Tag: Environment Design
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Lightsaber Suspended
The saber in full detail. The saber glows in the face of advancing imperial forces. Luke’s saber hilt, screen accurate down to the oil and dirt on the handle. A peaceful town in the outer rim. The saber evaporates the ground water as it slices through the mud and muck. The courtyard is deserted before…
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LIDAR Rocks Collection 2020
Yard Rock 07 by MattMurch on Sketchfab Yard Stone 08 by MattMurch on Sketchfab Yard Rock 04 by MattMurch on Sketchfab Yard Rock 03 by MattMurch on Sketchfab Yard Rock 01 by MattMurch on Sketchfab Yard Rock 05 by MattMurch on Sketchfab Yard Rock 05 by MattMurch on Sketchfab Yard Rock 06 by MattMurch on…
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Chicken Nuggets: Pre-Alpha Trailer
A Nugget Pushing an obstacle The Chicken Nuggets Farm A Nugget going through a physics gate Chicken Nuggets level completion Tutorial level in Chicken Nuggets A late game Chicken Nuggets level Environmental hazards are a big part of Chicken Nuggets gameplay Platforming in Chicken Nuggets Taking a leap of faith in Chicken Nuggets Cn early…
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Chicken Nuggets: Pre-Alpha Levels
Chicken Nuggets uses may worlds and looks to tell a visual story. Some levels in Chicken Nuggets are full of environmental interactions and hazards. Some levels in Chicken Nuggets focus on technical challenges. Chicken Nuggets is Double M Digital Inc.’s fist published game coming to steam in 2022!An adorable farm yard adventure with classic roll…
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The last refuge ~ Blender 3.0 Cycles X
The last refuge for the survivors, if they make it on time. Blenders amazing adaptive subdivision (tessellation) meant this screen was super simple to direct and manage while giving me full creative control through procedural texturing. A scene I modeled to put Cycles X through its passes! Imagined as an old cave tunnel that has…
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Tantive IV: Modular Hallway
The full Tantive IV Corridor form a new hope, screen accurate. The airlock and screen accurate wall layout. The hallway broken down into it’s component parts The full Modular Hallway Kit A screen accurate and VR ready Tantive 4 modular kit! I designed it to seamlessly work for all use cases from VR games to…
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Alternate Realities Pwnisher Challenge
The full ‘cinematic cut’ of my Alternate Reality The hover dolly doing it’s thing, beatup, old, but still reliable Hover Dolly by MattMurch on Sketchfab The hover dolly was one of the biggest focuses in preparing for the competition. I wanted to creat a wholly original design that felt like an antique. Alternate Realities Challenge…
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Modbox: Pistol Duel Arena
The duel demands satisfaction No apologies, just action No seconds, no face to face In this sport, it’s always the time, and this is always the place Lots of pistols, and the town probably has a doctor on site Duel while the sun is in the sky (for a better audience experience) These barrels are…
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Modbox: Drone Defense
Defend the ruined mining outpost from waves of drone attackers. This level has fantastic hiding holes, sniper positions, and enough unique paths to keep you on your toes. Plus a ruined space-industrial aesthetic with ship crashes, lunar pipelines, and vegetation labs. This is another level based on initial designs by Lee Vermeulen. I kept the…
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Modbox: Mountains
Fortifications dot the landscape providing elevated cover The asymmetrical map uses elevation and path layout to keep gameplay balanced and extremely fun. There are several paths, each designed with unique advantages and defences. The mix of foliage and ancient ruins creates a beautiful combat environment. Little narrative details bring the world to life.
