Cut-scene and Moral Choice Gameplay

NOVA FIN LUX ANIMATED

I animated the box popping up from Nova's wrist, with the text.

CUT-SCENE

I managed to finish a cut-scene mock up for my trailer. Gino helped me animate the writing on the blue box.

MORAL CHOICE

I started working on the Moral Choice gameplay in my game. Larry suggested adding a mock up for it (rough sketch). But I want to maybe animate it as well... (if I have time)...

But I also need to work on a menu, but that hopefully won't take too long...

Cut-scene

CUT-SCENE CAVE

I continued working on the cut-scene I had started quite a while ago, I changed the background to a cave to show more variety of environments in the Trailer and Kickstarter.

I started putting it in after effects too. It's a bit rushed but I need to start working on fixing up a Prop and Menu design...

Trailer and Mock up

TRAILER

Today I mainly worked on my trailer, I recorded some more and added more sound effects.

MOCK UP

I finished the mock up of Nova find LUX, I just have to adjust it in after effects.

Recordings and Game Proposal Template

RECORDINGS

I did some planning for the what I want to say in the Trailer.

PROPOSAL TEMPLATE

I continued to work on my Proposal Template, I checked with Eleanor as well to make sure I was on the right track.

GAME DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL: FEATURES AND DEVELOPMENT

CORE

RESEARCH:

Choose 3 game engines as candidates for use in your project and describe each of these options, presenting their features, advantages and disadvantages. Write one paragraph about each engine.

Unreal Engine

Unreal allows releases on many different platforms (PC, Playstaion, Xbox, Wii U) and also works with platform holders such as PlayStation and Xbox. This would allow Novas Vos to be released on differnet platforms. (PC and Playstation).

The reviews are mostly positive for Unreal Engine, ranging it from 8-10. Odd one or two bad reviews.

Unreal Engine features DirectX 11 & 12 Rendering Features, Cascade Visual Effects, New Material Pipeline, Blueprint Visual Scripting, Content Browser, Persona Animation, Matinee Cinematics, terrain & Folliage and Post-Process Effects.

The advantages of the Unreal Engine is its integration with more than a dozen industry-leading middleware-technologies.

The disadvantage is that Unreal Engine is widely used for 3D games, however 2D games such as Braid were custom made, making the Unreal engine an overkill as 2D games are much more simple than 3D games. On the Unreal Engine Website's showcase for Games, all of the games were 3D, not one 2D. Unreal Engine is more for 3D game makers not 2D game makers. Free to use but the maker has to pay 5% royalty when they ship their game.

Construct 2

Construct 2 has no coding.

Construct 2 features advanced rendering effects such as skew, motion blur and bumpmapping, physics behavior to add realistic physics simulations to objects, bone animation system for ultra smooth animations (beta), debugger to view the game internal state while playing, embedded Python scripts for faster advanced processing, and 3D features such as the 3D box object, and 3D mesh distortion on sprites to elevate or move a grid of points across its image.

The advantages of Construct 2 is that it allows designers and artists to produce games without having to learn coding.

However the disadvantges of Construct 2 is that it might be too simple to create games, and more advanced games are more diffucult to make with this engine.

Unity

Unity features Royalty-free, all platforms (limitations apply) for the Personal Edition whereas in the Professional Edition, it features Unity Cloud Build Pro – 12 Months, Unity Analystic Pro, Team License, Prioritized bug handling, Game Performance Reporting, Beta access and Unlimited Revenue.

In the earlier versions of Unity, most 2D games were created for Mobile games due to its lower graphical capabilities. However due to its more recent updates there have been many more advanced 2D games such as “Cuphead”, “Jotun” and“Elegy for a Dead World” (which were both funded by Kickstarter) and “Ori and the Blind Forest”.

One of the disadvantages of Unity is that if the game made in personal Edition exceeds a total of $1000,000 the maker has to buy the Unity 5 Professional Edition. Unity is also heavy, it takes a lot of space on the HDD.

SELECTED ENGINE:

What engine have you selected for your game’s development?

UNITY

JUSTIFICATION

Justify in 100-200 words your choice of this engine as most appropriate for your project, discussing your game’s needs in specific detail.

