Creating art pipelines : art style development model for mobile games
Kari, Sofia (2024)
2024
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024061022552
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024061022552
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The objective of this thesis was to develop methods for identifying art styles, which can be used when creating art style identity for a game or a game studio. The relationship between various art styles and game genres was studied, the focus being on mobile game industry and furthermore strategy games. The main goal was to find a solution that could bring more variety to art styles in mobile games.
This thesis was made to give tools to professionals and novices of the game industry, by offering a unified language that narrows down the communication gap between artists and non-artists in the field of game design. With the help of a visualised formula, artists can reason their artistic choices more effortlessly, improve project pipelines, and reduce the time used on research work.
The thesis was written as a commissioned research project for Rovio, from the perspective of a producer in the game industry. The practical outcomes of game art production, and theoretical knowledge of different art styles, can support the development of a game artist. The findings can be especially useful to newcomers in the art and game industry.
This thesis was made to give tools to professionals and novices of the game industry, by offering a unified language that narrows down the communication gap between artists and non-artists in the field of game design. With the help of a visualised formula, artists can reason their artistic choices more effortlessly, improve project pipelines, and reduce the time used on research work.
The thesis was written as a commissioned research project for Rovio, from the perspective of a producer in the game industry. The practical outcomes of game art production, and theoretical knowledge of different art styles, can support the development of a game artist. The findings can be especially useful to newcomers in the art and game industry.