Building Virtual Worlds

This is an academic Project in the Entertainment Technology Center of Carnegie Mellon University

In a team of 5, we created a new entertainment experience with deliverable working build for each round in a time duration of 1 to 2 weeks. We produced creative games that could be played with various types of inputs and play-tested with different target audiences to make quick iterations.

As a UIUX designer and artist, I contributed with my specialty to make our ideas come true and also collaborated with other artist, programmers and sound designer to figure out effective solutions for game design in terms of the mechanism, input, levels, etc.

LIGHTNING ROUND

Ourcraft

My Role: UIUX Designer, Solo Artist

Platform: Desktop and Air-console

Time Duration: 1 week

My Tools: Sketch, Illustrator, Photoshop

Deliverables: Unity Build and Web-based Control

Prompt:

Create a world that has something fun for guests to do in one week. The key is to have a good idea that is fun to play with, preferably one that can be implemented simply.

Video Playthrough:

Experience Storyboards:

Meet new people in the party

Awkward silence after being introduced
Connect with Airconsole
Share the same TV screen and play on the separate phones

Triggered to communicate frequently with each other
Collaborate to finish and celebrate the record
Break the ice and start chatting happily

UI Design:

SENSE OF FREEDOM / NAïVE GUEST ROUND

Peekaboo

My Role: UIUX Designer, Artist

Platform: Microphone and web cam

Time Duration: 2 weeks

My Tools: Maya, Photoshop, Unity

Deliverables: Unity Build

Prompt:

Create a consistent, highly interactive, and engaging experience that lets naïve guests feel like they have a lot of freedom in the choices they make. Take indirect control as a tool to make your world seem larger and richer than it really is. No direct instruction is allowed to be given to the guest.

Project Trailer:

Identify Challenges:

Ideate Solutions:

Storyboards:

Check sound and camera input
Run the build
Go through the tutorial
Play the game
Scare NPCs and have fun
Win and see the record

Interaction Map:

FESTIVAL ROUND

Lit’em Up

My Role: UI/UX designer, Artist

Platform: Desktop

Time Duration: 3 weeks

My Tools: Maya, Photoshop, Substance Painter, Unity

Deliverables: Unity Build

Prompt:

This is a world designed for the end-of-semester ETC festival. It should be designed to take advantage of the online context being created by the ETC Fall Festival team.

Video Playthrough:

UI Design:

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