Windows PC
Unity
12 Weeks
6 Team Members
December 10th, 2024
Project Manager,
Lead Character Artist,
Lead Modeling,
Lead Surfacing,
Animator,
Rigger.
Neotama Arcana follows the adventure of Squeaks the Pack Rat as she is summoned to aid in a mysterious wizard’s spell casting. As she picks up objects and battles floral foes in the wooded lands adjacent to the wizard’s cottage, she finds more and more clues as to what kind of spell he may be casting, as well as what’s keeping him locked up in his home and causing the local foliage to riot. By the end of the game, the full tragedy behind the wizard's grief will be uncovered, and together they must battle the monsters that have been inside the house all along.
Led project management efforts, demonstrating strong leadership skills to ensure timely project completion.
Sculpted and modeled all characters with attention to rigging compatibility.
Rigged and animated for the games primary enemy.
Served as lead in modeling and surfacing for game assets to maintain a consistent visual style.
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I was tasked with creating our main character from concept to surfacing. The person who pitched our game provided me with a quick sketch, and I did many iterations to attempt to narrow down what kind of pack rat we wanted. We moved between several designs, before we decided on a middle ground between pack rat and humanoid.
Squeaks was modeled using Nomad Sculpt and Maya. Nomad was used to block out all the shapes and create the detailing and highpoly model, while Maya was used for retopology. As I modeled squeaks, I made sure to consult with my rigger to ensure topology was optimized for rigging and animation purposes.
I was solely responsible for surfacing Squeaks in Substance Painter. This went through any iterations, as we had to keep testing the textures against our very cool toned environment. In the end, I used a mixture of shader building, hand painting, and gradients to create the finalize Squeaks texture.
The Tulip character was created and surfaced by our lead concept and surfacing artist. It was my responsibility to take her concept art and create a rigged model. I also did the walk and idle animations for the Tulip enemy.
The GANTT Chart and Asset Sheet for Neotama Arcana are provided. The project was managed in Jira with a milestone-based structure and Jira's sprint feature. These tools were crucial for tracking tasks and deadlines, ensuring all deliverables remained within the 12-week project scope.
