#projectlumenapplication

Hi everyone! We are officially recruiting again. This time around, we are only looking for Character artists. We have two spots open at the moment – for Impulse and Skizz. If you are interested, please check out this form. There should be more info and the specifics in there. 

To make communication easier, we are only looking for artists who have Discord (or can create an account). We’re sorry if that restricts some people, but the project is huge and it’s easier for us to have everyone in one place. 

Applications will be open until January 31st.

Please share this post around so more people can be aware about it :D

Are you a Life Series fan and you don’t know what Project LUMEN is?  See under the cut to learn more. 

Hello everyone, the time for applications has finally come around! The forms will be open for two weeks, from March 30th to April 13th!

You can find:

Writer applications here

Programmer applications here

UI design and pixel artist applications here

Want to know more about what each position entails? You can find the writer information here, the programmer information here, and the UI design information here!

Thank you so much for taking the time to read through all of this! If you have any additional questions, feel free to send us an ask! We can’t wait to see all of your applications coming through :D 

@mcytblrsource

Did you just stumble on this post and have no idea what Project LUMEN is about? Fear not, there is more information under the cut!

Hello, wonderful people, the time has come again: we’re looking to expand our team here at Project Lumen!

What even is Project Lumen? 

Project LUMEN is a fan indie game here to bring the Life Series to life in a different medium, for fans to experience it in a brand new way. We’re currently focusing on the Third Life demo, where the players get to lead Grian through the series, with minigames, battle mechanics and the choices they make all impacting the events of the story. With an added touch of our own spin on the watcher lore, we’re hoping to craft together a compelling narrative :D

What positions are open? 

We’re looking for:

Writers, who will help out with writing barks (short lines of dialogue)

Programmers, who will work alongside our wonderful Pie to help create the building blocks for the game 

UI artists, who will be focusing on pixel art and menu creation

Over the coming hour, we will be posting more detailed descriptions of what each of these positions entails, including the requirements and the expected workload. 

When is the application period? 

And at last, I'm here to tell you a little bit more about what a job as a programmer on Project Lumen entails! This time around, we're looking for a small team of 2-5 people to help out our wonderful Pie.

What will coders do?

The base of the game is coming along, but we need someone to help with certain mechanics and expand upon what's already been done! You might not always be coding, though- sometimes work will include needing to research or plan out certain mechanics before programming can be done.

Some examples of what you might help with :

Setting up quests for the player

Creating smaller minigames like fishing, crafting, petting Jellie, etc.

Expanding upon the walkable game world to make it more interactive and fun

Polish up existing systems

In all cases, you will be working alongside our current programming, Pie, as a team! Because of this, you will also need a GitHub account (or need to make one), so we can have version control and easily share code.

What are the requirements for applying?

You must be at least 13 years old

You must have some experience in programming. Preferably in the Godot game engine, but experience in python is also good as that's the closest programming language to the script Godot uses. Having worked on game projects is also recommended.

You must have access to Discord, as this is where team communication takes place

You must be communicative and able to commit to the workload

You must be able to use the Godot game engine on your desktop/device. (The game engine is free, and doesn't take much disk room at all)

You must be able to use GitHub for version control. (If you have little experience with it, we can help you set it up!)

What's the expected workload?

Depending on what you're working on, we hope you would put some time in every week or two to code. We currently have a goal to get our demo out sometime during the middle to late part of the year, so actively working towards a playable demo will be prioritised in your work.

There's only one week left to apply to be the Impulse or Skizzleman character artist! You can find the post with more information and the link to the application here. If you want to know what being a character artist means, see here for examples.

While Impulse and Skizz are the main focus of the form, there is an option to sign up as a pinch hitter for any character in general! So if you don't get accepted for Imp or Skizz, there is still a chance of being in the project in the long run :)

Are you a Life Series fan and you don’t know what Project LUMEN is?  See under the cut to learn more. 

Hi anon! Thank you for your ask about the artist recruitment (joined a link for anyone stumbling on this ask first) ! I’m not sure if you have clicked on the form or not, so I’ll be giving a bit of info that is on there just to make sure and try and be a bit more detailed too.

As a character artist, you will be making sprites for your character. We plan on adapting many seasons, but for now we are focusing on Third Life (we hope to have the demo out mid-2026)

Each season has a different artistic feel. For characters, the guidelines are warm colours, a human factor/imperfections, hand-drawn feel. The example we used was a Scott’s sprite made by our lovely Goner @shatteredid.

Each character needs to have a minimum range of emotions. You can have more sprites if you wish, or have a second/alternate version of a specific emotion, but the following list is the minimum: 

NEUTRAL

HAPPY

ANGRY

SCARED

ANNOYED

SMIRKING

RELIEVED

SAD

SKEPTICAL

NERVOUS

You need to have those sprites for each life (mostly Green, Yellow and Red). They do not necessarily need to have lots of differences depending on the character. Some characters have a change of wardrobe, others don’t. Some characters have simply different eye colours. Our Etho (made by the amazing Sal @saltinegam) has different coloured details and bits of outline.

Let your creativity do its magic :D

How does this project works?

We are a big team. If you are in, you will be invited to the tumblr community and to our private discord server (which is why we are restricting application to people who have/can have discord). Different teams usually have a specific boss they can reach out to, but we have a variety of people in charge of communication. We hold regular meetings and check-in form and just chat in the different channels of the server.

As the new application period approaches, I'm here to tell you a little bit more about what a job as a UI artist on Project Lumen entails! This time around, we're looking for a small team of 5-7 people to help us out.

There are two sides of the UI job: pixel art and UI design.

General Info

Pixel artists will be making tiles, character sprites for the overworld, buildings, and item icons, while UI designers will be focusing on menus, buttons, and boxes for the player to interact with in dialogue. You will be working closely with the coding team, so multiple revisions may be in order.

Requirements for sign-up

You must be at least 13 years old

You must have access to Discord, as this is where team communication takes place

You must have access to Google Docs and Google Sheets

You must have access to an art program (UI) or pixel art program (Pixel)

You must be willing to take critique and constructive criticism

Barring emergencies, you should be able to commit to regular work

Expected Workload

Pixel art: You should be able to get a minimum of 1-2 of your claimed projects per week done and submitted. You ultimately control how much you commit to, but your progress on what you claim should be consistent, as we need everyone pitching in.

UI design: The exact minimum workload will depend on the projects you take on. Buttons and other interactables should ideally be 1 per 1-2 weeks; menus might take longer. No matter what you take on, you will be expected to give consistent progress updates.