Unit 9
Unit 9 Brief
Unit 9 tasks me with creating an original character and animating it to have an idle, walk and run animation in a small environment which suits the characteristics of the model. This will be done by following the normal procedure of completing pre production work such as brainstorming different ideas and create mood boards and concept art using those ideas. Research into other similar games and possible legal or Ethical issues will also be required making sure to meet standard expectations and requirements for a games development. Once this has been done the video showcasing the animated character in the scene will be uploaded to YouTube and an evaluation of the unit will be written covering the development process and any issues which I encountered.
Pre-Production
Brainstorming Ideas
Character Gender & Race
Male / Female
Human
Alien
Animal
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Animals
Dog
Cat
Fox
Wolf
Squirrel
Bear
Tiger
Leopard
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Alien
Based on an animal or insect
High Tech / Low Tech
Random and unique
Professions
Chef
Woodcutter
Fisher
Smelter
Engineer
Soldier
Ninja
Spy
Hero
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Environments
Earth / Other Planet
Forest
Jungle
Dessert
Cold
Farm
Village
City
Future
Present
Mood Boards
Early Sketches
Audience Research
Unreal Marketplace Analysis
Presentation: -
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Price Point:-
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Layout: -
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Content
Analysis of Similar Products
Nothing which is almost like mine seems to exist on the unreal marketplace however, there are similar assets across different asset packs on the market. Mostly to do with fishing and a Cartoony low poly style.
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A game on steam which is simillar is Cat Goes fishing however the difference is that the game is in a hand drawn 2D style while y asset pack is 3D and features more than just a lake as it comes with a small environment that can be used as well. with more time I would have liked to add some more features.
I found more similar stuff to my idea from sketchfab which I thought was really cool and helped me come up with what style I wanted to create my asset pack in and how I wanted to design everything in the end.
Codes and Conventions
Visual
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Audio
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Technical
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Narrative
Technical Research
Blender Tutorials
Creating Low Poly Character
Atlas map for UV +Unwrapping and Texturing
Creating Realistic Looking Grass
Creating a Wireframe Transtition
Toon Shading in the Cycles Renderer
Cutting Between Cameras for Rendering
Production
Concept Art
Chosen concepts and Justification
Justification
The reason I chose these particular designs for my idea was because I felt like they worked together and considering my time constraints this environment idea looked like it wouldn't take as much time to create as some of the others may have. I also chose this design for my character out of the early sketches as it looked like it was the most realistic design of a cat if they could walk around stood up.
Rigged Mesh and Bone System
Animation Export Settings
Final Animation Sequence
