{"id":488,"date":"2025-12-01T15:42:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T15:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yw2c23\/?p=488"},"modified":"2026-01-11T07:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T07:05:13","slug":"scene-design-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yw2c23\/2025\/12\/01\/scene-design-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Environment design process"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\uff5cAn idea emerged<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

After confirming the emotions and mechanics, I wanted my first level to have a touch of religious horror, so that players could deduce that it was superficially a horror story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, the atmosphere was primarily terrifying. However, I wanted players to discover that the horror was just a facade after figuring out the whole story, and that the complete story was heartwarming. So, I wanted only some scary symbols or elements, but not elements that would terrify players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this point, there was a very relevant element: Gothic style. So I wanted to incorporate Gothic elements into the church to achieve this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\uff5cProcess<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

After confirming the elements I wanted, I started looking for a suitable atmosphere. That’s when I thought of Dark Soul. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While I confirmed that this was the atmosphere I wanted, I also realized that the lighting and color scheme were a bit too dark for the effect I desired. Therefore, I decided to look among artists whose works had religious themes and whose color schemes weren’t too dark. Under these conditions, I found the works of Caravaggio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Caravaggio. (1601) The Supper at Emmaus <\/em>[Oil and tempera on canvas] George Vernon. Available at: https:\/\/www.nationalgallery.org.uk\/paintings\/NG172<\/a><\/sup><\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After everything was confirmed, I created a reference board to help with modeling and also built a small interior environment to express the effect I wanted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is not the complete scene. I know the complete scene would be much larger, but the exact size would depend on the narrative content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\uff5cLevel two<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I’ve singled out the second level because its environment is somewhat different from the first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this level, I wanted a very familiar environment to enhance player immersion. Since the first level was already scary, I didn’t want the second level to be similarly scary. It could start with a strange atmosphere, but I wanted the environment to be familiar, so I decided to base it on an office setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actually, I had already started preparing to create a reference board after that. I didn’t plan to hire an artist, but while searching for office references, I saw a decorative painting hanging in an office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hopper, E. (1963) Sun in an Empty Room<\/em> [Oil on canvas] Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Available at: https:\/\/crystalbridges.emuseum.com\/objects\/12143\/sun-in-an-empty-room<\/a>.<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I immediately confirmed that this was the color and lighting effect I wanted, so I decided to use it as a base, dimming the lights a bit to create my game’s atmosphere. With the basic structure confirmed on the reference board, I also created a small room to express what kind of atmosphere and environment I wanted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My two levels are actually not in the same style, which is why I didn’t develop the narrative first. I didn’t want the story to define the environment I wanted. Narrative is more adaptable than style. Just like now, I’ve decided to use a story to connect two different art styles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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