More scene assets have been added onto my Unity build since the last post. This is because I’m creating my first showcase demo build for early December! I will have a table at a fan expo with my art prints as well, and it’ll be a great opportunity to gain some valuable feedback from players […]
Solace State is in its early production stage. It is an interactive novel where you play as Chloe, a young hacker who must navigate a near-future metropolis to re-unite with her friends, and contend with both the tyranny of the great and the sectarianism of the many. For more information, please see the recent re-introduction […]
A lot has changed over the past months for how Solace State looked, told its story, and played out. I had expected development to be a thoroughly transformative process, and it has not disappointed me. I read up on a number of studies that examined political resistance, as well as cyberspace as the new frontier […]
GDC was such a whirlwind of experiences, inspirations, and constant learning. Learning came in many forms, whether they were in workshops, at chill-out lounges, at talks, in the Yerba Buena Gardens, at parties, at the expo, at luncheons, at roundtables, and more. It was cathartic to be surrounded by so many talented individuals from so […]
Solace State is the new name for Babel. With this change also comes a new mockup concept trailer, with a new illustration art style that I believe is more distinct and carries consistently through. It’s created right in time for GDC 2015. After consultation and a lot of thought, I came to the conclusion that […]
Freelance illustration for Autodesk in Nov 2014, using Sketchbook Pro 7. This original digital painting is 4000 x 5120 pixels. “Protectorate” is an illustration that fits within Babelverse/Solace State, my neo-noir original interactive novel game (currently in early production). This is a magical realist character sketch of the female protagonist, who challenges everything in order […]
Freelance illustration for Autodesk in Nov 2014, using Sketchbook Pro 7. This original digital painting is 4600 x 6300 pixels. “Haven” is an illustration that fits within Babelverse/Solace State, my neo-noir original interactive novel game (currently in early production). One of the lead characters in the game world makes an abandoned laundromat his sanctuary to […]
Freelance illustration for Autodesk in Nov 2014, using Sketchbook Pro 7. This original digital painting is 3600 x 5400 pixels. “Manifold” is an illustration that fits within Babelverse/Solace State, my neo-noir original interactive novel game (currently in early production). Manifold is of a young woman unfamiliar with the back alleyways of the city, and seeing […]
Freelance illustration for Autodesk in Nov 2014, using Sketchbook Pro 7. This original digital painting is 3600 x 5400 pixels. “Outsiders” describes an alien spacecraft hovering to meet idyllic Victorian villagers for the first time. Perhaps one day, I will paint the scene of their greeting from multiple angles.
People have encouraged me to keep my passions strong about my own work. But, there were some dark moments of 2014 that I took my own passions for granted. For example, during crunch times of consistent 80-hour-plus work weeks, I have forgotten the extent of how to manage my own energy output. I tunnel-visioned on […]
A Christmas collaboration with Robby Duguay! He made some awesome game-meets-Christmas-carol music in his album called 12 GBs of Christmas, and he asked me to create some Final Fantasy VII inspired art! I went with a really simple scene featuring Aeris and completed it within a few days. It’s low poly and low framerate, just like […]
The goals for this project was to create a 3D showcase of a future mall’s realty development, with seamless visibility between exteriors and interiors, with beautifully realistic and polished next-generation art. It is showcased on high-resolution touch-screen devices for a fully-featured real estate experience. My contributions to this project includes: Lead in research and development for engine […]
Babel has been an interesting process lately because I am going back to the drawing board for a number of design considerations, in order to better create a match between storytelling and immersion. Script writing continues to be an iterative process, which helps articulate the scope of the game, since it is narrative-driven. There will continue […]
So hey, I’m one step closer to being a triple-threat model: 3D modeler, photographic model, business modeler. All joking aside, I was really nervous about joining up for Lean Startup Machine (LSM) workshop this weekend. Sure, I had read The Lean Startup book by Eric Ries, but to apply it as a group in a […]