Responsible for all Environment Assets, Spatial Design, and Lighting Design
Role/ Environment Artist
Type / VR Video Game Design, 2021
Device/ Oculus Quest 2
Development Time/ 2 Weeks
/ Group Project
with Wang Bokang, Deng Chenguang, Wang Shiyu(Ash), and Yu Xiunan
Software/ Unity, Maya, Substance Painter, Illustrator, Photoshop
"She" is a VR game that intent to arouse the experience between players and their grandparents and families. The game narrative intertwines your memories of interacting with grandma before studying abroad and your first day arriving in a foreign country.
Environment Art Concept
I try to differentiate the atmosphere between memory and presence by using strong color tones and specific interior design. For the rental house part, I use green to blue colors with brown assets, wainscoting, and trimming to evoke a sense of loneliness. In contrast, the memory vibe is orangish and with Asian style furniture and finishes.
Kitchen
The arrangement of the space is symmetric for the player from the game starting point. I intend to emphasize the sink as the central point and build the space hierarchy by placing the asset at both sides and repetitive objects far away to fill the environment.
Living Room
The scene player would focus more on the grandma herself and the table. I darkened all the surrounding walls by adding the lighting shades. The plants and the double doors are the visual enrichment of the Asian-style interior, filling the time in educating grandma using the voice call process.
Rental House
I design the rental house by aligning the architectural elements and symmetric room order. Except for the primary interactive items, I place all the surrounding furniture, windows, wainscot, trims, columns, and beams balanced on both sides. Create a leading visual toward the depth of the environment and a western atmosphere.
Prop Design
Red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)
The meaning of the red spider lily is the separation of two individuals. I put the flower inside the memory scene to reflect the truth of setting yourself apart from your grandma and how you and your grandma miss each other.
Tile Patterns
When thinking about texturing, I only applied the patterns in necessary areas for players to feel the vintage vibe. Making the player feel more immersive in the memory and also saving the memory used for texturing.
Wainscot Tile/ Kitchen Backsplash
Kitchen Floor Tile
Living Room Flooring Tile
Credit
We have recorded our chats with grandma individually and compiled them as the finale to let players think about their memory with their families.