Unity allows 2D physics, allowing to have different layers for the backgrounds (which I would need for my game). Objects (sprites) within a scene are easy to move, allowing the levels to be complex. Unity not only involves coding but some of it can be done through Unity itself, which makes moving or scaling an object easier. Novas Vos would be mostly traditionally animated (No Riggs!), so being able to import images and Unity allows Automatic Sprite Animation, allowing the importation of finished png sequences into the engine. Unity is multi-platform, allowing Novas Vos to be released both on PC and Playstation.

Unity has a good reputation of 2D games, most of the more successful and well-known 2D games were made with Unity. “Elegy for a Dead World” was one of the inspirations for Novas Vos which was made in Unity.

ANALYSIS

FEATURES

What are the most prominent features or strengths of your chosen engine?

One of the most prominent features of Unity is the 2D physics and graphical capabilities. Unity has multi-platforms, allowing Novas Vos to be released on several different platforms.

RISKS/LIMITATIONS

What could still be a limitation or risk with using this engine? For example: Is the engine free? If you are planning to use a free version, does it have any limitations? Is it royalty-free? Does it support the workflows you might be using in your production?

One of the risks of Unity is that if Novas Vos were to make more than $100,000, I would need to purchase the Professional version of Unity, which would take away from the money funded. The only limitations of Unity for the Personal Edition are the “unlimited revenue and funding” and “premium support” which might help out creating the game.

IMPORTANT MECHANICS

What is unique about the game mechanics used in your game? Is it its puzzles? Is it the way your characters move/fly/teleport? Is it your dialogue system? Describe in a couple of sentences.

Puzzle-solving in Novas Vos requires the player to make correct decisions based on Moral to progress the game. The player is then required to carry out the decision they committed to. If the player chooses wrong, they are sent back to the start of the level by a trap.

Throughout the game the player will have to look after their companion Lux. They will be required to feed it and protect it from enemy plants while looking out for themselves as well. The more the player makes sure Lux is healthier, the stronger the bond between Nova and Lux will be. This will be shown through cut-scenes in the game, as well as Lux coming to Nova's rescue if she is in trouble. If the player made sure that Lux never died throughout the game, they will be rewarded by given the opportunity to ride Lux. If the player does not look after Lux properly, the bond will be weak, and Lux will not come to the player's rescue throughout the game. This would also alter the cut-scenes in the game, if Lux dies a lot in game and is badly treated, the cut-scenes will reflect this in game.

PLAYER GOALS

What are the main objectives of the player? Are they linear in their nature? Does your game have any side quests?

The 2 main objectives are to travel to each temple on the Tropical and Ice Continent, to destroy Nox and protect Lux. The story is linear, the characters can only travel in one direction (from left to right). If the player explores the game more, they will be rewarded with micro-narrative such as stories from the scientists and engineers in the temples.

MENU SYSTEMS

Is there anything specific about the menu(s) of your game? Does the type of the game you are making have any influence on it?

HUDs will not be displayed on the screen, the health of the characters will be shown through them. If Nova's health goes down, the circle on her helmet will display this. The circle will only be half full is he takes a lot of damage. If Lux's health goes down, it will be displayed through its colors; the more red its skin becomes, the more damage it is taking.

The pause menus will be displayed by Nova looking at her wrist. This allows the player to still be immersed in game.

VISUAL: REFERENCE MATERIALS

OTHER VIDEO GAMES

What are some other games using the same engine/same approaches you could draw some inspiration from? Provide 2 to 3 examples. Annotate similarities and differences with your game.

Elegy for a Dead World

Elegy for a Dead World was funded through Kickstarter and was created by using the Unity engine. The game is about traveling to distant planets and creating stories about the people that once lived there. The game is mainly about writing but it still has a strong sense of exploration which is something I want in my game. The backgrounds and the designs of the planets inspired me for my planet designs.

Jotun

Jotun was also kickstarted and was created using the Unity Engine. The game is about a norse warrior who died an inglorious death and the player has to face the challenges of Viking purgatory to prove themselves to the Gods and enter Valhalla. The game was heavily inspired by Journey and Shadow of the Colossus, using these games to describe the mood and gameplay style of the game. These two games also inspired me with my game, Jotun has a strong sense of exploration and adventure, something I want to create in my game.

