Submitted for 21Grams’ DN&D Awards
In response to 21Grams’ brief, Bloom is a tablet-based, co-operative game developed to help connect parents with postnatal depression. Play as customisable rock spirits known as 'Trolds', who wish to bring a forgotten garden back to life. Featuring meditative gameplay and a natural, painted style.
Tools: After Effects, Photoshop, Procreate
Final Game Concept (Designed for iPad Screens).
Character Development:
Mood board for the style of Bloom, referencing art from Studio Ghibli, Sky: Children of the Light and Aimee Cairns.
Developing sketches of the protagonists.
Finished character designs.
Walk and still cycle of rock characters.
Environmental Design:
Exploring potential environments for the characters and style, taking photography from a local allotment, and taking artistic methods from Studio Ghibli, Aimee Cairns, the game NAIAD and Goatsiyah.
Visual concept art for Bloom- from WIP to finished.
Thumbnailing for final level design.
Inspired by the allotment photos, the final level design is a greenhouse compiled in Photoshop and animated in After Effects.
Prop art of plants and gardening supplies for the final level.
Presentation:
Character illustrations of the Trolds interacting with the garden.
Examples from the final proof of concept presentation, explaining the gameplay loops and further touchpoints through gardening.
