Project info
- Developer Callum Buchan
- Showcase year 2023
- Programme Computer Arts
Synopsis
How can concept art be used effectively to develop world-building in support of game design? For this project, I have been researching concept art practices and how they can effectively be used in the development of world-building in the support of a wider game project - breaking this down further into key questions: What do we know about how concept art is used for world-building in games? How is concept art best used in the pre-production of a speculative games project? How are horror themes used effectively in concept art and games? This project has culminated in a full-colour art book exploring the player character concept, environment concepts, creatures concepts, and the wider world-building element.
Dreaded Cosmos
A design project that aims to investigate the role of concept artists in game design and how concept art can be used effectively to develop world-building in support of game design.
Credits
'Dreaded Cosmos' is a 2023 Digital Graduate Show project by Callum Buchan, a Computer Arts student at Abertay University.
Project Motivation
The main reason I wanted to pursue this project is because I have a keen interest in the Sci-Fi Horror approach when it comes to the unknowns of space. Instead of the hopeful message that you would find in IPs such as Star Trek, or even Star Wars, I find the idea of the unknown and the danger of deep space to be a more fascinating take, and one I hope to capture in this project.
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