Jotun has amazing music and stunning animation, something I want to achieve in Novas Vos.

Ori and the Blind Forest

This game was created using the Unity Engine and its reviews are overwhelmingly positive. The aesthetics inspired my game: the detailed backgrounds and simple characters inspired the aesthetic of Novas Vos. Ori and the Blind Forest

Ori and the Blind forest has beautiful environment designs and a strong sense of mood atmosphere, something I want to achieve in Novas Vos.

AUDIENCE

TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC(S)

Who is your target audience? Why will they play your game? Why not other demographics? Who is your competition? What edge would you have over them? What edge would they have over your product?

My Demographic audience are casual and core non-mainstream gamers.

Geographic – western-culture

Psycho-graphic - social class: upper middle class

Behavioral: casual user

Technical: PC or Playstation

Novas Vos is a game easy to pick up, its main story line is not complex – letting casual gamers pick it up when they want to without losing track of what is going on, however for gamers that are more interested in the micro-narrative and finding all the Easter eggs (core gamers), they can dwell deeper into the game, expanding on the storyline.

Mots main stream games involve shooting and are mostly upbeat, whereas Novas Vos is more subtle and while it still is an adventure game it is less about violence unlike most popular games nowadays.

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Ice Continent Finished, Proposal Template and New Background!

I forgot to blog yesterday, so I'll do that today...

ICE CONTINENT

I finished the background for the Ice Continent, I put it in after effects and added Nova. I'm pretty happy with it. I also looked up some sound effects for the waterfall in the Tropical Continent and some insects in the background. I found some more music I will use.

PLANNING

I started planning for what I will say throughout the trailer, I decided to re-do the mock up I did for the past Pitch pack (Find Lux) for the trailer to help vision the start more. (Also the interface design).

I will have to do two interface designs as well, so this ticks one off, I will do another one for the start of the game.

FIND LUX

I started another background for this part, I was tempted to animate Nova again, but I don't think I have time :( 

PROPOSAL 

I started working on the Proposal template, it's hard...

Unreal Engine

Unreal allows releases on many different (platforms PC, Playstaion, Xbox, Wii U) and also works with platforms holders such as PlayStation and Xbox. This would allow Novas Vos to be released on differnet platforms. (PC and Playstation).

The reviews are mostly positive for Unreal Engine, ranging it from 8-10. Odd one or two bad reviews.

Unreal Engine features DirectX 11 & 12 Rendering Features, Cascade Visual Effects, New Material Pipeline, Blueprint Visual Scripting, Content Browser, Persona Animation, Matinee Cinematics, terrain & Folliage, Post-Process Effects, Full Source Code Access, Professional Source Control. C++ Code View, Hot Reload Function, Simulate & Immersive Views, Instant Game Preview, Possess & Eject Features, Artificual Intelligence, Audio and Leading Middleware Integrations. Unreal Engine is widely used for 3D games, however 2D games such as Braid were custom made, making the Unreal engine an overkill as 2D games are much more simple than 3D games. On the Unreal Engine Website's showcase for Games, all of the games were 3D, not one 2D. Unreal Engine is more for 3D game makers not 2D game makers.

Construct 2

Construct 2 has no coding

Construct 2 features advanced rendering effects such as skew, motion blur and bumpmapping, physics behavior to add realistic physics simulations to objects, bone animation system for ultra smooth animations (beta), debugger to view the game internal state while playing, embedded Python scripts for faster advanced processing, and 3D features such as the 3D box object, and 3D mesh distortion on sprites to elevate or move a grid of points across its image. Construct 2 allows designers and artists to produce games without having to learn coding. The reviews for Construct 2 mention that it might be too simple to create games, and more advanced games are more diffucult to make with this engine.

Unity

Unity features Royalty-free, all platforms (limitations apply) for the Personal Edition whereas in the Professional Edition, it features Unity Cloud Build Pro – 12 Months, Unity Analystic Pro, Team License, Prioritized bug handling, Game Performance Reporting, Beta access, Unlimited Revenue and Funding, Future platforms included, Professional editor skin, Asset Store Level 11, Professional Community Features, Source code access and Permium Support. If the game made in personal Edition exceeds a total of $1000,000 the maker has to buy the Unity 5 Professional Edition. Games such as “Cuphead”, “Jotun” and“Elegy for a Dead World” (which were both funded by Kickstarter) and “Ori and the Blind Forest”.