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Modbox Western Canyon
Stroll through an isolated canyon settlement, trapped and overcrowded by a nearby train track collapse you are free to inhabit the role of sheriff in this small backwater town.Designed with Modbox’s fantas
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Corner Gas DND Map
How I build up my DND maps with 3D to get a cinematic look, and keep playability metrics.Roles: Design, Modelling, Texturing, Lighting, Post Processing
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Cavern Path tile set
A collection of dungeon tiles in 3 upique biomes
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Stargate Day 2019 sneak peek
The recent upgrades to Unity and Blender really made this project possible. From blenders improved performance for high poly modeling and sculpitng, to Unity’s HDRP, Timeline, Shadergraph and VFX graph. Using Unity’s High Definition render Pipeline has made it possible to achieve amazing lighting and atmosphere really quickly and consistently. My Stargate model has been…
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Terrorarium: Gardener’s ship bridge
The bridge of the Gardener’s ship. A warm, welcoming space where most of the Terrorarium story is told. The direction for the ship bridge was like a kind old grandmother’s home, but set in a UFO. Everything form the hand drawn wallpaper design, to the Victorian-era flower illustrations was created or selected to communicate the…
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Terrorarium: Moogu Cave
The cave has a mysterious past. Some of these skeletons will become familiar though the game, others will remains mysteries. The cave when the player is first introduced. Part of the cave narrative relied on mystery and obfuscation. I used a mix of detail scales and visual effects to play into that uncertainty. Roles: Environment…
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Spirits: Flashback Arcade
Flashback Arcade is designed as a world of its own, with easy access for the boss it drives combat while delivering a lot of unique atmosphere. The lighting of an almost all black room can be a hurdle. I needed to add a lot of lights, and that gave me a great opportunity to add…
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Spirits: Mill Lake Mall
To help the player keep their bearings I gave the mall several key guiding landmarks. The greenery and shadow guides the player away from the areas they shouldn’t be, our vibrant lighting elements keeps the focus on each store and the main gameplay areas. The introductory areas introduce the visual elements of the game and…
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Spirits: TechnoShed
TehcnoShed’s sign is based on a retro futuristic angular design style often used for mall electronics shops. Inside of TechnoShed we optimized the environment for gameplay. It’s a place where the player can hide and shoot unhindered until they got their bearings, or run out of TV’s. TechnoShed has a very wide and shallow layout…
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Spirits: Lancelot Music
We called on several classical record and asset stores to influence the style of our Lancelot Music. The record store provides a medium level of complexity: A few object types, lots of maneuvering room, and a bright and vibrant room to welcome the player. Roles: Environment Artist, Modeler, Texture Artist, Lighting, Technical Artist Lancelot Music…
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Spirits: Burger Royal
Burger royal is a throwback to classic 80’s Burger King Inside our retro furniture is on full display, as well as popular 80s carpeting and wall decoration. Part of designing Burger Royal was connecting it to the back room. By laying out the throwable assets we guided the player into the safety of our back…
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Tri-Planar Terrain Splat Shader
Seemlesly blend up to 4 materials across any mesh. 4 unique materials based on the substance Unity 5 exporter. Run through try-planer blending before being mixed using vertex colours. Tri-Planar mapping eliminates texture stretching on cliffs or overhangs for a more realistic environment. All without any UV maps. Roles: Shader Artist Using triplanar projection for…
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Chicken Coup
ChickenCoup Gameplay A low poly game built with a team of 4 over 2 weeks. We had two artists, I handled all concept art, the level design, racoon/enemy models and animation, and all environment art. We submitted Chicken Coup to HumbleBrag (hosted by Humble Bundle) in Toronto where it reportedly did very well with viewers!
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SwapBox V1
SwapBox’s environment mixes organic and mechanical to create an atmosphere of unease and mystery. Swap Buttons by MattMurch on Sketchfab Buttons are your interface to the mechanical control of SwapBox’s environment. SwapGun by MattMurch on Sketchfab The SwapGun is your key to the world of SwapBox. I chose it’s mix of materials to reflect the…
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Terraformers: Space Command
For each model, I would sculpt a high poly in Blender, then bake and paint in Substance Painter.We wanted a vibrant living world for the player to battle on. Spicea Flos Mortem (Mobile Freindly) by MattMurch on Sketchfab Spicea Flos Mortem (High Poly Bake) by MattMurch on Sketchfab For each model, I would sculpt a…
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Terraformers: Space Command – Release Trailer
A spider mech takes on the slime The tri-station passes by the Terraformers logo The tri-station watches over the battleground. Aliens on the move. The tri-station passes by the Terraformers logo. Aliens attack the resource extractor. The tri-station passes by the Terraformers logo. A sniper mech and hover mech stand guard. Roles: Cinematographer, Technical Artist,…
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Petra Monastery Investigative Camp
The ‘front yard’ of the runis. Petra Bench (Ubisoft NXT 2017) The approach to the ruins. Trash Bin (Ubisoft NXT 2017) Russian Laptop. Soviet portable desk Roles: Environment Artist, Modeler, Texture Artist The temple is based on several structures in Petra, Jordan, where a cold war soviet submarine appeared over-night. This monastery is basecamp for…
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DMD: The Low-Poly Collection
Roles: Modeler, Look Developer This is a game ready asset collection I am building at Double M Digital. They are designed to work instantly in a Unity scene to enable others to build engaging stylized interactive experiences (games for everyone!)
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Terraformers Planetary Environment Art
When I cam on board my tasks grew form 3D Artist/Animator to Technical Artist as I ran them through the basics of PBR, introduced Substance Painter and setup easily replicateable systems and workflows for 3D content creation.
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The Cave
Deep in the woods, a deep, mysterious cave waits for adventurous explorers.
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Upper Canada Mansion
Recreation of the Crysler Hall mansion at the Upper Canada Pioneer Village.