Dormlight Dusk
The Game Form
Project Description
In under 5 weeks, I was tasked to create a video game using not a conventional game engine, but through Figma.
The Process? I started this project off by designing the room then using a pixel generator to make it pixelated, as well as editing them on Adobe Photoshop to refine the image and add a purple color scheme. I then created a pixelized character sprites on Procreate, as well as conceptualizing and illustrating all the assets used, such as menu backgrounds, items, and inventory screens.
The Result? I had the opportunity to create my first video game and explore my interests further on game design, exploring the fundamentals of how to create a functional video game that's intriguing, interactive, and a challenge while keeping the player engaged and informed.
Skills Used:
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Figma
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Adobe Photoshop
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UI/UX
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Game Design
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Character Design
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Procreate
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Digital Illustration
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Worldbuilding
The Game
Astra is a young wizard attending Moonrise Academy, a famous but rigorous school best known for its night classes, in dreams of becoming a well-known wizard capable of complex and difficult spells and magic. However, one fateful chilly December evening, Astra overslept and woke up late to his class. Your objective is to help Astra collect all 8 of his items needed to pass his final exam in under 10 minutes. Will you be able to help Astra pass his final exam, or run out of time?
Logo Design
Moon illustration created on Procreate
Typeface: Lo-Res by Zuzana Licko from Emigre
Character Design
Astra is a young wizard attending Moonrise Academy, a famous but rigorous school best known for its night classes, in dreams of becoming a well-known wizard capable of complex and difficult spells and magic. He moved in as an incoming freshman in the beginning of the Fall 3025 school semester, and a few months have passed since moving in. He sports a moody purple cardigan, brown scarf, and white and brown hair.
Made on Procreate.
Assets
Assets include Astra's school backpack that holds his key, coffee, artificial star, a roll of spell writing paper, potion bottle, spellbook, wizard wand, notes, and mana dust. Hand-drawn UI screens seen in-game.
Made on Procreate.
Pixel Backgrounds
Original Music
Original music composed for Dormlight Dusk, made in collaboration with Daniel Duarte. The goal was to go for a lofi-inspired beat that captured that cold, winter night outside but staying cozy in a warmly lit dorm room indoors. Made in Garageband.
Mockups
Video Walkthrough