SELECTED ENGINE:

What engine have you selected for your game’s development?

UNITY

JUSTIFICATION

Justify in 100-200 words your choice of this engine as most appropriate for your project, discussing your game’s needs in specific detail.

Unity allows 2D physics, allowing to have different layers for the backgrounds (which I would need for my game). Objects (sprints) within a scene are easy to move, allowing the levels to be complex. Unity not only involves coding but some of it can be done through Unity itself, which makes rotating an object easier. Novas Vos would be mostly traditionally animated (No Riggs!), so being able to import images and Unity allows Automatic Sprite Animation, allowing the importation of finished png sequences into the engine. I want Novas Vos to be both available on PC and Playstation, Unity is multi-platform allowing this.

PLAYER GOALS

What are the main objectives of the player? Are they linear in their nature? Does your game have any side quests?

The 2 main objectives are to travel to each temple to destory Nox and protect Lux. The story is linear, the characters can only travel in one direction (from left to right), but if the player explores the temple more (hidden passageways) they can find out more about the back story of Mortem and why Nox malfunctioned.

AUDIENCE

TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC(S)

Who is your target audience? Why will they play your game? Why not other demographics? Who is your competition? What edge would you have over them? What edge would they have over your product?

My Demographic audience are casual and core non-mainstream gamers.

Geographic – western-culture

Psycho-graphic - social class: upper middle class

Behavioral: casual user

Technical: PC or Playstation

Novas Vos is a game easy to pick up, its main story line is not complex – letting casual gamers pick it up when they want to without losing track of what is going on, however for gamers that are more interested in the micro-narrative and finding all the Easter eggs (core gamers), they can dwell deeper into the game, expanding on the storyline.

Mots main stream games involve shooting and are mostly upbeat, whereas Novas Vos is more subtle and while it still is an adventure game it is less about violence unlike most popular games nowadays.

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COMPETITION

Are there any similar projects on the market? Give 2 examples.

Elegy for a Dead World and No Man's Sky

ADVANTAGE

What advantage does your game have against these competitors? (1-2 examples)

Novas Vos is almost a mix between the two games, it involves exploration (No man's Sky) and puzzle solving (Elegy for a Dead World). Novas Vos is story driven and more about character development. (unlike No man's sky and Elegy for a Dead World)

DISADVANTAGE

And in what ways do your competitors have the edge over your project (1-2 examples)

No Man's Sky allows open world exploration (3D), whereas Novas Vos is limited to 2D side-scrolling. Elegy for a Dead World is more unique as it evolves completely around making your own story, whereas Novas Vos has a set story.

Final Title Sequence, Stance Animation and new background!

TITLE SEQUENCE

I adjusted little things on the Title Sequence, I added the the same adjustment effects on the moon as on Mortem to make sure they both blend in. I also made the music cut out before "premium.com" was spoken. I will just use the start of the song, and make it blend out before I start taking and add new music in the background. 

NOVA STANCE ANIMATIOM

I also fixed up the background for Nova's stance Animation, I made sure I painted underneath the other layers, so when the camera moves you can see behind them. (It's not just cut out).

ICE CONTINENT BACKGROUND

I also decided to make another background. I decided I want Nova stance animation to fade into different backgrounds. (depending on how much time I have, I plan on painting up the inside of the Temples). Frans suggested playing around with grey-scale first and then add colors on top. I tried it out and I like it. I'm still refining it, I'll need to go over the colors as some seem to blend in too much with the foreground and background. I also wanted to use a lot of cold colors for this one to contrast the Tropical Continent. Maybe I could even do a night version of both backgrounds...

Glow effects on Nova, and Title Sequence

NOVA STANCE ANIMATION

Dane came in and helped me with the glow on Nova's head and hands. Gino also helped me add some depth in the background, but I added the camera and the layers don;t seem to match up all that much. I'll have to fix the background next week.

SPACESHIP

I worked on Nova's spaceship which I will use for the Title Sequence, but I could also display on the Kickstarter page. The more concept, the better!

TITLE SEQUENCE

I put together Mortem, the spaceship and everything. I also managed to get the font right for the Title of the game. I also looked for some music, sadly the only one I found that I really like is dumb...

