Moodflowers is a piece which explores the concept of the day and night cycle. The flowers react to the presence or absence of light in their surroundings, ‘waking up’ when there is sufficient light present, and ‘hibernating’ under dimmer lighting conditions.
Kanopy is a contemplative space located in the heart of Toronto. Kanopy is securely binded by fasteners and a metal frame. With a waterproof membrane, and acrylic finish, Kanopy provides protection against the elements, all season. By using mirrors as the exterior material, Kanopy chooses to be hidden, extending the nature around it. Kanopy provides … Read More
Our concept for a game engine subversion was to use Unity to create a virtual and animated keyboard. Instead of using Unity to create your typical gameplay, we focused on creating a sandbox experience that largely revolves around playing music with your keyboard and mouse.
I created this ‘Illusionscape’ by first creating the impossible triangle shapes using Adobe Illustrator. Then, I added the photos and gradients by using masks in Photoshop.
I experimented further with using gradients and transparent layers to design a pixel art environment with depth and atmosphere. I was inspired by digital games such as Hyper Light Drifter, Risk of Rain and Transistor.
My goal was to create a mysterious fantasy pixel art environment. I wanted to show a ‘hidden object’ within the trees and revealed by moonlight. The gradient lighting I used for the rays draws the eye to the mystical sword.
I used Processing to create an interactive canvas in which trees are generated where clicked.