City Champ
project overview
City Champ is a Mixed Reality multiplayer experience that combines physical movement with digital gameplay in a futuristic arena environment.
project type
XR Game Environment
year
2024
my role
Art Director & Designer
client
CityChamp
process
As Art Director and Lead 3D Artist, I shaped the visual identity of the game and created the primary player space. I established a sci-fi aesthetic that balanced visual impact with the technical constraints of MR/VR performance, ensuring the digital environment enhanced rather than competed with the player's physical space. Beyond environment design, I revamped the in-game UI to align with the futuristic visual direction and improve player readability during fast-paced gameplay.
As Art Director and Lead 3D Artist, I shaped the visual identity of the game and created the primary player space. I established a sci-fi aesthetic that balanced visual impact with the technical constraints of MR/VR performance, ensuring the digital environment enhanced rather than competed with the player's physical space. Beyond environment design, I revamped the in-game UI to align with the futuristic visual direction and improve player readability during fast-paced gameplay.
As Art Director and Lead 3D Artist, I shaped the visual identity of the game and created the primary player space. I established a sci-fi aesthetic that balanced visual impact with the technical constraints of MR/VR performance, ensuring the digital environment enhanced rather than competed with the player's physical space. Beyond environment design, I revamped the in-game UI to align with the futuristic visual direction and improve player readability during fast-paced gameplay.
key contributions
Art Direction: Defined the sci-fi visual language for the game, establishing lighting, material, and architectural guidelines that created an engaging futuristic atmosphere while respecting Mixed Reality design principles.
Environment Design & Optimization: Modeled the complete lobby environment in Blender, optimizing the entire space to 15K polygons to ensure smooth performance during multiplayer MR/VR sessions without sacrificing visual quality.
UI Design: Revamped the in-game user interface to match the sci-fi aesthetic, improving visual consistency and enhancing readability for players during active gameplay.
Technical Implementation: Executed in-engine light baking to achieve rich, atmospheric lighting while maintaining performance targets, balancing visual fidelity with real-time rendering constraints.
Art Direction: Defined the sci-fi visual language for the game, establishing lighting, material, and architectural guidelines that created an engaging futuristic atmosphere while respecting Mixed Reality design principles.
Environment Design & Optimization: Modeled the complete lobby environment in Blender, optimizing the entire space to 15K polygons to ensure smooth performance during multiplayer MR/VR sessions without sacrificing visual quality.
UI Design: Revamped the in-game user interface to match the sci-fi aesthetic, improving visual consistency and enhancing readability for players during active gameplay.
Technical Implementation: Executed in-engine light baking to achieve rich, atmospheric lighting while maintaining performance targets, balancing visual fidelity with real-time rendering constraints.
Art Direction: Defined the sci-fi visual language for the game, establishing lighting, material, and architectural guidelines that created an engaging futuristic atmosphere while respecting Mixed Reality design principles.
Environment Design & Optimization: Modeled the complete lobby environment in Blender, optimizing the entire space to 15K polygons to ensure smooth performance during multiplayer MR/VR sessions without sacrificing visual quality.
UI Design: Revamped the in-game user interface to match the sci-fi aesthetic, improving visual consistency and enhancing readability for players during active gameplay.
Technical Implementation: Executed in-engine light baking to achieve rich, atmospheric lighting while maintaining performance targets, balancing visual fidelity with real-time rendering constraints.