BG and Idea for Title screen Animation

BACKGROUND

I kept working on the Background for the Stance animation. I'm still testing out different moods.

UPDATE
Played around with colors some more and lighting and stuffs. I like it.

AFTER EFFECTS
I had a play around in After Effects, I added a light and shadow to Nova. I want to add some glow to her hand and circle on her head.

TITLE SCREEN ANIMATION

Frans talked to us about Kickstarter trailers and showed us some examples which helped me a lot to come up with an idea for a title screen animation. I started working on the planet for my game, I want Nova's spaceship to crash on the planet, the camera zooms out and the title of the game fades in, using the planet as one of the letters.

BG MOOD

BACKGROUND MOOD

Once I finished adding all the detail, I found it really hard to establish a mood in the background. I wanted a sense of wonder (all the colors and scenery) but the colors to be a bit menacing. (like there's something lurking in the beauty)

I tried to look at sunsets and I'm still not sure whether or not I want a sunset or what time of day I want... I think something between just before it gets dark..

TEST
I tried to add some more blue values to the background, I think it looks less "fun". I'm still figuring out the sunset, but I think I'm going to go for either a blue sunset or purple sunset.

TEST 2

BG

Still painting. so much fun.

New Background for Trailer Animation

NEW BACKGROUND

I decided to start again with my Background. I liked the rocks I had in my early concepts, and decided to look up pictures that were similar to what I envisioned. I want to go for a more realistic and detailed style for the backgrounds, to contrast with Nova more. I still want a slight sunset mood in my Background, just to give it a bit of an uncomfortable mood. I will go over the colors, once I have established the details of the backgrounds. I might also add Flowers because they exist and I forgot. 

Nova Clean up Finished!

NOVA CLEAN UP

Managed to finish the clean up for Nova! I added a shine to the helmet, I'm not too sure if it works but I will leave it there for now. I'm going to work on the background for the animation now (Should have done that first, whoops). And then I'm going to animate a cut-scene mock up for the trailer as well. 

BACKGROUND FOR NOVA
I started planning and coloring in the background for Nova's stance animation. I looked at my early concepts, and I felt like that the finalized one I did for the game proposal template wasn't quite what I wanted to go for. I had another play around with composition and adding another layer behind the front one, just to add more dimension. I also wanted to capture more of a mood for the planet. For the one I did in the proposal template, the colors were quite plain and there was no real mood in the setting. As I looked through my old concepts, I liked the sunset I did and that most of the concepts had more water to separate the land more. I tried out a sunset setting, but I think the shading for the tree is a bit off. I'll have to go over it later. I'm still playing around if the sun should be there or not, if the sun is too far down already, almost all the planet would be in darkness, so I'm trying to find that balance before everything gets dark,

Nova Clean up Stance Animation, Breakdowns and Inbetweens

NOVA CLEAN UP

Continued working on Nova's stance animation. I managed to get 4-5 done yesterday and today. Hopefully I'll have it complete either tonight or tomorrow morning and start color it in.

UPDATE:

Nova Stance Animation Clean up

CLEAN UP

I continued working on the clean up, managed to get almost 3 clean up frames done.

Clean up Stance Animation

CLEAN UP

Started doing some clean-up for Nova's stance animation. Managed to get almost 2 done today, I think the keys and breakdowns will take longer but the inbetweens should be easy.

Stance Tests and Rough Stance Animation Final

 RUN CYCLE TESTS FOR NOVA

I tested some run cycles, but I decided to focus on the stance animation for now. We only have 3 weeks left, so I want to make sure I got the basics covered, and if I have time I will animate the run cycle, or even just add a rough one to the trailer to show progress.

I tried to show weight again in the run, the first one I think worked out quite well, except it looked to bouncy.

I think I jumped into detail too fast for this one. Once I finish the stance animation, I will focus on the run more, making it more simple and more gesture like.

TEST STANCE ANIMATIONS

I tried out another few stance animations, I also tried one where Nova is more upright, but I felt that her personality didn't come through. Frans liked the 7th one, although there is still a lot of movement, it could still be used for a stance for after a long run.

I started to put in the basic shapes, I realized that the legs don't move very much, so I changed the timing on the one below.

