Project Mothership
2024
I worked as a lead designer and art director at the student project Project Mothership in my master’s program. I also pitched the game concept to recruit a team of over 20 members. Project Mothership is a co-op action-adventure game where players explore alien worlds, fight enemies and solve puzzles to collect as many resources as possible before their oxygen runs out.
Key Contributions:
- Art Director: My role involved extensive team and project management for a team of four members, including planning weekly meetings, ensuring deadlines were met and providing regular feedback to maintain a cohesive visual style.
- Concept Art: Especially at the beginning of the project, I created moodboards and concept art to help the team understand and align with my visual vision for Project Mothership.
- Animations: To support the 3D artists, I contributed minor animations for the main characters, such as item pickup and object interaction.
- Lead Design: I pitched the core game idea to the team and coordinated with all departments to discuss and implement gameplay adjustments.
For more information about Project Mothership, visit the project’s page at the Stuttgart Media Universtiy.
Concept Art
Character Art
For both main characters, I provided initial visual concepts for the art team to iterate on. Clear, distinguishable silhouettes were key to help players quickly identify their character. Since the game is set on a hostile planet, the characters naturally had to be designed as astronauts with sturdy suits and tools that can also be used to defend themselves.
Additionally, I provided a visual key concept for a robotic enemy in the game, inspired by visual characteristics of spiders and scorpions.
Environmental Art
The game is set inside of a volcanic crater with salt pillars, strange crystals and a rocky surface.
I provided simple thumbnails to communicate my vision for the game’s atsmosphere to the art department.
