Game Art - Exercise: World Creation
25/9/2024 - 24/11/2024
Week 1 - Week 9
Ng Jia Ern 0363033
Game
Art
Exercise: World Creation
INSTRUCTIONS
Exercise - World Creation (Fantasy )
ART DIRECTION
Proposal with Sketches and Thumbnails
You are to choose a game that you intend to alter the art direction/aesthetics. (*note that you are not creating a game design, only art) Based on your choice you are to then create a world with initial concept arts and collections of reference and extracting information/components that is shown in your mood board which explains the following:
You are to include South East Asian culture, folklore or any unique component to your design. Your art style could be following any style as long as you alter it to define a unique style with functions and aesthetically pleasing.
Submission:
Slide in .pdf format landscape. 16:9
Proposal Idea 1:
You are to choose a game that you intend to alter the art direction/aesthetics. (*note that you are not creating a game design, only art) Based on your choice you are to then create a world with initial concept arts and collections of reference and extracting information/components that is shown in your mood board which explains the following:
- Time
- Era
- Ambience and mood
- Back story
- Crisis
- Culture – design component representing their race, worship, colors, materials used, etc
- Ecosystem – who lives there, what do they do, animals, creatures, flora etc
- Geolocation – plain, mountain pass, dungeons, temples ruins, highlands, sea, river, forest etc.
- Architectural design – structure, monuments, relics etc
- Resource – nuclear, oil, crystal etc
- Genre – Horror, Comedy, Drama etc
- Target audience – range max to 8 years
- Theme - (Fantasy – South East Asian) + Sci-fi, Post War, Post Apocalypse, Medieval, etc.
- Classes/hierarchy
- Transport – man made, animal, hybrids, portals etc.
You are to include South East Asian culture, folklore or any unique component to your design. Your art style could be following any style as long as you alter it to define a unique style with functions and aesthetically pleasing.
Submission:
Slide in .pdf format landscape. 16:9
Proposal Idea 1:
Proposal Idea 2:
REFLECTION
Initially, I wanted to create a cyberpunk-style game, but as I started sketching and doing research, I realized that my knowledge of cyberpunk and mecha was too limited. It was hard for me to understand how these elements were designed or conceptualized, so I eventually gave up on that idea. Instead, I turned my focus to a game I’ve been playing recently, Zenless Zone Zero. It’s a modern open-world game with character and monster designs from various factions. I really love the game’s style—it’s trendy and fresh.
So, I decided to proceed with this idea. I plan to create a new faction for the game, designing characters to enrich its roster. To make it less challenging for myself, I chose to stick to a style I enjoy: a cute, anime-inspired design.
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