I tried to animate the hands a bit more, making the fingers move as she moves. The hands are still a bit rough, but once I move to clean up, I will fix them. I tried to vary the legs and head. The hands still move on the same frames, but I think it balances out all the other different timed movements.

Animation Tests!

ANIMATION TESTS

RUN CYCLE

I realized that in order to do a run cycle I need to get Nova's personality down first. I realized that if I worked on the stance first, the run cycle will come to me more naturally because I will have figured out the way she moves in the stance.

While I was testing the run cycle, I wanted to show weight when Nova touches the ground with her leg, making her lean slightly more up straight, and once she pushes off, her body leans forward again. I tried it in the one below, but her body is still leaning forward too much.

STANCE

I started on doing some tests for Nova's run cycle and stance. I have decided to do both, just so I have a variety to show. The first couple of stances didn't quite work out, either there was too much movement and too much going on and looked more like for a fighting game. I looked up "Jotun" the game where I realized that the stances are very minimal. I tried to minimalize the movement, I will have another play around tomorrow and also show the Tutors.

I wanted Nova to constantly be leaning forward to reinforce her curiosity. While I started animating, I wanted to show how heavy the hands are by timing.  

In this one, Nova looks like she's falling asleep while standing, I originally wanted to wanted her head to go down further than her body, almost like her body follows her head.

This one looked too much like a fighting game, the arm movement and legs were too much.

I took this one, and tried to simplify the movement, but I think she's crouching too much in all of the tests. I want to try another test where she's standing up-straight, but just her neck that is leaning forward. 

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I started doing the Bibliography for the game design document yesterday... why did I use so many images?? :(

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Kresan, K. (Artist). (2013). Alien Worlds. Retrieved from https://nothingbutblue.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/alien-worlds/

Unknown. (2007). Planitia. Retrieved from http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=planitia

Scott, R. (2012) Prometheus. United Kingdom: Scott Free Productions, Brandywine Productions, Dune Entertainment

ICE CONTINENT MOODBOARD

Chen, D. (Director). (2012). Journey. (Video game) United States: Thatgamecompany

Ueda, F., (Director). (2016) The Last Guardian (Video game). Japan: SCE Japan Studio

Ueda, F. (Director). (2005). Shadow of the Colossis. (Video game) Japan: Sony Computer Entertainment

Saldanha, C., Thurmeier, M. (Directors). (2009). Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. (Film) United States: Blue Sky Studios

Gustafasson, D., Johansson, H. (Founders). (2014). Smash Hit. (video game). Unknown: Mediocre

Straley, D. & Hennig, A. (directors). (2009). Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. (video game). United States: Naughty Dog

Inafune, K. (Creator). (2006-2012). Lost Planet. (video game series). Japan, Osaka: Capcom

Colin, G. (Artist). (2013). Ice Planet Hive. Retrieved from http://meckanicalmind.deviantart.com/art/Ice-Planet-Hive-359197429

Smoox (artist). (2012). Ice Planet. Retrieved from http://www.deviantart.com/art/Ice-Planet-289975688

Unknown. (Unknown). Lost Planet. SuperbWallpapers. Retrieved from http://io9.com/these-wallpapers-of-icy-planets-are-perfect-for-winter-1488653939

GAMES ANALYSIS

Murray, S., Ream, D. (TBA). No Man's Sky. (Video game) Britian: Hello Games

Cantamessa, C., Benzies, L. (Designers). (2010). Red Dead Redemption. United States, New York: Rockstar Games

TARGET AUDIENCE MOODBOARD

Chen, D. (Director). (2012). Journey. (Video game) United States: Thatgamecompany

Bass, J. Rankin, A. Jr. (Directors). (1982). The Last Unicorn. (Animated Feature). United States & Japan: Rankin/Bass Productions, ICT Entertainment, Animation by Topcraft

Hillenburg, S. (Creator). (1999). Spongebob Squarepants. United States: Nickelodeon

Hirsch, A. (creator). (2014). Gravity Falls. United States: Disney Television Animation

McHale, P. (creator). (2014). Over the Garden Wall. United States: Cartoon Network Studios

Linklater, R. (Director). (2014). Boyhood. United States: IFC Films, Universal Pictures

Sony Computer Entertainment. (2006). Playstation 3 controller.

