1st week_070918 - Concept
Hi I am Angelique (Lique Anderson)
Next week I am traveling to work with my co-partner to brainstorm concepts. She is an actress and choreographer and we have talked many times about collaborating on a project. So this might be the one.
Hi I am Angelique (Lique Anderson)
OLP 2018 Boot Camp brought new friends & connections to fellow creative travelers. I gained more insight and feedback from Ebony and team re: technique, expectations, and best practices that I feel will move me forward.
So here we go! My intention is to create an interactive visual fantasy that is fun, and compelling.One of the inspirations is Laurie Anderson's "Chalkroom" VR project. For this project, I plan to go back to basics, focusing on my art and creating a narrative experience. One possible concept: creating an experience about the earth's environment and conservation.
I am in the prototyping phase building the environment using Unity for navigation, while researching what the look&feel will be. Within the story will be experiences that allow the audience to interact and create effects. One such experience is an environment with multiple objects that create sound FXs.
This is the first time I am developing for the GO but researching and being aware of what it’s limitations are upfront is essential, especially re: textures, video, mechanics.
Next week I am traveling to work with my co-partner to brainstorm concepts. She is an actress and choreographer and we have talked many times about collaborating on a project. So this might be the one.
For next week:
- choose and clarify beginning concept
- designing objects & character concepts
- ID what elements for interact
- continue w/prototype & iterate environment
- continue search for a coder
- more sketching development of space
OLP 2018 Blog Post 1
Hello Folks!
My name is Will Roberts and I’m a 3D artist, animator and VR Dev based in NYC. On the interwebs I go by @WillieRo (Instagram, Twitter, Twitch)
I’m super pumped to share my first update and kicking this thing off right.
While brainstorming my concept, a few questions kept popping up in my mind. If history is told by its victors, how can marginalized people aspire for something greater? How would my 16 year old self reconnect and learn about his heritage in a cool, fun and engaging way?
The project I'm going to be working on is titled “BHX1619” and here is a short rough synopsis.
Synopsis
Set within the Metaverse, you are Agent 1619, a young hacker newly enlisted into an elite Pan-African cyber defense team. In a world that is obsessed with cybernetic augmentation; enhancing various traits such as body parts, intelligence and memory. A cyber terrorist deploys a memory altering virus to every connected citizen, chaos erupts in all cities and neighboring African countries. This computer virus codenamed Chainlink, causes temporary blindness, digital dementia and aggressively deletes or implants false memories of the country’s history. As a member of cyber defense team “BHX”, you are tasked with finding and eliminating the virus and the hacker who created it. On your journey through virtual dreams and prosthetic memories, you will experience African and African American history like you’ve never seen it before.
Set within the Metaverse, you are Agent 1619, a young hacker newly enlisted into an elite Pan-African cyber defense team. In a world that is obsessed with cybernetic augmentation; enhancing various traits such as body parts, intelligence and memory. A cyber terrorist deploys a memory altering virus to every connected citizen, chaos erupts in all cities and neighboring African countries. This computer virus codenamed Chainlink, causes temporary blindness, digital dementia and aggressively deletes or implants false memories of the country’s history. As a member of cyber defense team “BHX”, you are tasked with finding and eliminating the virus and the hacker who created it. On your journey through virtual dreams and prosthetic memories, you will experience African and African American history like you’ve never seen it before.
My goal is to create an Afro-cyberpunk cinematic experience that both educates and entertain. Built around a centralized narrative, the player (visitor) uses gestures to traverse through history, dreams and memories in a non-linear way. While traveling through these virtual dreams and prosthetic memories, the player (visitor) will be challenged by solving puzzles, collecting knowledge and other items to ward off the Chainlink virus. Within my first week and a half, I’ve hammered out a small game design and technical document, created a tiny story bible, rough script, theory and created tons of mood boards. Although this may sound ambitious, for my submission I’ve decided to create a small but polished vertical slice of the experience that demonstrates the core interactions, visual stylization and most importantly, the story.
Below are a few mood boards to give you a feel of the world that I’m building. In my next post, I’ll update you guys with my asset creation pipeline and user interaction design.
Thats all folks! Good luck on your projects!