As previously stated, I am not actually submitting my environment for this assignment, rather a video of that environment that tells a digital story. This means that I am not creating an environmental story the same way one would when implemented into a game world, with a player being directed solely by their own interest.…
Now I have developed my initial ‘what if’ ideas into fully fleshed environment ideas, with their own themes and characters I can decide which scenario I will pursue and start to create the scene. Here I am going to give a synopsis of the complete environment ideas, with themes and characters implemented and explain my…
While structure does not directly apply to my environment the same way character and theme does, I’m not just submitting the environment. I am submitting a video of that location, which means that structure can be explored in how I direct the camera around the environment. The structure of the video I create can also…
Now that I have an idea what themes I could tell in my world ideas, and what environments would help show that theme I can move onto the top piece of the pyramid. The character. Now, when you look for character in game environments you are often met with small vignettes, sometime humorous sometimes not.…
:: What is ‘Theme’? :: Now that I have the low level, macro world ideas in place, I can move onto the next stage of idea development. Implementing the themes I want to tell and deciding on settings to help discuss those theme. However, before I decide what themes I will tell within my worlds…
Now I have explored lighting, camera work and effects creation within Unreal Engine I can finally move onto actually creating the piece I storyboarded previously. The actual production piece is mostly just a vehicle for the effects to take the centre stage, so I will be using as many found assets and materials as I…
The final step before I can start production on my environment is to create a 3D Blockout of the scene. This will allow me to get a sense for the visual I am trying to create in a 3D setting, which I find much more useful than the 2D sketches I created previously. It also…
Now I have a rough idea what sort of environment I wish to create I can begin expanding on that idea. I will create some 2D sketches to help demonstrate the visual for the environment I have in my head, which will also help me start to make a tally of the assets I will…
:: What Make A Good Environment? :: Before I decide what kind of environment, I want to create I need to understand what makes a good game area. There won’t need to be consideration for things like gameplay mechanics with this as it will be purely for the purposes of creating a 3D visual. Even…
The last subject I want to research before I start deciding the environment I want to create revolves around Unreal Engine specifically. As I discussed with an industry contact in my LOD post Unreal Engine is as close to the AAA proprietary game engines used in the industry you can use outside of a studio.…