INSIDE TEMPEL ICE CONTINENT

Chen, D. (Director). (2012). Journey. (Video game) United States: Thatgamecompany

Ueda, F., (Director). (2016) The Last Guardian (Video game). Japan: SCE Japan Studio

Ueda, F. (Director). (2005). Shadow of the Colossis. (Video game) Japan: Sony Computer Entertainment

Microsoft Studios. (Publishers). (2001-2015). Halo series. (Video game). United States, Chicago: Bungie

Straley, D. & Hennig, A. (directors). (2009). Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. (video game). United States: Naughty Dog

Inafune, K. (Creator). (2006-2012). Lost Planet. (video game series). Japan, Osaka: Capcom

Scott, R. (2012) Prometheus. United Kingdom: Scott Free Productions, Brandywine Productions, Dune Entertainment

Thuemler, A., M. (Concept Artist). (2013). Snow world mood concept. Retrieved from http://atarts.deviantart.com/art/Snow-world-mood-concept-394021357

Thuemler, A., M. (Concept Artist). (2013). Snow world mood concept 2. Retrieved from http://atarts.deviantart.com/art/Snow-world-mood-concept-2-406233568

ESPj-o. (artist). (2014). Concept Art: Cave. Retrieved from http://espj-o.deviantart.com/art/Concept-Art-Cave-484356800

Schole, T. (artist). (2010). Doubt. Retrieved from http://tomscholes.deviantart.com/art/Doubt-155440365?q=gallery%3Atomscholes%2F24589222&qo=26

Laidlaw, M. (writer). (1998). Half Life. United States, Washington: Valve Corporation

NOX MOODBOARD

Ueda, F. (Director). (2005). Shadow of the Colossis. (Video game) Japan: Sony Computer Entertainment

Bird, B. (Director). (1999). Iron Giant. (Feature Film). United States: Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.

Cameron, J., Hurd, G., A. (1984 – 2015). Terminator series. (Film series). United States: Cinema '84, Pacific Western

Levine, K. (director). (2013). Bioshock Infinite. United States: 2K Games

Insomaniac Games. (Creators). (2006 – 2012). Resistance. (video game series). Unites States: Sony Computer Entertainment America

Spielberg, S. (2005). War of the Worlds. (Film). United States: Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Studios

Vstone company. (2008). Black Ox. (Robot). Japan

Vinegar, T. (2009). Presenter Type 2. (Robot). Japan: BuildUp

NOVA MOODBOARD

Stanton, A. (Director). (2008). WALL-E. United States: Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture

Chen, D. (Director). (2012). Journey. (Video game) United States: Thatgamecompany

Murray, S., Ream, D. (TBA). No Man's Sky. (Video game) Britian: Hello Games

Kano, M., Yokoi, G., Kiyotake, H., Sakamoto, Y. (1986 – 2010). Metroid. Japan: Nintendo

Toriyama, M. (2015). Final Fantasy XII. (video game series). Japan: Square Enix

Kosinski, J. (Director). (2010). TRON: Legacy. (Film). United States: Walt Disney Studios

de Homem-Christo, G. & Bangalter, T. (Artistists). Daft Punk (Musicians). France: Daft Punk

Benioff D., Weiss, D., B. (creators) (2011-2016). Game of Thrones. United States: HBO

Garland, A. (Director). (2015). Ex Machina. United Kingdom: Universal Studios

Jennings, G. (Director). (2005). A Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy. United Kingdom: Buena Vista Pictures

Ueda, F. (Director). (2005). Shadow of the Colossis. (Video game) Japan: Sony Computer Entertainment

Vanrentergehm, F. (2007). Big Crocodile in Oz. In Australia. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvanrenterghem/2641634391/

Toyota Partner Robot. (2005). Violin Robot. (Robot). Japan: Toyota Motor Crop

Anouma, E. (Director). (2002). The Legend of Zelda: the Wind Waker. Japan: Nintendo

Mr. Nagata. (Artist). (2014). Mercury Helmet. Retrieved from http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=218722

NASA. Futuristic Spacesuit. United States: NASA

Benedicto, R. (3D Artist). E.V.A. 5000. (Image). Retrieved from http://sgthk.daportfolio.com/gallery/90113#8