Go to the game design field to study abroad and win the "Harvard" in downstream design? Undergraduate animation majors are engaged in game design. They are enthusiastic about life, keep an eye on everything, have strong learning ability, understand various concepts, constantly challenge themselves, face difficulties, and win many "Harvard" titles in game design. Let's learn more about Lei's experience!
Animation to Game Design Case Study
Received including Savannah College of Art and Design
American University, DiGippen Institute of Technology
And San Francisco University of the Arts
Four offers inside!
Lei applied for the direction of game design - concept design. In addition to the offer of graduate students from Savannah School of Art and Design, he also received the offer of American University Digipen Institute of Technology And the San Francisco University of the Arts.
What are the steps from animation to game design? What huge world view does her collection of works contain? Let's listen to Lei's ideas~
1. What direction did you choose? Why?
I applied for American graduate student - game design - concept design direction I prefer painting. I want to design a game of my own. I have studied sketch for 9 months in the college entrance examination training system. Painting is the most important part of my life, I like painting since I was young I am fascinated by both the paintings on the exhibition and the graffiti on the street.
I I love life very much, The small creatures on the street and the street lights at night make me feel that I have a chance to put them in the works of art. When I see something that particularly moves me, I will Record it immediately.
I majored in animation in college, which made me Exposed to many different cultures I feel that in different cultural environments, I am easily infected by different cultures, so I have the idea of studying abroad in the United States.
2. How many projects is the game design portfolio? What are they?
My game collection is 3 projects 。
The first is the concept The last two are two parts in one, One is design, and the other is art . I read it in the library Lost Civilization And I like it better History of war Just combine the two.
The design inspiration of this project comes from the The Sino US trade war and the birth of the atomic bomb during World War II were carried by two prehistoric civilizations, Atlantis and the mainland of Mu Tell a sandbox game about the outbreak of war and the destruction of civilization.
In the game A variety of endings are set, but no matter how the protagonist chooses the outcome of the game, it is negative, Leading to the destruction of the final civilization.
The purpose is to I want to express that war is never the best choice for human beings and will only lead to destruction, Cultural conflicts and conflicts of interest among civilizations are inevitable due to suspicion and technology explosion, There is only eternal benefit between civilizations.
Because in the process of searching for information Atlantis civilization is similar to Greek culture So the set search refers to a lot of information about Greek civilization, among which Athens and Sparta are mainly selected as the base, The ruins of the continent are near America, so Set reference to Inca and Mayan civilization.
In the first project, I wrote The whole story, the game playing method and the background setting of the whole game, including the design of characters appearing in the story and the scene design of the two civilizations.
During the creation of this project, I need to fully understand the creation and design process of sandbox games. In the process of cg character design and cg scene design, I The ability of digital painting has been greatly improved , especially in the process of scene design 3d auxiliary painting completes an original painting work.
Second project It is a game of exploration and survival. Because the first project focuses on people, the world view of the second project is set at Ghost World In the process of the game, the player wants to experience the feeling of survival games and explore the post-war spirit world, In the process, we will explore the causes of war and look for cultural relics.
When entering the game, you can select the form and birth place of the protagonist, A total of four birth places have been set Every time a player finishes exploring a map, he can obtain the mysterious power of crystal Transform into another form , enabling players to explore new maps.
I also want to express my anti war idea. I added the final render in the art part of the project The concept setting before the war was compared with the picture after the war, In order to express the cruelty of war in profile, it has brought a great blow to the world.
I completed the creation process Story background setting, GDD writing and setting game playing method, character scene design and modeling, character bone binding animation, game programming and demo display video, etc.
When I was working on project 2, I referred to a lot of complicated and diverse game mechanisms and living conditions in don't start settings, Each detail allows players to discover different functions, find their own playing methods, and create their own unique maps.
At the same time, the art style inside is dominated by lines, Slightly absurd terror I like this style very much.
The game is played in the way Have strong exploration , you can find hidden space in each different map, and you can unlock a new map after completing the task of a map. I like this setting very much, The world view of the fairy world is also shaped very completely. Rendering style in art It is very attractive to me. The special effects are also very elaborate.
3. What help did you get?
In fact, I have a habit of collecting materials and looking for inspiration in my daily life. However, in the process of artistic creation, such scattered inspiration cannot become a system without systematic research and practice.
So I came to the natural light. It was the time of the epidemic, so I Online completed part Content. In fact, I haven't learned game design systematically. I only learned about the college entrance examination system for a little time before So the teacher of natural light helped me a lot in the basic part.
Although I study animation, I am not familiar with game settings, but the teacher of natural light will not only systematically help me The whole process from sorting out the spiritual feeling scheme to making the final drawing , and Correct some mistakes in basic skills for me Let me better understand this major.
And I think Feel better offline I don't have strong self-control on the line, and I can paddle secretly, Offline is more efficient for me 。
4. Do you have any suggestions?
Just calm down and make your work Time will give you the answer. Don't worry too much. If you worry too much, you will interrupt your thoughts. You can take your time, but, Don't drag yourself into an unwanted life.
Today's summary
Works of Lei The source of inspiration and her knowledge , break up different historical and cultural concepts again, and combine them into new game concepts. From the combination of the big world view to the detailed character setting, from the preliminary architectural construction to the detailed rendering, as well as the introduction of play methods and keyboard operation, etc Finally, she formed a whole game world that only belongs to her.
In the process of the whole game design portfolio, It can not be separated from the initiative and seriousness of Lei's classmates, nor can it be separated from the attitude of the teachers at each stage.
We also suggest that you, To cultivate personal hobbies Don't let books fetter your mind, Go outside more to find . Find your focus, understand, explore, It will eventually become your inspiration and your intangible wealth!
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