As a start, we made an extensive research of references in other video games and historical buildings around the world, in our present days as well as in other eras.
Firstly I made some artwork sketches, after deciding as a group what structure our project would have we all took a piece of the building to design in Blender 3D, mine being the Dungeon.
At the start I organized myself by doing the walls and delimiting the space I was going to have to work with. Then I went on to do the props such as tables chairs and so on. After this came the tricky part, doing the round stairwell going to the next level of the building. After a long time by try and error I finally managed to make it work and fit in the dungeon.
At the end, all I had to do for my work to be finished was to texturize all of it. The textures were provided by my colleagues and soon enough I went on to do so.
Now as for the game, it is called Helianthus.
Game Universe:
• The planet was created from a plant in contact with space junk thus giving rise to the tree of life
• The story unfolds in a universe where there are two racesprincipals, humans and mushrooms and somewhere along the way of the same, there is the emergence of one more, the hybrids that are designated outcasts by the two great races.
• The unicorn is considered a sacred animal and reserved, with high judgment of character, and only approaches a villager and lets him ride when the finds it worthy, thus making the inhabitant a person of great value of the respective nation.
• Due to cultural differences between populations there are frictions with them
• The planet has come to its death due to the successful attack to the tree of life thus destroying it.
Environment:
• The Helianthus game takes place in a castle Medieval Gothic on the "Cogumanos" (human mushrooms) side with architecture of the same style. Shows the battle of the Humans to Assault the castle of "Cogumanos", thus having a war environment.
3D scenery:
• Five areas were modeled in the blender, where each element of the group made one, to create the medieval castle Cogumano Gothic. The areas are composed of a dungeon, a room, a corridor, a cathedral and a throne room.
For this part of the project, we as a group had to create, each one of us, a character.
Mine was Yuukio. For this character I had to create a backstory and a plot for its purpose in the world. As well as a Synopsis.
Synopsis:
Yuukio is a young soldier from the human strengths, is a serious person and quite observant, it's the real mystery because he is a young man of few words and cold.
However, he is very loyal to those he trusts and transparent in the way he sees the world and people. He aims to end the war, unite the races and bring harmony to the world. Thanks to his commitment and dedication he can be considered as the “Alpha behind the scenes”.
Backstory (a piece):
Yuukio, a young soldier of the human forces, who lives in a house of cozy wood on top of a hill overlooking the city, lives alone away from the countryside. This is because your grandparents had a house with a huge land with many animals and trees, where he spent most of his time. One day when Yuukio was 8 years old he visited his grandparents to spend the weekend with them, as it was common in his life. His parents worked hard, mother was a simple and cheerful florist, his father was a military man, the commander's right hand man and highly condecorated by the King. At that time, little did anyone know that war was imminent, and the city would be attacked.
Yuukio while playing in his grandparents' land heard a sound that was unknown, a massive explosion had leveled a third of the city, so when he turned around he saw the city lit with flames and screams. This one ran towards back to his house, along the way he saw all the houses destroyed and injured people and others already lifeless. The military, including his father were preparing to help the wounded and save the city from enemy attack.
When he reached the place where his house was located, he noticed that it was broken into shards, scattered everywhere. Worried about his parents, went to her mother's flower shop. It was really terrifying to see it all burning and destroyed, people in despair for the wounded, Yuukio could only see all distorted due to the amount of tears. While running he was calling for his mother.
Dramatic Need:
Help end war and bring peace to the world.
Physical characteristics:
He is a tall, slim, slightly built by muscles young man.However despite his height he is quite agile and skillful.
Emotional and psychological Characteristics:
Yuukio dreams of creating a world without wars or discrimination, where everyone lives with each other in harmony. He's a bold boy and smart, short-spoken, but transparent in the way he sees the world and the people around him. He is determined, loyal and protective, like a true alpha. But this position can compromise him, because of it he has difficulty trusting in someone, he is cold and proud.
Digital Architecture
Character Creation