Treason
This is a thesis proposal for a self-created video game that is focused on presenting visual concepts for game art. I propose to make art that combines two dierent visual styles: realism and science ction. The main purpose is to give the player a new experience of various visual elements during game play.
Overview
This video game will combine two different visual styles; realistic mixed with science fiction. The main purpose is to bring the player into a new vision of experiencing the various cisual contents within the game play.
Game World
The historical context of the game is the World War I period (early 1900 's); the setting is a suburb of London, England. The alien world is another setting that overlaps with the human world. By going through the “Gate,” which is secretly located in London, the player can travel between these two worlds.
Narrative
The main character, Marvin, is a British businessman who owns a major military factory in a suburb outside London. After Marvin has just nished another business deal, he walks back to his office, by a different path than usual and passes by an abandoned depot. Marvin has been thinking about buying this place to store illegally traded goods. He accidentally discovers a secret passage inside the building that leads to a world he has never seen before. He finds its inhabitants are not from this world, but the world in which they are living seems to be overlap with our world. Moreover, he overhears a plan for an attack on Earth by these creatures, who are aiming to eliminate Earth and the entire human race to replace them...
Game Play and Mechanics
The game is a third-person action- adventure game, with controls similar to those of other video game, such as Uncharted. The main idea of combining two visual worlds is inspired by what the early Silent Hill games accomplished. The player will have to confront alien and human enemies by switching between two dierent worlds. This video game is planned to be built in an independently developed engine.
Environment Concept_Exterior
Colour- rendering and drawing compositions were a challenge. Limited resources and tutorials concerning how to create concept art for video games were provided in the program to assist me in overcoming visual issues.
Environment Concept_Interior
The environment, including an office layout, was rendered in different colours.
The alien world was bounded with narrative setup.
I designed the concept of the main character, Marvin, and some Prop.
Several shots were dicult to toggle unless 3D models were used to help with the perspective and compositions. The process was time consuming, but the final result was satisfying.
Environment Ketshots
The judging panel for the thesis presentation, said that the concepts were not practical for the gaming industry because most companies would prefer to use types of illustrations dierent from the type presented. The presented art was not considered to be useful "concept art" for the industry.
Environment Props
Environment Concept_ Thumbnails
Environment with battle- scene.
The finished coloured piece included the necessary thumbnails.
As a concept artist, the core task is to provide the art director with conceptual drawings to furnish ideas for the game project. For one finished piece, more than 20 thumbnails and six full-scale drawings were created. The process required time and brainstorming; the final result was satisfying.
Alien Concept
A 3D sculptured creature designed in ZBrush
In this part, the aim was to deliver the conceptual form of the alien character and its corresponding vehicle. The main purpose was to present the organic form of both alien creations. The aim for the vehicle was to portray it in a living form, in contrast to the traditional materialistic, robotic style. It was a challenge because of the limited number of similar- designs that appeared at that time.
Gun Concept- Rifle
To deliver the conceptual form of a weapon prop for the alien character. The main purpose was to try to portray an organic form, which differed from the traditional material of guns. Overall, not too many problems were encountered in this aspect. With the help of a 3D model done in Z-Brush, a diversity of angles were easily provided; furthermore, there were two other colour variations that subtly indicate the status of this weapon.
Melee Concept
To deliver the conceptual form of a weapon prop for the alien character. The main purpose was to try to portray an organic form, which dffiered from the traditional material of weapons. Overall, not too many problems were encountered in this aspect. With the help of a 3D model done in Z-Brush, a diversity of angles were easily provided.
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