https://edbyrne.work/moon-breakers-1 daily 0.75 2018-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516948892721-F2UTSRLG9BA9SPL1EL66/ISB.jpg Moon Breakers - Initial Concept This was my pitch for Moon Breakers - no design doc needed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516948892721-F2UTSRLG9BA9SPL1EL66/ISB.jpg Moon Breakers - Initial Concept This was my pitch for Moon Breakers - no design doc needed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516948878436-ZYZFI2EZGN1Z17TRCNRS/cockpit.jpg Moon Breakers - Gameplay sketch A rough concept of a first-person viewpoint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516948944627-6V40JDG81OIU3GOOMDES/MB_flow.png Moon Breakers - Game flow My initial UI and gameplay architecture plan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516948906584-KQ7FY4ED58MLHNLNA1KJ/sketch004.png Moon Breakers - Gameplay loop. A slightly more detailed sketch of the core loop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516948901877-G937HBU0R939VGUSP90B/MB_sketch2.png Moon Breakers - Level design sketch Working out the general scale and gameplay elements for our first gametype, Carrier vs. Carrier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516948891128-VAZYCZL9O2OKNAYR6Z2J/MB_sketch.png Moon Breakers - Fighter concept I I wanted our ships to have a WWII feel, so this was my first concept, based loosely on a P-38 Lightning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516948886774-GS3737CCT5S1FFBPESWV/gfighter.jpg Moon Breakers - Fighter Concept II Keeping with the WWII aesthetic I was trying to cross it with something a little more Buck Rogers-esque. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516948875592-R1JDRSCHNAZBYBT0PY23/carrier+%282%29.jpg Moon Breakers - Carrier Concept This rough sketch showed the first inkling of the final carrier design which ended up looking nothing like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516948882267-85PAYH3R1BLVW9XUCOXQ/comparisons.jpg Moon Breakers - Scale chart One of the things I learned quickly is that establishing the scale of things in a space game is quite important. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516948873157-ISUW2NR3417MB3C1BE05/Carrier.jpg Moon Breakers - Carrier model Before we had hired any artists I made this model in SketchUp so we could playtest launching from, and flying around, a full sized carrier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516948912296-L1UXB5EFB3JSH80P3OP2/sketch006.png Moon Breakers - Level Sketch I was playing with visual ideas here for our first map, the Broken Moon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516948948562-IFT993ZSCWIS4LT8GAF5/sketch005.png Moon Breakers - Art Direction This was my mockup for our eventual marquee banner we used on our store sites, blog and business cards. The final piece was done by our inestimable concept artist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516949873010-PMQQWBK7T610H50YR7IU/New_moon_1_23_12.jpg Moon Breakers - Screenshot This screen grab shows the culmination of all these ideas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516950833450-2ZPDZSML4Y89U7BRC068/Hangar_1_30_12.jpg Moon Breakers - Store page I built the in-game fiction, including store descriptions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516950853234-I6NB1JUYQBHXN4PSHAA7/Mamba_Terry_01.jpg Moon Breakers - Art Direction II All our artists were remote so giving quick and clear feedback was essential. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516950874373-I61I4EJL25BLYES8OWP7/SSC_review.jpg Moon Breakers - Early review When Moon Breakers came out we had a small but dedicated community. https://edbyrne.work/work daily 0.75 2022-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516867143616-TT25V6EJ1H37WC80G9R4/1400x560_Marquee+final.png Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516948892721-F2UTSRLG9BA9SPL1EL66/ISB.jpg Design - Initial Concept This was my pitch for Moon Breakers - no design doc needed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516948878436-ZYZFI2EZGN1Z17TRCNRS/cockpit.jpg Design - Gameplay sketch A rough concept of a first-person viewpoint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516948944627-6V40JDG81OIU3GOOMDES/MB_flow.png Design - Game flow My initial UI and gameplay architecture plan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516948906584-KQ7FY4ED58MLHNLNA1KJ/sketch004.png Design - Gameplay loop. A slightly more detailed sketch of the core loop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516948901877-G937HBU0R939VGUSP90B/MB_sketch2.png Design - Level design sketch Working out the general scale and gameplay elements for our first gametype, Carrier vs. Carrier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516948891128-VAZYCZL9O2OKNAYR6Z2J/MB_sketch.png Design - Fighter concept I I wanted our ships to have a WWII feel, so this was my first concept, based loosely on a P-38 Lightning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516948886774-GS3737CCT5S1FFBPESWV/gfighter.jpg Design - Fighter Concept II Keeping with the WWII aesthetic I was trying to cross it with something a little more Buck Rogers-esque. