Visual Arts | Vivid Foundry https://vividfoundry.com Creativity emerges, even from structure. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 20:37:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Solace State updates in energies, bizdev and social impact learning https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2018/03/25/solace-state-updates-in-energies-bizdev-and-social-impact-learning/ Sun, 25 Mar 2018 06:32:50 +0000 https://vividfoundry.com/?p=2448 Tanya Kan reporting in: There’s been a lot of behind the scenes activity for Solace State! In the past 9 months, I’ve been focusing on a lot of very diverse moving pieces of work that I have not written about in a blog post yet. First of all, we have a new-ish trailer with new music […]

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]]> Eviction Notice direction and design notes https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2017/05/01/eviction-notice-direction-and-design-notes/ Mon, 01 May 2017 01:12:18 +0000 http://vividfoundry.com/?p=2273 GDC17 was a great time, and I was happily surprised by the positive reception to Eviction Notice! Because of this, I want to share some of the core elements of design that drove me and the art direction that I pursued with this small-scale VR project. Eviction Notice’s design premise is very simple. It is […]

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]]> Halloween month brings a melancholic script to Eviction Notice VR https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2016/10/30/halloween-month-brings-a-melancholic-script-to-eviction-notice-vr/ Sun, 30 Oct 2016 06:00:18 +0000 http://vividfoundry.com/?p=2149 I am delighted that, since July 15, we’ve been working on Eviction Notice VR for the Samsung Gear. It’s something that we’ve contributed to whenever there is a moment outside of our regular work, and we have continually looked at ways that we can innovate on our way to tell a narrative story well. One […]

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]]> Eviction Notice: Gear VR development at Hyperreal Jam and onwards https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2016/08/14/eviction-notice-gear-vr-development-at-hyperreal-jam-and-onwards/ Sun, 14 Aug 2016 03:57:39 +0000 http://vividfoundry.com/?p=2127 The #HyperRealVR Jam was one of the most fun and involved jams that I’ve ever had. And we are still working strong on our current game on the Gear VR: Eviction Notice. It’s hosted by Dames Making Games at Gamma Space, a community that I’ve known for years for being incredibly welcoming and warm. Right […]

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]]> Solace State: Reflections from Bit Bazaar and the Canadian Video Game Awards https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2016/02/24/solace_state_bit_bazaar_canadian_video_game_awards/ Wed, 24 Feb 2016 17:38:57 +0000 http://vividfoundry.com/?p=2042 This post has been a long time in coming! My game dev and related work have been thriving. It’s been quite an adventure in December and January: I had a great time showcasing the first build at the Canadian Video Game Awards with Bit Bazaar, and I continued working on some build ideas for Solace […]

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]]> Acolyte – Wizard hands game at GGJ 2016! https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2016/02/01/global-game-jam-2016-acolyte-wizard-hands-oculus-leapmotion/ Mon, 01 Feb 2016 12:47:44 +0000 http://vividfoundry.com/?p=2006 What a blast at Global Game Jam 2016! My teammates Douglas Gregory, Brent Mitchell and I wanted to create a VR experience during the jam. We had Oculus DK2 and Leapmotion devices on hand. Amazingly, GGJ’s 2016 theme was “ritual”, and the idea of wizard hands felt like a great excuse to try the Leap with […]

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]]> Solace State: More scene assets https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2015/11/21/dev-log-4-more-design-solacestate/ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 22:22:49 +0000 http://vividfoundry.com/?p=1895 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 […]

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]]> Game design elements for Solace State https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2015/11/07/early-production-ui-solacestate-scifi-visual-novel/ Sat, 07 Nov 2015 15:31:03 +0000 http://vividfoundry.com/?p=1871 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 […]

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]]> Solace State: A re-introduction https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2015/11/07/solace-state-a-re-introduction/ Sat, 07 Nov 2015 14:55:44 +0000 http://vividfoundry.com/?p=1865 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 […]

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]]> From Babel to Solace State: A concept trailer https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2015/03/01/reintroducing-solace-state-a-concept-trailer/ https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2015/03/01/reintroducing-solace-state-a-concept-trailer/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2015 16:31:24 +0000 http://vividfoundry.com/?p=1672 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 […]

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