#level art

New level art for A Thousand Bees! This time we dress up. For what? The afternoon. Why? Because we want to. For whom? For us.

This is a 1v1 map I made in Halo Infinite’s forge mode called “Aligned”, set inside a mysterious Forerunner structure located deep inside a cave.

The map features a circular ring with two floors connected by teleporters surrounding colourful monoliths arranged in a peculiar pattern.

The pillars were designed with gameplay in mind first as I wanted to make a map where as players move around, different sightlines and cover would present themselves, creating a constantly evolving play-space despite its small size and simple layout.

SHIN HUAN

3D Artist ([email protected])

artstation

Posting some maps of Dunwall and the Empire of the Isles for those who find it handy.

Also!!! Arkane’s Senior Level Artist has an Artstation page that allows you to 3D rotate and zoom in on the maps!

Rotatable Tower Interior, “Long Day In Dunwall”: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/8nBlQ

Dunwall Streets, “Long Day In Dunwall” https://www.artstation.com/artwork/mPABy 

Ion Fury (2019) - Believable Environment

Achieving to create a believable environment is not an easy thing. Even worst, trying to do so can be really difficult and time consuming. But there is a psychology tool that we can use : conceptual models.

Conceptual models, or mental models, are how we represent things in our mind. We use these models to sum up things, so it is less complex and we can remember more.

If you tell me the word bathroom, I'll think about : toilet, shower, sink, towel, toilet paper et cetera, and this is enough. I do not need to know how the plumbery system is working, or of which materials my toilets are made.

Thus, to design a believable environment, we should aim at the conceptual model the player have of this environment. A game like Ion Fury does it extremely well.