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516948875592-R1JDRSCHNAZBYBT0PY23/carrier+%282%29.jpg Design - Carrier Concept This rough sketch showed the first inkling of the final carrier design which ended up looking nothing like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516948882267-85PAYH3R1BLVW9XUCOXQ/comparisons.jpg Design - Scale chart One of the things I learned quickly is that establishing the scale of things in a space game is quite important. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516948873157-ISUW2NR3417MB3C1BE05/Carrier.jpg Design - Carrier model Before we had hired any artists I made this model in SketchUp so we could playtest launching from, and flying around, a full sized carrier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516948912296-L1UXB5EFB3JSH80P3OP2/sketch006.png Design - Level Sketch I was playing with visual ideas here for our first map, the Broken Moon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516948948562-IFT993ZSCWIS4LT8GAF5/sketch005.png Design - Art Direction This was my mockup for our eventual marquee banner we used on our store sites, blog and business cards. The final piece was done by our inestimable concept artist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516949873010-PMQQWBK7T610H50YR7IU/New_moon_1_23_12.jpg Design - Screenshot This screen grab shows the culmination of all these ideas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516950833450-2ZPDZSML4Y89U7BRC068/Hangar_1_30_12.jpg Design - Store page I built the in-game fiction, including store descriptions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516950853234-I6NB1JUYQBHXN4PSHAA7/Mamba_Terry_01.jpg Design - Art Direction II All our artists were remote so giving quick and clear feedback was essential. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1516950874373-I61I4EJL25BLYES8OWP7/SSC_review.jpg Design - Early review When Moon Breakers came out we had a small but dedicated community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1517467048553-LXHV3XBXLPVQJTD5DRT1/Course+Flow.jpg Design The initial user flow through the course, showing our first idea of gating content to ensure that parents would complete the first and most critical module. We later abandoned this idea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1517505960990-CYX3RVUZX49A9170NJAG/Script.png Design A sample of our shooting script. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1517461503808-Q4IQBXJRUV4XAKWSYGG5/Banner.png Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1517541520046-5VU5NW4ZD6OOW2CVCS3R/PC_website_sketch.png Design Rough concept work for our front-end web site/land page around CRAFT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1517467243325-RLSSIQ38T620KU7XCZLB/Module+Sequence.jpg Design I made these UX storyboards to break down the lesson material we had into a linear set of lessons by the "Expert" presenter (E), acted sequences (A), and punctuated with interactive quizzes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1517542358664-OQNVZ5PE2Z8PEOMZPBQ1/PTC_logo_sketches.png Design Logo Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1517541695151-XS133OGB6LR0QEQV52BB/website_V8_overview_3.png Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1517506065837-7COVEV0P166Z08J2NMGX/IMG_20150427_110803636_HDR.jpg Design All our parent scenarios were shot on location around Seattle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1517508857285-D7R9KQR0B9H7T87R2ZLX/CO_illustrations_600w.png Design Concept sketch for website illustration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1517542329819-S9AEAXM9GSI30GPKKUWX/UI_elements.png Design Direction on how the interactive portions of our course would be built through three main components that would be flexible to handle multiple video sizes, platform settings and quiz setups. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1517555737261-Z3IV82TXL5Q25E79XYGF/martac_banner.png Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1519193136507-CT3R9YXKQHG042T2141T/character_editor.png Design A wireframe layout for our new in-house character editor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1519192497325-QH76S313HEMXSIGN0NKT/character_occlusion.png Design An example diagram showing how we deal with UI overlay and object transparency to deal with the fact that our game had a fixed orthogonal camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1519192399510-ZE2AAB5X1HBKHI0DB7NH/AIflow.png Design An early flowchart from the NPC design document, showing the internal decision making for a Support class character. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1519193409111-UO30TPVMDW4VIJQAJEUZ/MarTac+M2+Base+Flow.jpg Design A vertical state-by-state flow to illustrate the kind of events, resource flow, timers and player actions that would happen in a player's base during gameplay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1519192305186-DV507MEHYC489SMH577O/battle_map.png Design The first concept of the "battle map" overworld that would represent every player's home base as well as story content and resources. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1519192730831-N9R9T41AXL6VPARLDUBF/MarTac+Game+Overview.png Design An illustration from a team presentation on the flow and drain of resources in our game. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1519195240952-ROQFZVHW4VIWQ1TVUNCL/Socom4FullDeploymentEdition.jpg Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1519890322916-BSWFV2SZ1IKWCYNMK7N8/Character+relationships.jpg Design An early character relationship graph to support the creation of SOCOM 4's five main characters, and the main script. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1519890322818-6KK99G7G16497S3NFESI/Commander+AI+Flowchart.gif Design An early flowchart exploring how the squad-based AI would work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1519890325103-O86ABJ2ZX1GJKZGAFP8R/cover_objects.jpg Design Some sketched ideas for destructible cover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1519890324303-TR3DTCNZ5LF52KWA5BSS/destroyed_objects.jpg Design One of a series of thumbnail sketches around how to maintain object volumes while allowing for visual damage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1519890325875-3ZMN9NUQU5CTWN3MTZ94/Gorman_Ending_Top-down.jpg Design Art and level direction for the final stage of SOCOM 4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1519890326923-D0JYSO6MTF33O0EKO91C/S4_Finale.jpg Design Staging plans for SOCOM 4's final level including events and triggers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1519890326842-F7F0CAEFWYKC1DFKXTVC/s4_demo_concept_drawing_ed_comments.jpg Design Feedback on environmental key art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1519890328007-IXJFHBXWZOD8ODQQ24O8/scan0001.jpg Design Some sketches around driving head and body movement to show AI awareness states. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1528875731803-CB3FPVWUQ8K7TM1AA344/FTB_banner.png Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1528877354002-A0X2RSU791YU4IZKKT8V/top-down.jpg Design Initial paper design of the Helicopter Base level in Fireteam Bravo 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1528877351504-YFSHSYTE9CN0AIIF4WBF/P7C_Airbase5.jpg Design Whitebox model of the Helicopter Base map completed in SketchUp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1528877352954-EZHOBOBQDMYF4QJKSWNS/Top-Down%281%29.jpg Design Digital floor plan of the Abandoned City map from Fireteam Bravo 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1528877351926-QK30E9WO8244GK45N1LR/P7D_Border_Town3.jpg Design SketchUp white box of the Abandoned City. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1528877352942-1BL6SPT9Q5QZ408M9R6J/Poppy_field_overhead.jpg Design Paper layout of the Poppy Field/Opium Lab map from Fireteam Bravo 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1529480423058-23VLZ8G7E1KI2ZHH8G21/Morocco_market_layout_PSP.jpg Design Initial sketch of the Marketplace multi-player map from Fireteam Bravo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1529480833539-IQC0YACE2JB2XENO793K/Morocco_Market3.jpg Design Whitebox of Marketplace map in sketchUp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1529480837157-QLIPAAFQ016H448WAD9J/Morocco_MarketSeals.jpg Design Detail render for the level design document. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1529480860928-1ZCZVLNET1GF5VOMPJIM/Chile4_prisonTopview.jpg Design Whitebox of the Lockdown prison multi-player map from Fireteam Bravo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1529480861470-9CFSH77LN55YSK6PDJAL/Chile4_prisonsideb.jpg Design Perspective render of the prison map. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1529480866267-XIJTIOKPOFYSTDDSIWL0/Dynamic_mission_generation_flow_from_whiteboard_Ed.jpg Design A whiteboard sketch of the design for procedurally-created “instant action” missions in Fireteam Bravo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1529480924708-V6G7XNQ3JJ4LFUTZPYQ2/Control_Options_Rough.png Design Initial control scheme and UI for scheme selection and control adjustment in Fireteam Bravo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530077594018-X0TWTGG6HMQPRLQ7J5PX/site_banner.png Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1534306092741-TLNGYKKSMH4MMR8EQ1HP/hp_thumbnails.jpg Design A sheet of puzzle ideas for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1534306240812-978XOYJICE12VLZH1FL3/hp_flow.jpg Design A rough level sketch during the first weeks of development. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530079434005-N7IVEKTGPWGURQ84HQZ2/forestOverview.png Design This is the top-down view of an early version of Care of Magical Creatures in the Unreal Editor. Lots of sight line-blocking twists and turns were needed to keep the framerate high. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530079435202-0YW5F2SIORNMTTU317GQ/CoMC.png Design A perspective view of the Care of Magical Creatures race track showing the zone boundaries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530079492279-0MVRQTJEFYTYFSIRR5J6/Shot00001.png Design A relatively final shot of the Care of Magical Creatures track. I used tunnels, both man-made and natural, to link zones that hid geometry from the camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530079492409-EU7F6VMOXPN2EIIFXS0B/Shot00012.png Design The final checkpoint for the first race in Care of Magical Creatures - there were races each using a successively harder checkpoint layout. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530079496484-X9JC4QUAE53O10Y09RPV/Shot00028.png Design I turned more obstacles on for later races - such as the fallen trees that players would need to dive under or over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530079497363-04T16IULSN0LPT7QLDGJ/Shot00035.png Design The Hogwarts main courtyard was one of the environments I tried hard to match the specs I’d been given from the film set. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530079500310-LOHUOL3QCHB345NDL6FY/Shot00037.png Design Despite how crude it looks now, we were able to achieve some stunning lighting and environmental design by using the latest version of Unreal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530079503214-1GMK3IXPFF0QEGOTVRMG/Shot00038.png Design I had to build this small area to house the final cinematic of the game… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530079503767-7E3EUQOP117B2AG4SXUS/Shot00041.png Design I got to design the more sinister levels in the game, such as the Expecto Patronum challenge, which suited me very well… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530079506866-QI9E46QPBGR49GPQWL7Z/Shot00046.png Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530079510751-WZIKJCHAN7TFJSBG6X9G/Shot00058.png Design The tower where Sirius was imprisoned was another envrionment I built by painstakingly converting the real-life measurement of the films miniature version of Hogwarts into Unreal’s 16u/foot dimensions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530079516026-7B4ISH7CLR7V87CDMLEG/Shot00066.png Design I was able to sculpt hills for the opening cinematic environment in the latest verison of UnrealEd, which included a tiny version of the train to achieve the perspective we needed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530079520164-KXNOFT58GRYY80NX73MZ/Shot00071.png Design These pipes were highly influence by playing Silent Hill 2 at the time… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1531895995883-DWQAG2OAS1A4ZRDNJPEO/banner.jpg Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1531896522280-HRL4RCNYX0BKMJEFX4HO/CIA_plan.png Design Original sketch of the CIA level. Amazingly, I was able to build it almost exactly as seen here without too much eventual revision. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1531896526736-RYB4NQUE1WBQ01VFDKVI/cia_plan_closeup.png Design Detail of the CIA map. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1531896527730-JQXKL1UHKOVE8JP6HYJD/CIA_levelmap_1.jpg Design after I had made paper sketches I re-mage them in Photoshop so I could put different information, including exact shadow placement and AI pathing, on different layers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1531896567206-UIQNUCFM3PXIDEE7ROYI/SC_gameplay_mechanics.png Design Sketches for how to teach the player specific moves and abilities in the training map. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1531896530951-NDXJI3RZBL9J605ST4CX/cia_plan1.png Design An overview of an early-in-production version of the CIA level in the game editor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1531896535361-6CXRVQHZO7WEEU8YMDT0/CIA_15.png Design An early version of the CIA lobby with temp skybox assets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1531896540084-IA8V77IOOLOCQD3FI2U8/CIA_16.png Design First version of a break room. I put in break rooms and toilets to keep reminding the player it’s a real place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1531896544912-R3GNMN77IBGLEB82DUV5/cia_8.png Design First draught of the mainframe room in the CIA, after I’d received the placeholder model of the mainframe itself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1531896558091-3KRHPO03W6CTN6T5I6VA/CIA_11.png Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1531896561226-OZFDIBQE6Q8C0S77B04B/CIA_13.png Design This is the front of the CIA, based on photographic reference from the actual building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1531896598836-E6R8OYC0NCDC160TIDLM/range.png Design an unused part of the original training map, where players would learn to use the Sam’s firearms and gadgets in a “practice” environment. 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five main characters, and the main script. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1519890322916-BSWFV2SZ1IKWCYNMK7N8/Character+relationships.jpg SOCOM 4 An early character relationship graph to support the creation of SOCOM 4's five main characters, and the main script. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1519890322818-6KK99G7G16497S3NFESI/Commander+AI+Flowchart.gif SOCOM 4 An early flowchart exploring how the squad-based AI would work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1519890325103-O86ABJ2ZX1GJKZGAFP8R/cover_objects.jpg SOCOM 4 Some sketched ideas for destructible cover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1519890324303-TR3DTCNZ5LF52KWA5BSS/destroyed_objects.jpg SOCOM 4 One of a series of thumbnail sketches around how to maintain object volumes while allowing for visual damage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1519890325875-3ZMN9NUQU5CTWN3MTZ94/Gorman_Ending_Top-down.jpg SOCOM 4 Art and level direction for the final stage of SOCOM 4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1519890326923-D0JYSO6MTF33O0EKO91C/S4_Finale.jpg SOCOM 4 Staging plans for SOCOM 4's final level including events and