Photonics

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Convergence began as a small particle simulation that evolved into a planetary game focused on velocity and mass. As Lead Artist, I designed the UI, sprites, and VFX to reinforce the feeling of immensity—growing from a tiny particle to a massive planetary body—using camera scaling, sprite transitions, and a 12-stage sprite sheet that formed a dynamic, ever-changing visual experience.

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Establishing Style

Now having a general idea of what the game was going to look like, I then began to explore sprite variations to portray a style that was both simplistic, yet captured the beauty of monumental detail at a distance.

Production

Implementing Sprites, VFX, and Sound Effects

Once all assets were concepted, iterated, and finalized we began to implement the various atmospheric fog, danger indicator, and UI systems we had laid out in our design document. At this point of implementation I took the liberty to develop the sound effects for planet collisions, abilities, and UI interaction. Working in Audacity and pulling references from various sites, all of the sound effects you hear in the game were actually developed over the final week of development.

Playtesting

Taking the opportunity to playtest our game at bi-weekly playtest sessions held by our school's Video Game Development Club, our team regularly tested for bugs, UI flow, and visual indicators to refine our systems throughout development.

Polish

Over the last week of development, we began doing passovers on all assets, sfx, UIs, and a 24 hour marathon of debugging and tweaks. These screenshots are some samples of the final product.

Shipping

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Convention Booth

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