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University Masters Project - Don't Starve: Mountain Madness

For my masters dissertation project, I looked into demonstrating key visual elements that identified progress in video games. This project took place over the course of 3 months and with permission from Klei Entertainment, I was able to base my project on their game, Don't Starve, creating two new characters, environments, weapon and armour sets to add my own interpretation as downloadable content to an already creative, stylized and fantastical game.

Final Character Designs - Wilhemina and Watts

Final Character Designs - Wilhemina and Watts

Character Concept Art - Watts - 1

Character Concept Art - Watts - 1

Character Concept Art - Wilhemina - 1

Character Concept Art - Wilhemina - 1

Character Concept Art - Wilhemina - 2

Character Concept Art - Wilhemina - 2

Final Environment Design - The Mountain tops

Final Environment Design - The Mountain tops

Environment Concept Art - Mountain Tops - 1

Environment Concept Art - Mountain Tops - 1

Environment Concept Art - Mountain Tops - 2

Environment Concept Art - Mountain Tops - 2

Final Environment Design - The Volcanoes

Final Environment Design - The Volcanoes

Environmnet Concept Art - Volcanoes - 1

Environmnet Concept Art - Volcanoes - 1

Environment Concept Art - Volcanoes - 2

Environment Concept Art - Volcanoes - 2

Final Weapon Designs - Blizzard and Bolt.

Final Weapon Designs - Blizzard and Bolt.

Weapon Concept Art - Wilhemina's Ice Pick 'Blizzard' and Watt's Cattle Prod 'Bolt'.

Weapon Concept Art - Wilhemina's Ice Pick 'Blizzard' and Watt's Cattle Prod 'Bolt'.

Armour Designs - Wilhemina and Watts

Armour Designs - Wilhemina and Watts

Armour Concept Art - Watts - 1

Armour Concept Art - Watts - 1

Armour Concept Art - Watts - 2 (Turnaround Sheet / No Texture Callouts)

Armour Concept Art - Watts - 2 (Turnaround Sheet / No Texture Callouts)

Armour Concept Art - Wilhemina - 1

Armour Concept Art - Wilhemina - 1

Armour Concept Art - Wilhemina - 2 (Turnaround Sheet / No Texture Callouts)

Armour Concept Art - Wilhemina - 2 (Turnaround Sheet / No Texture Callouts)

Final Armour Designs - Sketch and Value Process

Final Armour Designs - Sketch and Value Process

Final Armour Designs - Line Cleaning and Colour and Value Re-adjustment Process

Final Armour Designs - Line Cleaning and Colour and Value Re-adjustment Process