{"id":1456,"date":"2025-12-27T17:23:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T17:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mayakooi.nl\/?page_id=1456"},"modified":"2025-12-27T20:25:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T20:25:49","slug":"env-des","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mayakooi.nl\/index.php\/env-des\/","title":{"rendered":"Environment Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1456\" class=\"elementor elementor-1456\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb2ec1c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb2ec1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-382212d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"382212d5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-243fe9cf elementor-widget 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elementor-element-d8dace3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8dace3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-641d765a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"641d765a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The project<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35f4d169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35f4d169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This project is focused on <strong>story-driven<\/strong> and <strong>psychological steering<\/strong> of the player through a game environment.\u00a0<\/p><p>The player has full control over their movement, but is more likely to take a certain path due to composition, instinct and other types of guidance. I made this place to see how I could take control of the unconcious steering of the player.<\/p><p>It was completely made using <strong>assets<\/strong>, allowing me to focus on the <strong>design of the layout<\/strong>. This project was also my introduction to working with <strong>Unreal Engine<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-febe74d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"febe74d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f7b321 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"7f7b321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" 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You must figure out <strong>what happened<\/strong>, how you can<strong> stop the alien corruption<\/strong> you&#8217;ve found and how to <strong>recitfy the divine water symbols<\/strong> scattered around.<\/p><p><br \/>You figure out in small steps that there are alien creatures corrupting the nature around the village. They sit on meteorite shards and seep the life out of plants nearby. You learn to sever these connections by hand, an later with a holy light beam. When the connection is severed, the land heals and the creature dies.<\/p><p>The big creature the Alien King, has already gotten so much life energy it is no longer dependent on it&#8217;s energy source. The player must puzzle out that the only way to get rid of the creature is with the holy light beam, and how to shine it upon the King.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b09795 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b09795\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0141f2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0141f2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Playtrough (5 min)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9cc8e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a9cc8e0\" 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compostion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-259aad4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"259aad4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The upper images are the old comopsitions, and the lower ones are the improved ones.<\/p><p>I <strong>overpainted<\/strong> a <strong>key game screenshot<\/strong> to analyze the image from a 2D perspective (allows for better overview of leading lines), and changed parts to create a more <strong>natural\/pleasing flow<\/strong> for the eye, and<strong> clearing up room around the POI&#8217;s<\/strong> to highlight their focus.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32cadb2e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32cadb2e\" 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bf3d286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The idea was also used in <a href=\"https:\/\/mayakooi.nl\/index.php\/building-playful-worlds\/\">another project of mine<\/a>, but had to be scrapped then due to time constraint. I revisited the concept and molded it into what it is now.<\/p><p>Creatures from obelisks became creatures from meteorite shards. The big omnicreature became the alien king.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23e29b74 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"23e29b74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cbce8e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cbce8e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25cebc92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25cebc92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What I would do 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