does. 

We felt that by adding characters and places people could relate with the project more easily and ideas would flow fluidly. The backstory itself is a necessary element of the project as it is where all our ideas originated.