triggers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1519890326842-F7F0CAEFWYKC1DFKXTVC/s4_demo_concept_drawing_ed_comments.jpg SOCOM 4 Feedback on environmental key art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1519890328007-IXJFHBXWZOD8ODQQ24O8/scan0001.jpg SOCOM 4 Some sketches around driving head and body movement to show AI awareness states. https://edbyrne.work/new-gallery daily 0.75 2018-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1528877354002-A0X2RSU791YU4IZKKT8V/top-down.jpg SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 1 & 2 Initial paper design of the Helicopter Base level in Fireteam Bravo 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1528877354002-A0X2RSU791YU4IZKKT8V/top-down.jpg SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 1 & 2 Initial paper design of the Helicopter Base level in Fireteam Bravo 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1528877351504-YFSHSYTE9CN0AIIF4WBF/P7C_Airbase5.jpg SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 1 & 2 Whitebox model of the Helicopter Base map completed in SketchUp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1528877352954-EZHOBOBQDMYF4QJKSWNS/Top-Down%281%29.jpg SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 1 & 2 Digital floor plan of the Abandoned City map from Fireteam Bravo 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1528877351926-QK30E9WO8244GK45N1LR/P7D_Border_Town3.jpg SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 1 & 2 SketchUp white box of the Abandoned City. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1528877352942-1BL6SPT9Q5QZ408M9R6J/Poppy_field_overhead.jpg SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 1 & 2 Paper layout of the Poppy Field/Opium Lab map from Fireteam Bravo 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1529480423058-23VLZ8G7E1KI2ZHH8G21/Morocco_market_layout_PSP.jpg SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 1 & 2 Initial sketch of the Marketplace multi-player map from Fireteam Bravo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1529480833539-IQC0YACE2JB2XENO793K/Morocco_Market3.jpg SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 1 & 2 Whitebox of Marketplace map in sketchUp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1529480837157-QLIPAAFQ016H448WAD9J/Morocco_MarketSeals.jpg SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 1 & 2 Detail render for the level design document. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1529480860928-1ZCZVLNET1GF5VOMPJIM/Chile4_prisonTopview.jpg SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 1 & 2 Whitebox of the Lockdown prison multi-player map from Fireteam Bravo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1529480861470-9CFSH77LN55YSK6PDJAL/Chile4_prisonsideb.jpg SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 1 & 2 Perspective render of the prison map. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1529480866267-XIJTIOKPOFYSTDDSIWL0/Dynamic_mission_generation_flow_from_whiteboard_Ed.jpg SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 1 & 2 A whiteboard sketch of the design for procedurally-created “instant action” missions in Fireteam Bravo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1529480924708-V6G7XNQ3JJ4LFUTZPYQ2/Control_Options_Rough.png SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 1 & 2 Initial control scheme and UI for scheme selection and control adjustment in Fireteam Bravo. https://edbyrne.work/harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban daily 0.75 2018-08-15 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Lots of sight line-blocking twists and turns were needed to keep the framerate high. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530079435202-0YW5F2SIORNMTTU317GQ/CoMC.png Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban A perspective view of the Care of Magical Creatures race track showing the zone boundaries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530079492279-0MVRQTJEFYTYFSIRR5J6/Shot00001.png Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban A relatively final shot of the Care of Magical Creatures track. I used tunnels, both man-made and natural, to link zones that hid geometry from the camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530079492409-EU7F6VMOXPN2EIIFXS0B/Shot00012.png Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban The final checkpoint for the first race in Care of Magical Creatures - there were races each using a successively harder checkpoint layout. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530079496484-X9JC4QUAE53O10Y09RPV/Shot00028.png Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban I turned more obstacles on for later races - such as the fallen trees that players would need to dive under or over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530079497363-04T16IULSN0LPT7QLDGJ/Shot00035.png Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban The Hogwarts main courtyard was one of the environments I tried hard to match the specs I’d been given from the film set. