A downloadable interactive simulation for Windows and macOS

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Take a virtual visit to the aquarium - spot some fishes, and enjoy the ambience. 

'aquarium visit' is an interactive simulation born from a nostalgia for aquarium visits. 

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INSTRUCTIONS:

press [Q] [E] to turn left and right respectively. 
press [SPACE] when icon with an eye pops up to look closer.

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PROCESS DOCUMENTATION:

Environment - From reference to concept art
The last aquarium I visited before the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread worldwide, was the Berlin Aquarium in Germany. I was enamoured by the blue hues of the surroundings and the way the refracted light danced across the walls and floors of the architecture—something I often enjoy about the interior atmosphere of aquariums. I took many photos of these moments with my phone camera while I was there, which ultimately became the main reference material for aquarium visit.

Artistic direction - Stylistic inspiration and process

One of my favourite activities during aquarium visits is sitting down in front a glass tank for hours, live-sketching underwater landscapes and trying to capture the iridiscent colours cast by the lights above the water surface. I grew particularly fond of using colour pencils and inks to articulate the textures and chromatic gradients of the scenery. Inspired by Shishi Yamazaki’s painterly treatment of rotoscope animation, I applied a similar “analogue” approach using Kyle T’s Megapack Brush Set for Photoshop during the animation process.

Composition - Curating 2D assets in a 3D world

Having admired the implementation of 2.5D art styles in D-CELL GAMES’ rhythm-adventure game UNBEATABLE and AATOAA’s interactive animation Way To Go, I wanted to try my hand at this hybrid art practice myself in aquarium visit. I created all my 2D sprites in Procreate, 3D-modelled the aquarium set in Blender, and finally composed them altogether in Unity.

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CREDITS:

Art, Animation and Interactive Design by Hua Chai.

Music by AShamaluevMusic. 
Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com

Special thanks to Jenna Caravello, Zheng Fang and class of UCLA DESMA 160-2 Hybrid Animation, Spring 2021. 

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More information
StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Authorhua chai
GenreSimulation
Made withAdobe Photoshop, Unity, Blender
Tags3D, Unity
Asset licenseCreative Commons Attribution_NonCommercial v4.0 International
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard

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Click download now to get access to the following files:

AquariumVisit_WindowsBuild.zip 102 MB
AquariumVisit_MacBuild.app.zip 104 MB

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TeddyTTT1 year ago

I can't open it in mac TOT

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hua chai1 year ago

Hi! Thanks for letting me know, may I know what your OS is?

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