Roles The partnership between virtual reality (VR) or game designers and sound art designers is essential for crafting immersive and captivating experiences. By establishing a productive collaboration between these two teams, the overall quality and coherence of the end product can be significantly improved. A workflow chart visually presents the process, mapping out the different …
Author archives: Clara Childerley
Mapping virtual practice
The dancers and I wanted something that was other worldly. We agreed on a concept of multidimensional entities transmuting energy in a ritual, I think it offers an opportunity to create a truly unique and immersive experience for viewers. We decided the dancers will dance simultaneously in unison to form one whole entity as well …
Game blog
Research The puzzle game “Mendel,” which was released in 2018, has received accolades for its calming effects. Growing and breeding plants in the game unlocks new species, allowing players to relax and concentrate while exploring the tranquil realm of botany. A sensation of serenity and focus are encouraged by the easy-to-understand mechanics, relaxing sound effects, …
Tomatina town modelling
I initially started by manually copying and pasting red spheres in the fountain, but I quickly realised that this was an inefficient use of my time and that there had to be a more effective way. Following some investigation, I came to the conclusion that I could make use of the particle simulator. After placing …
Tomatina character modelling
I first made Tomatina by starting to model hands attached to a normal sphere, my tutor told me that I needed to use a quad sphere for the sake of the topology. I started again and chose to enhance Tomatina by extruding arms, legs, feet and fingers. This time I had the foresight to slice …
Tomatina character drawings
La Tomatina festival held in the Valencian town of Buol, in the east of Spain, in which participants throw tomatoes and engage in a tomato fight solely for entertainment. The assignment brief was to make a character for a game that would be based on a festival and I think La Tomatina lends itself to …
‘Yassified’ Character design
I am taking inspiration from the festival ‘La Tomatina’ in Valencia. My thinking was that a tomato called ‘Tomatina’ would could make a simple yet striking design, and would be recognisable and engaging to children. Her round shape will be fitting with a the ‘cute’ brief and bright red colour striking and distinguishable from other …
Dream Holiday destination – Final Outcome
These are the models I made: Maya paint effects I used: Lighting went fine – I didn’t want to add too many lights so I could have a quicker render. But when it came to seeing up I camera I struggled. My situation was made worse when Maya kept crashing due to my scene being …
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Dream Holiday destination – Process
To make my terrain I got plane and made the surface bumpy and uneven with the transform tool. To make the water I got another plane and applied the ocean shader. I then found an image to use as the terrain’s texture, I gave it a pink tone to emphasis its otherworldliness. Much like my …
Dream holiday destination – Planning
The planning process went smoothly. At first I took the brief of a perfect holiday destination too literally, I was brainstorming places I’d like to visit such as forests and gardens. However on second thought I realised how restricting this was, it meant I had to come up with a realistic place and not take …