Autoclave

• What It Is

  I created a greybox city for a marble-roller adventure game prototype with QWOP-esque controls about struggling in an environment not meant for you.

• What I Did

  • Served as level designer for a team of 5 during a 10 week period working in Unity

  • Collaborated on game design and narrative by creating mood boards and design documents

  • Conceptualized areas of the city based on intended player emotions and world lore

  • Greyboxed foundations of a city that is warped by gravitational shifts yet retains practical functionality

  • Used Unity ProBuilder to construct important landmarks in the absence of 3D models

  • Created some digital graffiti art

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City Prototype

The completed prototype included gravity gates/tubes, a highline walkway, a spaceport, a stadium, a skatepark, a communal living area, a market, and a central plaza.

Level Development

This game’s original plan was to be an exploration of disgust. After some brainstorming and team ideation, I developed concepts for themes and architecture within the city to try to provoke different feelings within the player.

Individual Brainstorm

A Very Early Mood Board

Unique Areas Within the City

Aesthetic Goals of the Game

Extras

I dabbled in some graffiti art:

Devil

The Exclaves (failed mutant experiments) see the Clavions (original city inhabitants) as devils due to how they’re treated

Exclave Skin

Exclaves come in all skin tones

Exclave Violence

Many exclaves endured terrible violence during experimentation

Scrap

Exclaves are treated like scraps of trash; they are the ugly leftovers of the Clavions

We Exist

We (Exclaves) exist and should be treated as such

Violence

Clavions act as if their way of life is flawless and perfect when it is actually horrible beneath the facade