The Doe's Dash
A short 2D platformer game inspired by Frogger (Konami, 1981) and the collective works of French Painter Marie Laurencin (1883 - 1956). This was a solo project where we were assiigned a specific artist and asked to inrepret their art's style and themes into the medium of games. I took Marie's Work to be wistful and sorrowful but with elements of whimsy and a fairy-like charm.
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Naturally I had to make it a 2D platformer game to fit the requirements of the project brief,
the greater challenge to me I think was adapting the art style. I focused in on some particular
works where she depicted deer and selected that as my protagonist, then thought of some natural
opponents to use as hazards and obstacles. For this I settled on using hunters, as they seemed
a suitable replacement for cars in this scenario, this was also my first time trying out pixel
art, and I went through a couple of iterations on each sprite before settling on anything.
The main lessons I learned with this project were how to look at the mechanics
of an existing game and replicate them for myself. Another main focus of this project was adapting
or creating a theme or concept from visual art, which was much more difficult but the process
definitely kindled an increased interest and respect for art.
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