Rational / Intention

• To create an Asian inspired cyberpunk scene for a game in a pixel art style

• The scene will be a diverse Asian environment that is authentic and appealing to the cultures it is representing

• The reason to create such a scene is to give a believable representation of Asian cultures for a game that both Western and Asian audiences can appreciate

Context: Field

• The field of practice would be game environment art

• The art style itself will be an evolved iteration of 16-bit era games as there will be post-processing which includes shaders, and dynamic lighting

• As this is a city district for a game, I will have to ensure that the district serves as a hub for services, and shops

• The city district itself will be referred to as “Little Asia”, meaning it will be taking many Asian cultures and condensing them into one district.

• The practitioners who are known to be in the field include Ricardo Juchem and his work for General Interactive Co.’s Chinatown Detective Agency, the game ANNO: Mutationem, and Japanese-based pixel artist APO+.

Method

• The work in the studio which will support my intention will include:

  • Mood boarding of the scene

  • 2D asset creation

  • Animation

  • Environment design

  • Post-processing + shaders

Production: Tools

• Week 1 - Moodboarding for Asian cultures and businesses

• Week 1 - Receive consultation from those of particular Asian backgrounds

• Week 2-3 - Create 2D assets on pixel art software (Aesprite or Piskel)

• Week 3 - Creating palette swaps for assets (Adobe Photoshop)

• Week 4 - Animation for holograms and/or adboards (Aesprite or Piskel)

• Week 5- Adding the assets onto the base scene (Unity)

• Week 6 - Lighting and Post-processing and shaders (Unity)