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530079500310-LOHUOL3QCHB345NDL6FY/Shot00037.png Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Despite how crude it looks now, we were able to achieve some stunning lighting and environmental design by using the latest version of Unreal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530079503214-1GMK3IXPFF0QEGOTVRMG/Shot00038.png Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban I had to build this small area to house the final cinematic of the game… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530079503767-7E3EUQOP117B2AG4SXUS/Shot00041.png Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban I got to design the more sinister levels in the game, such as the Expecto Patronum challenge, which suited me very well… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530079506866-QI9E46QPBGR49GPQWL7Z/Shot00046.png Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530079510751-WZIKJCHAN7TFJSBG6X9G/Shot00058.png Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban The tower where Sirius was imprisoned was another envrionment I built by painstakingly converting the real-life measurement of the films miniature version of Hogwarts into Unreal’s 16u/foot dimensions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530079516026-7B4ISH7CLR7V87CDMLEG/Shot00066.png Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban I was able to sculpt hills for the opening cinematic environment in the latest verison of UnrealEd, which included a tiny version of the train to achieve the perspective we needed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1530079520164-KXNOFT58GRYY80NX73MZ/Shot00071.png Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban These pipes were highly influence by playing Silent Hill 2 at the time… https://edbyrne.work/concepts daily 0.75 2018-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1529481558712-DN78JPXL0CF94YGX0KG6/Camera_sketchpad1.jpg Concepts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1529481558712-DN78JPXL0CF94YGX0KG6/Camera_sketchpad1.jpg Concepts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1529481558773-0IKDDQGOBVDB13S14ZSU/Camera_sketchpad2.jpg Concepts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1529481639073-FANZVXWTXXOCHB57MVBZ/Heavyturret.png Concepts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1529481638868-G866KR819YJGTYL7OA87/Painmill.png Concepts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1529481640523-5C3EXD103K3CYT0BS47V/Pistols.png Concepts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1529481639983-H2YWM2OX5PE1M26NBJ6T/Portable_turret.png Concepts https://edbyrne.work/splinter-cell daily 0.75 2018-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1531896522280-HRL4RCNYX0BKMJEFX4HO/CIA_plan.png Splinter Cell Original sketch of the CIA level. Amazingly, I was able to build it almost exactly as seen here without too much eventual revision. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1531896522280-HRL4RCNYX0BKMJEFX4HO/CIA_plan.png Splinter Cell Original sketch of the CIA level. Amazingly, I was able to build it almost exactly as seen here without too much eventual revision. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1531896526736-RYB4NQUE1WBQ01VFDKVI/cia_plan_closeup.png Splinter Cell Detail of the CIA map. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1531896527730-JQXKL1UHKOVE8JP6HYJD/CIA_levelmap_1.jpg Splinter Cell after I had made paper sketches I re-mage them in Photoshop so I could put different information, including exact shadow placement and AI pathing, on different layers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1531896567206-UIQNUCFM3PXIDEE7ROYI/SC_gameplay_mechanics.png Splinter Cell Sketches for how to teach the player specific moves and abilities in the training map. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1531896530951-NDXJI3RZBL9J605ST4CX/cia_plan1.png Splinter Cell An overview of an early-in-production version of the CIA level in the game editor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1531896535361-6CXRVQHZO7WEEU8YMDT0/CIA_15.png Splinter Cell An early version of the CIA lobby with temp skybox assets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1531896540084-IA8V77IOOLOCQD3FI2U8/CIA_16.png Splinter Cell First version of a break room. I put in break rooms and toilets to keep reminding the player it’s a real place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1531896544912-R3GNMN77IBGLEB82DUV5/cia_8.png Splinter Cell First draught of the mainframe room in the CIA, after I’d received the placeholder model of the mainframe itself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1531896558091-3KRHPO03W6CTN6T5I6VA/CIA_11.png Splinter Cell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1531896561226-OZFDIBQE6Q8C0S77B04B/CIA_13.png Splinter Cell This is the front of the CIA, based on photographic reference from the actual building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1531896598836-E6R8OYC0NCDC160TIDLM/range.png Splinter Cell an unused part of the original training map, where players would learn to use the Sam’s firearms and gadgets in a “practice” environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1531898549144-H30ZAUSVOW7KZYOX06IU/head1.jpg Splinter Cell My first proposal sketch for Sam Fisher. https://edbyrne.work/temp-home daily 1.0 2018-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5eee32b078695fbb2df51c/1517554643406-D8CVVLN928TNAQWGJLTO/home_banner.png Home - Hi, I'm Ed. 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