Major Project

Major Project
4.4.2023 - 11.7.2023 (Week 1 - Week 15)
Yu Dawei / 0344780 / BDCM

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Week 1

This semester, Mr. Azrizal came to teach us major projects. In this course, we need to carry out relevant design on the basis of the dissertation we did before or we can also build a new idea from scratch and it can give us the space to know what we want to do after graduation. What industry do you want to work in. He also showed us the outstanding student works of previous years, which I think is very remarkable.

Week 2

This week, we start thinking and crafting design propositions. For me, designing game characters and scenes is my favorite thing. I often pick up a pen to draw by myself when I am free, so I really want to work in a game company. In my dissertation, my dissertation topic is the influence of Chinese mythological animals on Chinese people, but I think this is not easy to conceive as a dissertation topic, and there is a lack of relevant literature. So I re-chosen the direction, that is, to conceive the zombie survival game, to make new ideas for various zombie games currently on the market, to create a refreshing zombie game by combining Chinese folklore.

Week 3

This week I came up with the idea of the spiderlily flower, which is a flower from the Chinese folklore but also exist in real life. In Chinese folklore it is said that spiderlily is a flower blooming in the world of the undead. It is a flower that guides the soul, so that the soul will not get lost on the way to reincarnation and get a new life. I used this folklore and adapted it. What if the flower can bring the dead back to life? What zombies will be created that combined with spiderlily flower? Based on that, I had the sketches of zombies effected by spiderlily blossom.

Week 5

This week I came up with 3 zombie characters, on week 4 we all assigned a supervisor, so we only need to consult with our supervisor. My supervisor is Mr Kannan.

Week 6

This week I came up with the human character, which is a warrior.

Week 7

This week I came up with the elite zombie concept and some value sketches for environment.

Week 8

Professional Development Week

Week 9

This week we had proposal presentation, this is my slides below:

 

Week 10

This week I came up with 3 zombie characters and their elite stages ideas. I also improve the concept drawing of the elite spiderlily zombie.

Week 11

This week I came up with the final polish works of my characters.

Week 12

I finished the weapon design and start to make the artbook.

Week 13

This is the environment concept

Week 14

I chose one of my character and turn it into digital sculpture. Then I rendered and polished it.

Week 15

Final presentation

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Feedback

Week 2

Mr Kannan didn't have much feedback on me because I showed him my zombie designs. He let me continue with it and try to design more characters. He also let me design the game elements such as game icons, lifebar, characters' abilities and etc.

Week 6

Mr Kannan told me to improve the value studies of my characters, I need to study the lighting and shadow.

Week 7

Mr Kannan told me to improve my spiderlily character, the anatomy is a bit off. He also let me to use photobashing to make the environment concept.

Week 11

I need to improve the lighting and shadow for my spiderlily character.

Week 14

The spiderlily looks good, but to add some micro details would be great.